translated it and used it as a manual to build the fleet that would eventually shock the world at the Battle of Tsushima.
Mahan’s book argued that "cruiser warfare"—harassing enemy merchant ships—was a waste of time. Instead, he obsessed over the He believed nations needed massive fleets of battleships to meet the enemy in one giant, cataclysmic showdown. Whoever survived that single afternoon would own the ocean for a generation. The Global Impact The Influence of Sea Power upon History: 1660-1783
The book was an overnight sensation, but not just in America. translated it and used it as a manual
