Summer Lecture Series: The Life of Maritime Strategy’s Greatest Revolutionary with David A. Smith

Join author David A. Smith as he discusses his newest book, Mahan: The Life of Maritime Strategy’s Greatest Revolutionary. The first full biography of Alfred Thayer Mahan in nearly fifty years, the book explores how Mahan’s groundbreaking ideas about sea power transformed naval strategy and global politics—and why his ideas continue to resonate today.

Drawing on rich archival material, Smith brings to life the man behind the theories, revealing how Mahan’s intellect and vision helped shape the course of modern maritime history.