Alfred T. Mahan Quote

War, once declared, must be waged offensively, aggressively. The enemy must not be fended off; but smitten down. You may then spare him every exaction, relinquish every gain, but „til then he must be struck incessantly and remorselessly.


The Interest of America in Sea Power, Present and Future (ed. Associated Faculty PressInc, 1970)


War, once declared, must be waged offensively, aggressively. The enemy must not be fended off; but smitten down. You may then spare him every...

War, once declared, must be waged offensively, aggressively. The enemy must not be fended off; but smitten down. You may then spare him every...

War, once declared, must be waged offensively, aggressively. The enemy must not be fended off; but smitten down. You may then spare him every...

War, once declared, must be waged offensively, aggressively. The enemy must not be fended off; but smitten down. You may then spare him every...