RECOLLECTIONS OF NAVAL LIFE BY
CAPT. A. T. MAHAN U.S.N. (RETIRED) AUTHOR OF "THE INFLUENCE OF
CONTENTS
PREFACE
INTRODUCING MYSELF
RECOLLECTIONS OF NAVAL LIFE
I NAVAL CONDITIONS BEFORE THE WAR OF SECESSION THE OFFICERS AND SEAMEN
II NAVAL CONDITIONS BEFORE THE WAR OF SECESSION THE VESSELS
III THE NAVAL ACADEMY IN ITS RELATION TO THE NAVY AT LARGE 1850 - 1860
IV THE NAVAL ACADEMY IN ITS INTERIOR WORKINGS PRACTICE CRUISES 1855 (60)
V MY FIRST CRUISE AFTER GRADUATION NAUTICAL CHARACTERS 1859 - 1861
VI MY FIRST CRUISE AFTER GRADUATION NAUTICAL SCENES AND SCENERY THE APPROACH OF DISUNION 1859 - 1861
VII INCIDENTS OF WAR AND BLOCKADE SERVICE 1861 - 1862
VIII INCIDENTS OF WAR AND BLOCKADE SERVICE CONTINUED 1863 - 1865
IX A ROUNDABOUT ROAD TO CHINA 1867
X CHINA AND JAPAN 1867 - 1869
XI THE TURNING OF A LONG LANE HISTORICAL, NAVAL, AND PERSONAL 1870
XII EXPERIENCES OF AUTHORSHIP
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