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Adams, Thomas R. Rare Americana: One Hundred and One Books, Prints and Maps Not in the John Carter Brown Library. Providence: John Carter Brown Library, 1974, 77 pp. By the Director, listing items desired to be acquired by the library.

Keywords:

bibliography, list, listing , literature, culture, cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical , naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction , naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary

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Adams, Thomas R. The Non-Cartographical Maritime Works Published by Mount and Page: A Preliminary Hand-List. The Bibliographical Society Occasional Papers Series. London: Bibliographical Society, 1985, xiv, 54 pp. Folio; 106 entries; Mount & Page, begun in 1656, publishers of maritime works into 18th century.

Keywords:

17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, association, society, group, organization, organisation, conference, conference paper, symposium, bibliography, list, listing , cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical , maritime history, naval history , naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction

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Admiralty of the United Kingdom. Admiralty Manual of Seamanship. 3 vols. London: HMSO, 1908, 1909, 1954, `964, 1967, 1972, 1979, 1982, 1983, xxviii, 1684 pp.. Basic textbook of seamanship; I: basics, II: for promotion, III: advancement; various editions per volume.

Keywords:

Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, age of sail, naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, officer, quarterdeck, leader , seamanship, seafaring, navigation, professional competence

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Admiralty of the United Kingdom. In Which We Serve: A Book about the Navy, Addressed Primarily to the Officers, Men and Women of the Naval Service. London: Admiralty, 1956, 61 pp.

Keywords:

Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, condition, life below deck, lower deck, atmosphere, enlisted life , discipline, naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction , officer, quarterdeck, leader , Royal Marine, commando , seaman, lower deck, enlisted status, seafarer, sailor , woman, Royal Navy, Britain, England

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Admiralty of the United Kingdom. The Admiralty List Books. A month by month track of every ship in commission, its commanding officer, lieutenants, complement, station; up to 1813.

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Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, age of sail, officer, quarterdeck, leader , naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction , Royal Navy, Britain, England, ship, boat, vessel, ship of the line, sailing battleship, first rate

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Adye, S. Payne. A Treatise on Courts-Martial: Also, An Essay on Military Punishments and Rewerds. London: Murray; Ann Arbor: University Microfilms, 1786, 1796, 1797, 1981, viii, 284 pp.

Keywords:

condition, life below deck, lower deck, atmosphere, enlisted life , discipline, law, naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction , Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty

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Ailsby, Christopher J. A Collector's Guide to the Kriegsmarine. Hersham: Ian Allan, 2007, 160 pp.

Keywords:

Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction , Royal Navy, Britain, England

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Albion, Robert Greenhalgh. "Logistics in World War II: A Bibliographical Survey." USNIP, 83 (January 1957): 96-102. Noted growing number of works dealing with this subject.

Keywords:

bibliography, list, listing , logistics, supply, supplies, naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction , world war 2, second world war

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Alden, John & Landis, Dennis C., eds. European Americana: A Chronological Guide to Works Printed in Europe Relating to the Americas, 1493-1776. John Carter Brown Library Series. 6 vols. New York: Readex, 1980-1997. Folio; 30,000 entries; each volume chronological.

Keywords:

15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, bibliography, list, listing , Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction , merchant marine, literature, culture, Atlantic World, British domination, British North America, culture, influence

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Alden, John Doughty. U.S. Submarine Attacks during World War II: Including Allied Submarine Attacks in the Pacific Theater. Annapolis: NIP, 1989, 320 pp. Included British & Dutch submarines in the Far East; full chonological listing, Pacific & Atlantic; confirmation by Japanese sources.

