The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783, credited to Alfred Thayer Mahan, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 by Alfred Thayer Mahan. Read in English by Jim Locke The Influence of Sea Power Upon History: 1660–1783 is a history of naval warfare written in 1890 by Alfred Thayer Mahan. It details the role of sea power during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and discusses the various factors needed to support and achieve sea power, with emphasis on having the largest and most powerful fleet. Scholars consider it the single most influential book in naval strategy. - Summary by Wikipedia

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783
• Author credits: Alfred Thayer Mahan
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 30
• Listed recording duration: 21:42:45

Catalogue topics

• military strategy
• naval history
• naval strategy

Opening tracks: first 24 of 30

1. 01 - Preface — 7:34
2. 02 - Introductory — 59:02
3. 03 - Chapter 1 Part 1 — 43:35
4. 04 - Chapter 1 Part 2 — 39:52
5. 05 - Chapter 1 Part 3 — 40:28
6. 06 - Chapter 1 Part 4 — 37:07
7. 07 - Chapter 2 Part 1 — 42:56
8. 08 - Chapter 2 Part 2 — 46:35
9. 09 - Chapter 2 Part 3 — 29:15
10. 10 - Chapter 3 Part 1 — 42:36
11. 11 - Chapter 3 Part 2 — 39:19
12. 12 - Chapter 4 — 1:01:46
13. 13 - Chapter 5 — 1:09:37
14. 14 - Chapter 6 — 53:37
15. 15 - Chapter 7 Part 1 — 33:23
16. 16 - Chapter 7 Part 2 — 30:56
17. 17 - Chapter 8 Part 1 — 39:31
18. 18 - Chapter 8 Part 2 — 36:50
19. 19 - Chapter 8 Part 3 — 46:16
20. 20 - Chapter 9 Part 1 — 41:41
21. 21 - Chapter 9 Part 2 — 29:20
22. 22 - Chapter 10 Part 1 — 41:45
23. 23 - Chapter 10 Part 2 — 1:01:20
24. 24 - Chapter 11 — 42:13

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