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Alfred T. Mahan letter to Washington I. Chambers, 1892 Jul 27

 File — Box: 4, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSC-364- File MSI 025
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Letter from Alfred T. Mahan, Newport, RI, July 27, 1892, to Lieutenant Washington I. Chambers, USN, regarding the concept of education at the Naval War College.

Dates: 1892 Jul 27

Mahan, Alfred T.: Abstract of his Lectures - Strategy of the Caribbean and Napoleon's Campaign of 1796, 1896

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 22
Identifier: RG-15
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Abstract of six lectures on strategy that were given by Captain A. T. Mahan at the Naval War College. Over some time, Mahan delivered a course of lectures upon strategy that clearly and forcibly set forth the great truths of the art of war. The whole course was divided into two series, the first being, "The Strategic Features of the Caribbean" and the second series was devoted to "Some Considerations of the Art of War, Naval and Land, with Illustrations from Bonaparte's Italian Campaign of 1796-1797."

It is not apparent who compiled this abstract.

Dates: 1896

Mahan, Alfred T.: Abstract of Lectures on Strategy, 1899

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 30
Identifier: RG-15
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Abstract of six lectures on strategy that were given by Captain A. T. Mahan at the Naval War College. Over some time, Mahan delivered a course of lectures upon strategy that clearly and forcibly set forth the great truths of the art of war. The whole course was divided into two series, the first being, "The Strategic Features of the Caribbean" and the second series was devoted to "Some Considerations of the Art of War, Naval and Land, with Illustrations from Bonaparte's Italian Campaign of 1796-1797."

It is not apparent who compiled this abstract.

Dates: 1899

Mahan, Alfred T.: Discourse on the Strategic Value of a Point, 1896

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 21
Identifier: RG-15
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Lecture given by Captain A. T. Mahan and the Naval War College in which he stated that the strategic value of any point depended on three principal conditions which included its position, its military strength (offensive and defensive), and the resources of the place itself and the surrounding country.

Dates: 1896

Mahan, Alfred T.: Strategic Problems and List of Questions on Capt. Mahan's works, 1895

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Identifier: RG-15
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List of questions and discussion points based on the works of Captain Mahan and strategic problems from naval history including: the Triple Alliance, Nicaragua Canal, possible war between Japan and Russia, naval administration, naval vs. military strategy, elements of sea-power, and the War of 1778-1783 among others.

Dates: 1895

The Necessity and Objects of a Naval War College, 1888 Aug 6

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: RG-16
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Address by Captain A. T. Mahan, as President of the Naval War College at the opening of the Fourth Annual Session of the U.S. Naval War College on 1888 Aug 6.

This item was reprinted from the Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute, Vol. XIV, No 4, Whole No. 47.

Dates: 1888 Aug 6