"History of Maritime Power"

…In 1885, he became an instructor of naval warfare and tactics at the newly established Naval War College, and the following year became its president. Based on the lectures he gave at that time, he published “On the History of Sea Power” in 1890, in which he explained the importance of maritime power by taking the example of the rise of the British Empire, and stressed the principle of a great navy. His theory of overseas expansion using modern ocean-going battleships as leverage -- seizing control of the seas, acquiring overseas bases and colonies, and expanding trade -- had a tremendous impact not only on American leaders such as T. Roosevelt and HC Lodge, but also on Britain, Germany, Japan, and other nations. …

*Some of the terminology used in "The History of Maritime Power" is listed below.

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…85年，新設の海軍大学の海軍戦史･戦術の教官，翌年には同大学校長に就任。そのときの講義に基づき，90年に《海上権力史論》を発表，海上権力の重要性を大英帝国の興隆に範を採りつつ解明し，大海軍主義を力説した。近代的な渡洋戦艦隊をてことする彼の海外膨張論――制海権の掌握，海外根拠地･植民地の獲得，通商の拡張――は，T.ローズベルトやH.C.ロッジなどアメリカの指導者のみならず，イギリス，ドイツ，日本などにも甚大な影響を及ぼした。…

※「《海上権力史論》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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