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Historian Alfred Thayer Mahan said that the key to a great nations power was it's frontier. He also wrote about how the sea had influenced history.
His book influenced Congress into believing in the power in America's naval power
There are two answers to this question: 1. During the American Revolution and the years leading up to it, the Patriots had organized themselves into militias for the common defense (actually, so did the Tories). A few of these units at least in Massachusetts prided themselves on always being ready to assemble and were sometimes called "Minutemen" because of their ability to muster so quickly. There was no specific flag for such units. Many (but not all) of the militia units adopted such flag (properly called colors) as they saw fit. There was no uniformity in flag design in that era. 2. During World War II the US Government needed extra funding and so there were drives to raise money through the sale of bonds. On May 16, 1942 S.D. Mahan as assignor for the US Department of the Treasury applied for a patent on a design for a flag that showed a silhouette of the statue of the Minuteman in Concord (Massachusetts) at the North Bridge surrounded by 13 stars. Patent D133,481 was issued for this design on August 8, 1942. There were a number of different variations in the flag design and they were awarded to businesses and individuals who met specific goals in selling War Bonds. In addition there were several different additional symbols that could be added to the flag for exceeding the goal. The North American Vexillological Association published information about these flags in its newsletter "NAVA News" in 2006. Contact Dave Martucci, vex@vexman.net for more info.
Alfred T. Mahan's argument against isolationism was that the navy could protect U.S. economic interests. Mahan also explained that a strong navy needed overseas bases and places for ships to refue.
Naval power.
Alfred Thayer Mahan was born on 1840-09-27.
no. Alfred said ''that the key to world dominace was to overpower the sea.''
Alfred Thayer Mahan's "The Influence of Sea Power upon History" .
Alfred T. Mahan was best known for his idea of "sea power," which stated that countries with a strong navy have greater worldwide influence.
Admiral Alfred Mahan's book is "the book of Alfred Mahan". This book was a treaty of war. It was groundbreaking and new at the time, and at the same time was highly regarded.
Historian Alfred Thayer Mahan said that the key to a great nations power was it's frontier. He also wrote about how the sea had influenced history.
Sea domination was the key to a great nations power.
Alfred Thayer Mahan's "The Influence of Sea Power upon History" .
Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan
Alfred T. Mahan