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Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan (ATM) promoted the importance of naval power in creating a nation with world power. He impacted the future of the United States by creating a strong navy because the United States would need overseas naval bases for refueling and resupplying its navy, trying to protect its political and economic interests.
In Alfred Thayer Mahan's book, "The Influence of Sea Power in History," he wrote that "the ships of war of the United States, in war, will be like land birds, unable to fly far from their own shores."
Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840-1914), a Navy officer was considered a good strategist for his innovative military concepts of the time. He envisioned the necessity for the United States Navy to have bases abroad to be effective in the case of any mobilization to other parts of the world. Otherwise, the American response would be very slow.