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The Influence of sea Power - Volume 2

A. T. Mahan

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. . .Russia long deterred the Danes from this concession, which Nelson frankly told them he must have, so as to be at liberty to act against the Russian fleet and return to them; and he made it the indispensable requisite to sparing the city. During the discussions, however, the Crown Prince received news of the czar's death. Paul I. had been murdered by a body of conspirators on the night of March 24. The Danish government concealed the tidings; but the departure of the soul of the [Pg 52] confederacy relieved their worst fears and encouraged them to yield to Nelson's demands.

Denmark's part in the Armed Neutrality was suspended during the continuance of the armistice; but the British ministers showed as little appreciation of the military situation as did their commander-in-chief in the Baltic. "Upon a consideration of all the circumstances," they wrote to Nelson, [28] "His Majesty has thought fit to approve the armistice." Nelson was naturally and justly ind. . . Read More

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- John - Oct 08, 2015

This is essentially a sequel to Mahan’s hugely influential ‘Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660 – 1783.’

As such, it is book on naval strategy, but one suspects Mahan took particular note of which aspects of his previous book generated most discussion, because he seems to have taken the deliber

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