Rise of American Naval PowerPrinceton University Press, 08/12/2015 - 422 من الصفحات Attempts to assemble the historic pattern of contributing factors which shaped the course of American naval development from 1776 to 1918. |
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... enemy's coast and com- merce , and conceivably do much damage . But hit - and - run raid- ing could never by itself yield decisive results . It could not even seriously harass the enemy unless one's cruisers could restock and refit at ...
... enemy forces or driving them to cover ; capable of blockading enemy ports and thereby paralyzing the enemy's internal econ- omy ; and capable also of supporting one's own seaborne troop and cargo movements . It is essential to remember ...
... enemy . Mahan recog- nized these limitations , yet ambivalently advocated a capital fleet strategy not merely as a necessity for continental defense but also as a presumably effective military and political instru- ment vis - à - vis ...
... enemy's hovering warships . They cooperated to some extent with the Continental land forces around certain port towns . They attacked the enemy's military communications and oversea commerce . And they even raided the coasts of the ...
... enemy to draw their whole force to a point .. And as a result , their armies would have to relinquish areas " which they effect to have conquered , " or else , deprived of naval support , suffer being " cut off in detail . " 21 In May ...