The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783
Alfred Thayer Mahan
Read 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 (21 hr 42 min)
Chapters
Preface | 7:34 | Read by Jim Locke |
Introductory | 59:02 | Read by Jim Locke |
Chapter 1 Part 1 | 43:35 | Read by Jim Locke |
Chapter 1 Part 2 | 39:52 | Read by Jim Locke |
Chapter 1 Part 3 | 40:28 | Read by Jim Locke |
Chapter 1 Part 4 | 37:07 | Read by Jim Locke |
Chapter 2 Part 1 | 42:56 | Read by Jim Locke |
Chapter 2 Part 2 | 46:35 | Read by Jim Locke |
Chapter 2 Part 3 | 29:15 | Read by Jim Locke |
Chapter 3 Part 1 | 42:36 | Read by Jim Locke |
Chapter 3 Part 2 | 39:19 | Read by Jim Locke |
Chapter 4 | 1:01:46 | Read by Jim Locke |
Chapter 5 | 1:09:37 | Read by Jim Locke |
Chapter 6 | 53:37 | Read by Jim Locke |
Chapter 7 Part 1 | 33:23 | Read by Jim Locke |
Chapter 7 Part 2 | 30:56 | Read by Jim Locke |
Chapter 8 Part 1 | 39:31 | Read by Jim Locke |
Chapter 8 Part 2 | 36:50 | Read by Jim Locke |
Chapter 8 Part 3 | 46:16 | Read by Jim Locke |
Chapter 9 Part 1 | 41:41 | Read by Jim Locke |
Chapter 9 Part 2 | 29:20 | Read by Jim Locke |
Chapter 10 Part 1 | 41:45 | Read by Jim Locke |
Chapter 10 Part 2 | 1:01:20 | Read by Jim Locke |
Chapter 11 | 42:13 | Read by Jim Locke |
Chapter 12 Part 1 | 53:43 | Read by Jim Locke |
Chapter 12 Part 2 | 54:51 | Read by Jim Locke |
Chapter 13 Part 1 | 40:57 | Read by Jim Locke |
Chapter 13 Part 2 | 44:47 | Read by Jim Locke |
Chapter 14 Part 1 | 41:20 | Read by Jim Locke |
Chapter 14 Part 2 | 50:33 | Read by Jim Locke |
Reviews
Walter Whitt
Great job!! This was better than the premium version on Audible. Thank you for your hard work! :)
A must read for Navy strategy and tactics
A LibriVox Listener
Thank you for taking the time to read such an important text! It takes considerable dedication to do so. Bravo Zulu! The audio quality could be a bit more consistent, as it is some parts are easier to listen to than others at high speed.