Mahan originally came up with his idea of ??sea power based on his research on the Punic War.

Sea power theory:

Mahan cited the fact that Britain gained maritime hegemony in the wars of the Napoleonic era to prove that in order to develop sea power, it must control the sea with a powerful navy to master Control of the sea.

"On Sea Power" was published in the United States in 1890 and was the first successful work of Mahan's theory of sea power. "On Sea Power" attracted attention as soon as it was published. The United States, Japan, Germany, the former Soviet Union and other countries have successively used it as a guide for formulating national development strategies. China's current severe sea power situation has become the common consciousness of the Chinese people. If China wants to rise and the Chinese nation wants to achieve great rejuvenation, it must break the shackles of the sea and truly move into the vast world of the world. Sea control has become a problem that the Chinese nation has to face head-on. We hope that our carefully reprinted "On Sea Power" will enable every reader to understand the current international situation and the heavy pressures China is facing. And guide China towards ice-breaking and glory, so that you will no longer be confused about China's future.

Punic War:

The Punic War (Bella punica, or translated as the Punic War) was a conflict between the two ancient slave states of ancient Rome and ancient Carthage. A famous war fought for control of the western Mediterranean. Its name comes from Punici (Punicus), the Roman name for Carthage at that time.

From 264 BC to 146 BC, the two countries fought three wars for hegemony along the Mediterranean coast:

The First Punic War (264 BC-241 BC), Mainly naval battles in the Mediterranean. Fighting began in Sicily, then Rome attacked Carthage's homeland, and Carthage was defeated.

The Second Punic War (218 BC-201 BC), the most famous of the three wars. Hannibal, the Carthaginian commander, led an army of 60,000 men across the Alps and invaded Rome. Rome sent troops to Carthage to attack the mainland, and Hannibal returned to help. Carthage was defeated, lost all its overseas territories, surrendered its ships, and paid compensation to Rome.

The Third Punic War (149 BC - 146 BC) was an aggressive war in which Rome bullied the weak. Rome took the initiative to attack and besieged the city of Carthage for a long time. In the end, Carthage was defeated and massacred, and its territory became a province of Rome-Africa.

The result of the Punic War was that Carthage was destroyed and the city of Carthage was razed to the ground. Rome gained hegemony in the western Mediterranean.