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Mahan and Roosevelt as historical advisers

Correspondence over historical questions is the tentative explanation for Mahan and Roosevelt's assistance acknowledged in The Royal Navy.

Alfred Thayer MahanNaval HistoryTheodore Roosevelt
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Question

What assistance did Mahan and Roosevelt contribute to The Royal Navy?

Short answer

They are thought to have exchanged letters with its author about particular historical points, though the exact contribution is uncertain.

Notes

A title-page acknowledgement in The Royal Navy lists Mahan and Roosevelt as assistants. Their contribution is tentatively recalled as correspondence with the author about particular historical points, with letters sent and replies received. The precise material or advice they supplied is not identified.