War at sea can be fought using either "sea power" per Mahan or "guerre de course"-commerce raiding. Sea power in Mahan's terms referred to the power of the navy and "maritime economic power" (Pike). Mahan felt that control of the seas and maritime commerce were vital for a nation's war effort, arguing that the use of "large concentrated battle fleets" was a tactic for wresting control
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