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The 15 pages that link to Alfred Thayer Mahan, each with the reason it gives.

• United States NavyRelated: His arguments influenced naval expansion and strategic thought around the world.

• Arms raceRelated: His writings influenced naval policy during late nineteenth-century battleship competition.

• GeopoliticsRelated: His account made maritime routes and naval strength central to geopolitical strategy.

• Middle EastRelated: His strategic usage helped establish the modern regional label.

• Sea powerRelated: His influential account gave sea power a systematic strategic vocabulary.

• American imperialismRelated: His strategic argument strengthened calls for a larger navy and Pacific footholds.

• Tōgō HeihachirōRelated: Mahan praised Japan’s victory and helped frame Tsushima’s significance in naval history.

• Lombok StraitRelated: His framework helps explain why control of passages such as Lombok has strategic significance.

• Command of the seaRelated: Mahan made command of the sea central to his account of naval strength and national power.

• GeostrategyRelated: His account of maritime commerce, fleets, and bases shaped modern naval strategy.

• Strategic studiesRelated: His theories helped establish naval power as a major subject of strategic thought.

• Henry Cabot LodgeRelated: Mahan’s case for naval strength reinforced the expansionist outlook Lodge promoted.

• George DeweyRelated: Mahan’s theory helps explain the strategic significance assigned to Dewey’s Pacific victory.

• Strategic dominanceRelated: His account of naval supremacy helped frame dominance as control of strategic domains.