Excerpt from The Story of the War in South Africa: 1899-1900Vasco da Gama, following him in 1497, gave to it its present auspicious title, which was to him of sound augury; for he then passed on to explore the East coast and to find the long-desired Indies. It was, however, the latter which constituted the Portuguese goal. Africa was to them primarily the half-way house, where to refresh their ships on the long voyage to Hindustan, which then took near a year to complete. For this purpose they established themselves on the island of Mozambique, and gradually took possession of the country to this day known as Portuguese East Africa.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Mahan on Naval Warfare: Selections From the Writing of Rear Admiral Alfred T. Mahan Germany had been consolidating the empire estab lished in 1871. When William II ascended the throne in 1888, the ambitions of both ruler and nation were already turned toward colonial ex pansion and world power. A German Admiralty separate from the War Office was established in 1889; Heligoland was secured a year later; the Kiel Canal was nearing completion. In England, the Naval Defense Act of 1889 provided an in crease of seventy ships during the next four years. The rivals against whom she measured her naval strength were still France and Russia. In the United States, Congress in 1890 authorized three battleships, the first vessels of this class to be added to the American navy. During the following ten years the rivalry of nations was chieﬂy in com mercial and colonial aggrandisement, marked by the final downfall ofi Spain's colonial empire and a greatly increased importance attached to control of the sea. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Naval Strategy Compared and Contrasted With the Principles and Practice of Military Operations On Land: Lectures Delivered at U.S. Naval War College, Newport, R.I., Between the Years 1887 and 1911

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The Influence of Sea Power Upon History 1660-1783

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The Story of the War in South Africa: 1899-1900 (Classic Reprint)

Mahan on Naval Warfare: Selections From the Writing of Rear Admiral Alfred T. Mahan (Classic Reprint)

Sea Power in Its Relations to the War of 1812; Volume 1

Sea Power in Its Relations to the War of 1812; Volume 1

Naval Strategy Compared and Contrasted with the Principles and Practice of Military Operations on Land: Lectures Delivered at U.S. Naval War College, Newport, R.I., Between the Years 1887 and 1911

The Influence of Sea Power Upon the French Revolution and Empire, 1793-1812; Volume 1

The Influence of Sea Power Upon the French Revolution and Empire 1793-1812

The Influence of Sea Power Upon the French Revolution and Empire, 1793-1812; Volume 1

The Influence of Sea Power Upon History 1660-1783

The problem of Asia and its effect upon international policies