Naval and Military Publications
Captain Mahan's Works on Sea Power.
Captain Mahan's works on the "Influence of Sea Power" have received official recognition from the Governments of the United States and Great Britain—the War and Navy Departments of the United States having purchased a large edition for use in the service and ship libraries, and the British Government having supplied the books to the cruising ships of the Royal Navy. German and French translations have appeared.
I. The Influence of Sea Power upon History. 1660-1783. With 25 Charts of Great Naval Battles. Demy 8vo. Cloth extra, gilt top, 18s.
II. The Influence of Sea Power upon the French Revolution and Empire. With 13 Maps and Battle Plans. 2 vols. Demy 8vo., cloth extra, gilt top, 30s.
III. The Life of Admiral Farragut. With Steel Engraved Portrait, also a General Map and Plans of the Passage of the Mississippi Forts, the Vicksburg Batteries, and Port Hudson, and the Battle of Mobile Bay. Crown 8vo., cloth, price 6s.
Captain Mahan's book is admirable, both as a picture of the Admiral himself and as gathering up the lessons of strategy and conduct which are to be learnt from a survey of his career.—Times.
IV. The Life of Nelson: the Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain. With 12 Battle Plans, 7 Lithographic Maps, and 19 Photogravure Plates. 2 vols. Demy 8vo., cloth extra, gilt top, price 36s. net.
The late Admiral Tryon, of the British Navy, pronounced them simply great,—the best things ever written.