Роль морских сил в мировой истории. Противостояние флотов в XVII—XVIII веках

Izvestnyĭ istorik i morskoĭ ofit͡ser Alʹfred Mėkhėn podvergaet glubokomu analizu znachitelʹnye sobytii͡a ėpokhi moreplavanii͡a, proizoshedshie s 1660 po 1783 god. V kachestve teoreticheskoĭ bazy on izbral naibolee uspeshnye morskie strategii proshlogo - ot Drevneĭ Gret͡sii i Rima do Frant͡sii ėpokhi Napoleona. Mėkhėn obrashchaet pristalʹnoe vnimanie na takticheski znachimye kachestva kazhdogo tipa sudna (galer, brander, minonost͡sev), punkty sosredotochenii͡a korableĭ, ikh boevoĭ pori͡adok. Perechisleny takzhe nedostatki v oborone i iskusstve upravlenii͡a flotom. V knige t͡sitirui͡utsi͡a redchaĭshie dokumenty i karty. Ėtot klassicheskiĭ trud okazal silʹneĭshee vlii͡anie na umy gosudarstvennykh dei͡ateleĭ mnogikh mirovykh derzhav.

The famous historian and naval officer Alfred Mahan analyzes in depth the significant events of the era of navigation that occurred from 1660 to 1783. As a theoretical basis, he chose the most successful naval strategies of the past — from Ancient Greece and Rome to France of the Napoleonic era. Mahan pays close attention to the tactically significant qualities of each type of vessel (galleys, fire ships, destroyers), the concentration points of ships, their order of battle. The shortcomings in defense and the art of fleet management are also listed. The book quotes the rarest documents and maps. This classic work had a strong influence on the minds of statesmen of many world powers.