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 Thayer Mahan suggested that the United States should build a strong navy to protect its trade routes and interests across the globe. He emphasized the importance of controlling key maritime chokepoints and establishing coaling stations to support naval operations. Mahan believed that a powerful naval presence would deter potential adversaries and enable the U.S. to project its influence, thereby securing its economic interests and trade rights. His ideas significantly influenced U.S. naval policy and expansionism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Alfred Thayer Mahan was born on 1840-09-27.
Alfred Thayer Mahan's "The Influence of Sea Power upon History" .
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.
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Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan
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mahan encouraged the development of American naval power
mahan encouraged the development of American naval power
mahan encouraged the development of American naval power
The book "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History" was written by Alfred Thayer Mahan, an American naval officer and historian. Published in 1890, the book argues for the importance of naval power in shaping global history.
Naval power.