Keywords:

Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , Anglo-Japanese, Japan , anti-submarine warfare, submarine, ASW, sonar , Battle of the Atlantic, U-boat, anti-submarine warfare, Royal Navy, United States Navy, US Navy , Royal Navy, Britain, England, naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction , submarine, underwater vessel, submerged operation, united states navy, US navy, U-boat, submarine, German underwater warship , world war 2, second world war, Royal Australian Navy, Australia , Royal Canadian Navy, Canada , Far East, East Asia, Southeast Asia

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Alexander, John. "The North Wales Survey of Lloyd's Register of Shipping." Maritime Wales, 27 (2006): 68-95.

Keywords:

Lloyd's of London, insurance, maritime listing, list of shipping , merchant marine, naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction

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All at Sea. National Maritime Museum Activity Book. Greenwich: NMM, 2004, 16 pp. Juvenile literature; included pirate hat & paper boats.

Keywords:

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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Allen, Craig H. Farwell's Rules of the Nautical Road. Annapolis: NIP, 2005, xii, 719 pp. 8th edition; comprehensive American primer; Raymond F Farwell.

Keywords:

education, educate, training, train, teaching, teach, schooling, school, learning, learn, navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, seamanship, seafaring, navigation, professional competence , naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction , officer, quarterdeck, leader

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Allison, A.F. English Translations from the Spanish and Portuguese to the Year 1700: An Annotated Catalogue of the Extant Printed Versions (Excluding Dramatic Adaptations). Folkestone: Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1974, 224 pp. Author & translator catalogue; unnumbered entries; subjects, e.g., Drake & navigation.

Keywords:

18th century, eighteenth, Anglo-Portuguese, Portugal , Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , bibliography, list, listing , 17th century, seventeenth, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction , naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude

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American Historical Association Guide to Historical Literature. 2 vols. New York: Macmillan; New York: Oxford UP, 1931, 1949, 1961, 1995, 2052 pp. Eds: George F. Howe, Mary Beth Norton for the 3rd edition; a most useful & comprehensive guide; 27,000 annotated entries.

Keywords:

association, society, group, organization, organisation, conference, conference paper, symposium, bibliography, list, listing , historian, history, historical, naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction

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Anderson, D. Brian. The Titanic in Print and On Screen: An Annotated Guide to Books, Films, Television Shows and Other Media. North Jefferson: McFarland; London: Eurospan, 2005, viii, 182 pp. Most compelling shipwreck.

Keywords:

20th century, twentieth, bibliography, list, listing , naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction , nautical archaeology, wreck, archaeology, artefact, artifact, study report , Titanic, passenger liner, wreck, tragedy, disaster , wreck, shipwreck, nautical archaeology

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Anderson, Roger Charles, comp. List of English Naval Captains, 1642-1660. Society for Nautical Researh Occasional Publication Series, # 8. London: SNR, 1964, 44 pp.

Keywords:

Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, officer, quarterdeck, leader , Royal Navy, Britain, England, naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction , personality, prominent leader, noted person

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Anderson, Roger Charles, et al., comp. Lists of Men-of-War, 1650-1700. Society for Nautical Research Occasional Publication Series, # 5. London: SNR, 1935-1939, 1959, 24 pp. 5 Parts: England, France, Sweden, Denmark-Norway, Germany.

Keywords:

17th century, seventeenth, Royal Navy, Britain, England, ship, boat, vessel, Anglo-French, France , Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction

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Anderson, Roger Charles. "English Flag Officers, 1688-1713." MM, 35 (October 1949): 333-41. Centre-Red, Van-White, Rear-Blue; but exceptions.

Keywords:

17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, leadership, leader, command, commander in chief , personality, prominent leader, noted person , officer, quarterdeck, leader , Royal Navy, Britain, England, naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction

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Anderson, Roger Charles. List of English Men-of-War, 1509-1649. Society for Nautical Researh Occasional Publication Series, # 7. Greenwich: SNR, 1959, 1974, 24 pp. Essential reference.

Keywords:

16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, age of sail, naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction , Royal Navy, Britain, England, ship, boat, vessel, association, society, group, organization, organisation, conference, conference paper, symposium

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

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