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

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 21
Identifier: RG-15
Discourse on the Strategic Value of a Point, by Alfred T. Mahan
Discourse on the Strategic Value of a Point, by Alfred T. Mahan

Scope and Contents

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

  • Creation: 1896

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Access is open to all researchers, unless otherwise specified.

Extent

1 folder ; 16 pages

Language of Materials

From the Record Group: English