It may be urged that, with the extensive sea−coast of the United States, a blockade of the whole line cannot be effectively kept up. No one will more… - Alfred Thayer Maan

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It may be urged that, with the extensive sea−coast of the United States, a blockade of the whole line cannot be effectively kept up. No one will more readily concede this than officers who remember how the blockade of the Southern coast alone was maintained.

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About Alfred Thayer Maan

Alfred Thayer Mahan ([məˈhæn]; September 27, 1840 – December 1, 1914) was a United States naval officer and historian, whom John Keegan called "the most important American strategist of the nineteenth century."

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Native Name: Alfred Thayer Mahan
Alternative Names: Alfred Mahan A. T. Mahan Alfred T. Mahan Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan
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