--- product_id: 43142220 title: "Sea Power: The History and Geopolitics of the World's Oceans" price: "VT9609" currency: VUV in_stock: false reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/43142220-sea-power-the-history-and-geopolitics-of-the-worlds-oceans store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # Sea Power: The History and Geopolitics of the World's Oceans **Price:** VT9609 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Sea Power: The History and Geopolitics of the World's Oceans - **How much does it cost?** VT9609 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/43142220-sea-power-the-history-and-geopolitics-of-the-worlds-oceans) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Sea Power: The History and Geopolitics of the World's Oceans [James Stavridis] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Sea Power: The History and Geopolitics of the World's Oceans Review: A Genre-Bending and Brilliant Blend of Strategy, History, Literature, and Memoir - Admiral Jim Stavridis is as genial, savvy, and knowledgeable a guide across the world's oceans as ever there was. His work is a tour d'horizon of the watery frontiers of the globe, and it results in tour de force of a book: a remarkable blend of history, public policy analysis, strategy, and memoir. The admiral divides the book into chapters that (naturally, but way harder than it sounds) cover the historic and strategic importance of each of the world's oceans. Without seeming to break a sweat and with a pleasant and personable tone throughout, Stavridis takes the reader on a voyage through the history, literature, and current policy and political eddies of each body of water. That is a daunting enough assignment, even for someone who served in the navy for four decades and culminated his career as the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe (the NATO commander.) But each chapter is made personal by the way the admiral folds in his own experiences as a naval officer, extending back to his midshipman third-class ("youngster") cruise as a seventeen year-old in 1972 as he discusses his introduction to the Pacific Ocean, and ending with his time as the four-star commander of NATO and the intricate details of Arctic Ocean policy. It is obvious -- even without knowing that the author's last book is called "The Leader's Bookshelf" -- that Admiral Stavridis is a fiendish reader, and he makes easy reference to literature from Homer to Shakespeare to Wouk to illustrate and make more accessible his equally impressive analysis of a daunting range of history, policy, and strategy standards. Admiral Stavridis concludes with a gentle but precise and wholly appropriate update of his military and literary predecessor Alfred Thayer Mahan, whose magisterial "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History" (published in 1890) is of course (until now perhaps) the reigning guide to the world's oceans and geopolitical thought. I say this as a simple matter of fact that it is probable that future libraries of midshipmen and naval cadets in the world's seafaring nations will have Mahan and Stavridis on the bookshelf side-by-side. If you are interested in history, literature, biography, memoir, or the world (and you know you are), you will love this book. Review: Good read for history and geopolitical opinions. - I enjoyed the historical background, his experiences and his perspectives on how we should proceed. I will read more of his books. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #136,400 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #42 in National & International Security (Books) #55 in Naval Military History #2,058 in United States History (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (718) | | Dimensions | 6.5 x 1.13 x 9.5 inches | | Edition | First Edition | | ISBN-10 | 073522059X | | ISBN-13 | 978-0735220591 | | Item Weight | 1.35 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 384 pages | | Publication date | June 6, 2017 | | Publisher | Penguin Press | ## Images ![Sea Power: The History and Geopolitics of the World's Oceans - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61WyN-DR+dL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Genre-Bending and Brilliant Blend of Strategy, History, Literature, and Memoir *by L***A on June 7, 2017* Admiral Jim Stavridis is as genial, savvy, and knowledgeable a guide across the world's oceans as ever there was. His work is a tour d'horizon of the watery frontiers of the globe, and it results in tour de force of a book: a remarkable blend of history, public policy analysis, strategy, and memoir. The admiral divides the book into chapters that (naturally, but way harder than it sounds) cover the historic and strategic importance of each of the world's oceans. Without seeming to break a sweat and with a pleasant and personable tone throughout, Stavridis takes the reader on a voyage through the history, literature, and current policy and political eddies of each body of water. That is a daunting enough assignment, even for someone who served in the navy for four decades and culminated his career as the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe (the NATO commander.) But each chapter is made personal by the way the admiral folds in his own experiences as a naval officer, extending back to his midshipman third-class ("youngster") cruise as a seventeen year-old in 1972 as he discusses his introduction to the Pacific Ocean, and ending with his time as the four-star commander of NATO and the intricate details of Arctic Ocean policy. It is obvious -- even without knowing that the author's last book is called "The Leader's Bookshelf" -- that Admiral Stavridis is a fiendish reader, and he makes easy reference to literature from Homer to Shakespeare to Wouk to illustrate and make more accessible his equally impressive analysis of a daunting range of history, policy, and strategy standards. Admiral Stavridis concludes with a gentle but precise and wholly appropriate update of his military and literary predecessor Alfred Thayer Mahan, whose magisterial "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History" (published in 1890) is of course (until now perhaps) the reigning guide to the world's oceans and geopolitical thought. I say this as a simple matter of fact that it is probable that future libraries of midshipmen and naval cadets in the world's seafaring nations will have Mahan and Stavridis on the bookshelf side-by-side. If you are interested in history, literature, biography, memoir, or the world (and you know you are), you will love this book. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good read for history and geopolitical opinions. *by S***T on October 24, 2023* I enjoyed the historical background, his experiences and his perspectives on how we should proceed. I will read more of his books. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great job on this book. *by M***F on July 18, 2025* Great book, Great author, he really knows the subjects, and is easy to read and understand. 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