as well as by training for
the work to which he happily turned his hand. Possessed of a charming
style; precise and clear instead of verbose; completely conscious of
what he intends to convey and perfectly competent to convey it; and
dowered with a perspicacious breadth of view which dwells on all that
is important and passes over all that is irrelevant, Captain Mahan has
given us two very remarkable books.--_The Fortnightly Review._

The distinguished author of some of the most important books on naval
history and strategy which have ever been published, and which serve
as text-books for nearly every naval lecture or article of the present
day.--_London Globe._

Captain Mahan's book should be read by all who are interested in the
development of the navy, and who believe in the importance of the navy
as the principal factor of defence.--_C.H. Davis, Commander and Chief
Intelligence Officer, U.S.N._

An altogether exceptional work; there is nothing like it in the whole
range of naval literature.... The work is entirely original in
conception, masterful in construction, and scholarly in
execution.--_The Critic._

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Press Notices.

A book that must be read. _First_, it must be read by all
schoolmasters, from the headmaster of Eton to the head of the humblest
board-school in the country. No man is fit to train English boys to
fulfil their duties as Englishmen who has not marked, learned, and
inwardly digested it. _Secondly_, it must be read by every Englishman
and Englishwoman who wishes to be worthy of that name. It is no hard
or irksome task to which I call them The writing is throughout clear,
vigorous, and incisive.... The book deserves and must attain a
world-wide reputation.--_Colonel Maurice of the British Army in "The
United Service Magazine."_

Delightful reading.... The most exciting and among the best written
naval battles ever described, for its clearness, is the battle of the
Nile, fought in the darkness and upon strange waters.--_Chicago
Inter-Ocean._

Remarkable volumes.... Captain Mahan has for the first time made clear
to the unprofessional reader how much the plans of Napoleon were
influenced by the successes of the British squadrons and the
consequent failure of his "Continental System."--_Macmillan's
Magazine._

Do not contain a page that cannot be read with pleasure as well as
with profit by any man for whom foreign politics