Previous work on the history of classification and especially of the LCCS has looked closely at the mechanics of the creation of such systems and at ideological influences on classification schemes. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Alfred Thayer Mahan''s The Influence of Sea Power Upon History is a classic of naval strategic scholarship reimagined for modern readers.Abstract This article is a history of the creation of the Naval Science class within the Library of Congress Classification System (LCCS) during that system’s fashioning and development at the turn of the 20th century.
Immediately successful, The Influence of Sea Power Upon History would justify the expansion of imperialism as well as shape the naval arms race between Great Britain and Germany in the years preceding the First World War. In this detailed study of the subject, drawn from years of research and lectures given at the Naval War College in Rhode Island, Mahan traces the influence of sea power on such conflicts as the English Revolution and the Seven Years'' War to argue that supremacy of the seas coincides with global commercial and political dominance throughout history. "The history of Sea Power is largely, though by no means solely, a narrative of contests between nations, of mutual rivalries, of violence frequently culminating in war." For Alfred Thayer Mahan, there was no greater indicator of national might throughout history than control of the planet''s oceans. Despite a lack of primary sources, The Influence of Sea Power would prove essential to the expansion of European and American imperialism through the use of naval might and has been cited as one of the most influential works of the nineteenth century. Drawing on decades of experience as a naval officer, researcher, and university lecturer, Mahan develops his theory of sea power in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in this popular and important text. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History (1890) is a work of naval history and strategy by Alfred Thayer Mahan. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Alfred Thayer Mahan''s The Influence of Sea Power Upon History is a classic of naval strategic scholarship reimagined for modern readers.
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