Talk:Alfred Thayer Mahan

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[edit] Mahanism

Missing from the article is any coverage as to how his ideas came to be known as Mahanism. DFH 15:51, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

A Google search for Mahanism gave about 1,320 hits just now. In some of them, the highlighted word was neo-Mahanism. DFH 15:53, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] On the other Mahan

Also missing is any reference to Japan, which seems to've adopted his theories more than anybody. The Pacific War obsession with "decisive battle" is right out of Mahan. Trekphiler 12:47, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

With that in mind, I added this:

"His work influenced the doctrines of every major navy in the interwar period. He was translated and extensively read in Japan^[1], and the IJN used Influence as a textbook. This strongly influenced IJN conduct of the Pacific War, with emphasis on "decisive battle", even at the expense of trade protection, to such an extent it contributed to Japan's defeat^[2]^[3]."

Hope it's formatted & footnoted correctly... Trekphiler 13:01, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

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