The author of The Influence of Sea Power upon History profiles six British admirals of the eighteenth century and the Napoleonic wars: Hawke, Rodney, Howe, Jervis, Saumarez and Pellew. Each stands for a different kind of officer, and Mahan uses them to show how naval warfare and leadership changed.
Character studies of command for readers of naval history and of Patrick O’Brian. Download the free EPUB.