Capt.+Alfred+T.+Mahan+-+F08

Born: September 27, 1840 Died: December 1, 1914 Pro-Annex of the Phillipines Captain in the United States Navy
 * Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan**

Attended Colmbia University for two years before transferring to the Naval Academy where he graduated 2nd in his class Naval Officer for the Union during the Civil War Wrote the Book //The Influence of Sea Power upon History// influenced the trend of expansionism in America He was a geostrategist for the U.S. Navy Instructor at the Naval Academy Books influenced the governments of European Countries to look into the buildup of their Navys President of the Naval War College
 * Early Career:**

Influenced the Annexation of the Phillipines and Hawaii Believed that naval control was the key to success in imperialism and in war Wanted control of the Islands of the Phillipines Wrote about how the U.S. should gain control of the Phillipines and Hawaii and how the U.S. should govern them
 * Views on United states Imperialism:**

Primary:** Alfred, Mahan T. "The Influence of Sea Power upon History." __Annals of America__. Britannica. 13 Nov. 2008 http://america.eb.com/america/article?articleid=386401&query=alfred+thayer+mahan.
 * __Sources:__

Theodore, Roosevelt. "Obstacles to Immediate Expansion." __A Letter to Mahan__. 13 Nov. 2008 http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/trmahan.htm.

Byron, King W. "Alfred Thayer Mahan." __Whiskey and Gunpowder__. 12 May 2005. 13 Nov. 2008 http://www.whiskeyandgunpowder.com/archives/2005/20050512.html.
 * Secondary:**

"Alfred Thayer Mahan." __Columbia 250__. 2004. 13 Nov. 2008 http://c250.columbia.edu/c250_celebrates/remarkable_columbians/alfred_thayer_mahan.html.