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Aaseng, Nathan. The Titanic. Building History Series. San Diego: Lucent, 1999, 96 pp. Juvenile literature; design & building.
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Titanic, passenger liner, wreck, tragedy, disaster, shipbuilding, ship design, juvenile literature, children's, junior, wreck, shipwreck, nautical archaeology
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Adams, Simon L. Titanic. Eyewitness Books Series. New York: DK, 1999, 59 pp. Juvenile literature; review of events.
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20th century, twentieth, juvenile literature, children's, junior, Titanic, passenger liner, wreck, tragedy, disaster , wreck, shipwreck, nautical archaeology
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Adams, Valerie. The Falklands Conflict. Flashpoint Series. East Sussex: Wayland, 1988, 78 pp. Many illustrations; juvenile literature.
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20th C. (1900-1999); amphibious; Anglo-Argentine; Falkland; invasion; juvenile literature;
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20th century, twentieth, Anglo-Argentine, Argentina, Argentinian, amphibious, invasion from sea, landing, attack from sea, landing craft, Falkland, Malvenas, Malvinas, island, colony, campaign, war, battle of First World War , invasion, armada, landing , juvenile literature, children's, junior
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Alcraft, Rob. Shipping Disasters. World's Worst Series. Chicago: Heinemann, 2000, 32 pp. Juvenile literature; 3 disasters: Titanic, Derbyshire & Estonia.
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19th C. (1800-1899); 20th C. (1900-1999); architecture; juvenile literature; liner; ship; wreck;
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19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth, juvenile literature, children's, junior, wreck, shipwreck, nautical archaeology , ship, boat, vessel, liner, passenger liner, steamship , architecture, shipbuilding, design, construction, structure, naval architect
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Alderman, Clifford Lindsey. Wooden Ships and Iron Men. New York: Walker, 1964, 134 pp. Nautical fiction; juvenile literature; young English sailor, thence to American navy during War of 1812; based on Samuel Leech, 1798-1848.
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age of sail; condition; juvenile literature; memoir; nautical fiction; Royal Navy; ship; United States Navy; War of 1812;
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age of sail, condition, life below deck, lower deck, atmosphere, enlisted life , juvenile literature, children's, junior, nautical fiction, sea fiction , Royal Navy, Britain, England, War of 1812, Anglo-American war, England, Britain, America, United States, US, USA, impressment, battle, frigate action, campaign, blockade , united states navy, US navy, ship, boat, vessel, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography
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All at Sea. National Maritime Museum Activity Book. Greenwich: NMM, 2004, 16 pp. Juvenile literature; included pirate hat & paper boats.
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juvenile literature; maritime history; museum; naval guide; naval lore; piracy;
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maritime history, naval history , museum, juvenile literature, children's, junior, piracy, privateering, pirate, buccaneer, naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary , naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction
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An Alphabet of Ships. Edinburgh: Thomas Nelson; Greenwich: NMM, c. 1865, 2004, 2005, 16 pp. Folio; intro: Pieter van der Merwe; facsimile of original, children's rhyming book to teach letters; charming & colorful.
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19th C. (1800-1899); education; juvenile literature; naval lore; ship;
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19th century, nineteenth, education, educate, training, train, teaching, teach, schooling, school, learning, learn, juvenile literature, children's, junior, ship, boat, vessel, naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary
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Anderson, David & Lincoln, Margarette. The Mutiny on the Bounty. London: Macdonald, 1989, 47 pp. Folio; juvenile literature.
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18th C. (1700-1799); Bligh, William; juvenile literature; law; mutiny; Royal Navy; ship;
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18th century, eighteenth, Bligh, William, mutiny, Bounty, Captain, Admiral , law, mutiny, insurrection, Bounty , Royal Navy, Britain, England, ship, boat, vessel, juvenile literature, children's, junior
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Anderson, David. The Spanish Armada. London: Macdonald; New York: Hampstead, 1988, 49 pp. For NMM; folio with colored illustrations; juvenile literature.
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16th C. (1500-1599); Anglo-Spanish; armada; battles; invasion; juvenile literature;
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16th century, sixteenth, Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , armada, Spanish, invasion , battles, invasion, armada, landing , juvenile literature, children's, junior
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Arnold, Guy. Hold Fast for England: G.A. Henty, Imperialist Boys' Writer. London: Hamilton, 1980, 195 pp. Juvenile fiction; influential.
