Maritime America: Sea Power, the Early Republic, and America’s Lost Maritime Strategic Tradition​

Samuel Byers

External Source: The Alexander Hamilton Society

Is the United States a maritime nation? Navalists are certainly fond of saying so. They point to America’s globe-bestriding navy, the global trade that fleet underwrites, and a maritime tradition that extends back to the establishment of the very first littoral and riparian settlements in seventeenth century North America. But today, tens of millions of Americans live in the country’s vast interior, far from the sound of crashing waves.

The full article is available at The Alexander Hamilton Society

Samuel Byers, Non-Resident Senior Fellow

• Americas
• Acquisitions & Budget
• Civil-Military
• Force Design
• Geopolitics
• International Law
• Political Economy
• Surface Warfare