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The Resource Sea power : the history and geopolitics of the world's oceans, Admiral James Stavridis, USN (Ret.)

Sea power : the history and geopolitics of the world's oceans, Admiral James Stavridis, USN (Ret.)

Label
Sea power : the history and geopolitics of the world's oceans
Title
Sea power
Title remainder
the history and geopolitics of the world's oceans
Statement of responsibility
Admiral James Stavridis, USN (Ret.)
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"From one of the most admired admirals of his generation -- and the only admiral to serve as Supreme Allied Commander at NATO -- comes a remarkable voyage through all of the world's most important bodies of water, providing the story of naval power as a driver of human history and a crucial element in our current geopolitical path. From the time of the Greeks and the Persians clashing in the Mediterranean, sea power has determined world power. To an extent that is often underappreciated, it still does. No one understands this better than Admiral Jim Stavridis. In Sea Power, Admiral Stavridis takes us with him on a tour of the world's oceans from the admiral's chair, showing us how the geography of the oceans has shaped the destiny of nations, and how naval power has in a real sense made the world we live in today, and will shape the world we live in tomorrow. Not least, Sea Power is marvelous naval history, giving us fresh insight into great naval engagements from the battles of Salamis and Lepanto through to Trafalgar, the Battle of the Atlantic, and submarine conflicts of the Cold War. It is also a keen-eyed reckoning with the likely sites of our next major naval conflicts, particularly the Arctic Ocean, Eastern Mediterranean, and the South China Sea. Finally, Sea Power steps back to take a holistic view of the plagues to our oceans that are best seen that way, from piracy to pollution. When most of us look at a globe, we focus on the shape of the of the seven continents. Admiral Stavridis sees the shapes of the seven seas. After reading Sea Power, you will too. Not since Alfred Thayer Mahan's legendary The Influence of Sea Power upon History have we had such a powerful reckoning with this vital subject"--
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Stavridis, James
Dewey number
359/.03
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
LC call number
V25
LC item number
.S73 2017
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Sea-power
  • Naval history
  • Geopolitics
  • POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / International Security
  • HISTORY / Military / Naval
  • HISTORY / United States / General
  • Geopolitics
  • Naval history
  • Sea-power
Label
Sea power : the history and geopolitics of the world's oceans, Admiral James Stavridis, USN (Ret.)
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Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [347]-351) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The sea is one -- The Pacific: mother of all oceans -- The Atlantic Ocean: the cradle of civilization -- The Indian Ocean: the future sea -- The Mediterranean: where war at sea began -- The South China Sea: a likely zone of conflict -- The Caribbean: stalled in the past -- The Arctic Ocean: promise and peril -- The outlaw sea: oceans as crime scenes -- America and the oceans: a naval strategy for the twenty-first century
Control code
ocn959037283
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
363 pages
Isbn
9780735220591
Lccn
2016056758
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • (Sirsi) 1735138
  • (OCoLC)959037283
Label
Sea power : the history and geopolitics of the world's oceans, Admiral James Stavridis, USN (Ret.)
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [347]-351) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
The sea is one -- The Pacific: mother of all oceans -- The Atlantic Ocean: the cradle of civilization -- The Indian Ocean: the future sea -- The Mediterranean: where war at sea began -- The South China Sea: a likely zone of conflict -- The Caribbean: stalled in the past -- The Arctic Ocean: promise and peril -- The outlaw sea: oceans as crime scenes -- America and the oceans: a naval strategy for the twenty-first century
Control code
ocn959037283
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
363 pages
Isbn
9780735220591
Lccn
2016056758
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • (Sirsi) 1735138
  • (OCoLC)959037283

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