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19th C. (1800-1899); 20th C. (1900-1999); education; juvenile literature; maritime history; nautical fiction; personality;
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education, educate, training, train, teaching, teach, schooling, school, learning, learn, juvenile literature, children's, junior, nautical fiction, sea fiction , maritime history, naval history , 19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth
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Ashworth, Leon. Horatio Nelson. British History Makers Series. Bath: Cherrytree, 1997, 2005, 32 pp. Juvenile literature.
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juvenile literature; leadership; Nelson, Horatio; War of French Revolution and Napoleon;
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juvenile literature, children's, junior, leadership, leader, command, commander in chief , Nelson, Horatio, War of French Revolution and Napoleon, France
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Ashworth, Leon. Winston Churchill. British History Makers Series. Slough: Cherrytree, 2004, 32 pp. Juvenile literature; First Lord, twice.
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20th C. (1900-1999); Admiralty; Churchill, Winston; First Lord; juvenile literature; leadership;
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20th century, twentieth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, First Lord, civilian head of Admiralty , leadership, leader, command, commander in chief , juvenile literature, children's, junior, Churchill, Winston, First Lord, Prime Minister, War Minister
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Ballantyne, Robert Michael. The Lonely Island or Tales of Travellers [Or, the Refuge of the Mutineers]. Temperance Societies with Song Series, # 21. New York: Thomas Nelson; London: Church of England Temperance Publication, 1880, vi, 413 pp. Juvenile fiction; moralizing tone.
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juvenile literature; music; mutiny; nautical fiction; naval lore; religion;
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juvenile literature, children's, junior, nautical fiction, sea fiction , music, culture, arts, religion, chaplain, chapel , mutiny, insurrection, Bounty , naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary
| Abbreviations | |
| AHR | American Historical Review |
| Alb | Albion |
| alt | alternate |
| Am Nep | American Neptune |
| AQ & DJ | Army Quarterly and Defence Journal |
| ASLIB | Association of Libraries (Dissertations & Master's Theses) |
| BIHR | Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research |
| Can His Rev | Canadian Historical Review |
| Can J His | Canadian Journal of History |
| comp | Compiled by |
| DAI | Dissertation Abstracts International |
| EcHR | Economic History Review |
| ed | editor or edited by |
| EnHR | English Historical Review |
| HisAHR | Hispanic American Historical Review |
| HJ | Historical Journal (Cambridge Historical Journal) |
| His Res | Historical Research |
| His Tod | History Today |
| Intell & Nat Sec | Intelligence and National Security |
| IJ Mar His | International Journal of Maritime History |
| IJ Nau Arch | International Journal of Nautical Archaeology |
| IHR | International History Review |
| intro | introduction |
| J Am His | Journal of American History |
| J Asian His | Journal of Asian History |
| JBS | Journal of British Studies |
| J Cont His | Journal of Contemporary History |
| J Econ His | Journal of Economic History |
| JI & CH | Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History |
| J Mar Res | Journal for Maritime Research |
| J Mil His | Journal of Military History |
| J Mod His | Journal of Modern History |
| JRUSI | Journal of the Royal United Service Institution or Institute |
| J Soc His | Journal of Social History |
| JSAHR | Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research |
| J Stra Stu | Journal of Strategic Studies |
| J Trans His | Journal of Transport History |
| J Wor His | Journal of World History |
| MM | Mariner's Mirror |
| Mil Aff | Military Affairs |
| NHS | Naval History Symposium (USNA) |
| NMM | National Maritime Museum |
| Nav Rev | Naval Review |
| NWCR | Naval War College Review (US) |
| Nel Dis | Nelson Dispatch |
| NIP | Naval Institute Press |
| Nor Mar | Northern Mariner |
| Pac His Rev | Pacific Historical Review |
| P & P | Past and Present |
| Traf Chron | Trafalgar Chronicle |
| trans | translated by |
| UP | University Press |
| USNIP | Proceedings of the Naval Institute |
| Vic Stu | Victorian Studies |
| War & Soc | War and Society |
| War in His | War in History |
| W&MQ | William and Mary Quarterly |
| WSS | World Ship Society |