Who was Alfred Thayer Mahan at the U.S. Naval War College?

Alfred Thayer Mahan was a pivotal figure at the U.S. Naval War College, serving as both a lecturer and the institution's president.

In 1884, Stephen Luce, the college's founding president, invited Mahan to lecture on naval history and tactics. Mahan subsequently served as the president of the college from 1886 to 1889. During his tenure, he developed the lectures that would become his seminal work, The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1660–1783, published in 1890.12

Mahan’s contributions brought the college international recognition, as his theories on the importance of sea power for national supremacy profoundly influenced global military and political leaders at the turn of the 20th century.12