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Addington, Anthony. An Essay on the Sea-Scurvy: Wherein Is Proposed an Easy Method of Curing that Distemper at Sea: And for Preserving Water Sweet for any Cruize or Voyage. Reading: C. Micklewright, 1753, 47 pp.
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18th century, eighteenth, health, sickness, illness, medicine, surgeon, scurvy, health, search for cure, vitamin C deficiency , victualling, food ration, diet for naval personnel, nutrition , voyage
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Adelson, Roger. London and the Invention of the Middle East: Money, Power, and War, 1902-1922. New Haven: Yale UP, 1994, 1995, xii, 244 pp. 72 illustrations; term first used by Mahan; emphasis on decision-making process, especially those of Balfour, Lloyd George, Churchill, Kitchener & Landsdown; issues: Baghdad Railway, Anglo-Persian Oil Company, Dardanelles, secret diplomacy, Balfour Declaration, Lawrence of Arabia & "Empire on the Cheap."
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20th C. (1900-1999); economics; Gallipoli; Mahan, Alfred Thayer; Middle East; oil ; personality;
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20th century, twentieth, Middle East, oil , economics, economic policy, Mahan, Alfred Thayer, sea power theorist, naval historian , personality, prominent leader, noted person , Gallipoli, Gallipoli campaign, Dardanelles, Dardanelles campaign
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Adie, W.A.C. Oil, Politics, and Seapower: The Indian Ocean Vortex. New York: National Strategy Information Center, 1975, 97 pp.
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20th C. (1900-1999); imperialism; Indian Ocean; oil ; propulsion ; sea power;
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20th century, twentieth, imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , Indian Ocean, oil , propulsion , sea power
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Akehurst, John. We Won a War: The Campaign in Oman, 1965-1975. Salisbury: Michael Russell, 1982, xxiii, 198 pp. Foreword: Lord Carver; Dhofur War.
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20th C. (1900-1999); diplomacy; Imperial Defence; imperialism; Middle East; oil ; Royal Navy;
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20th century, twentieth, imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , Imperial Defence, Committee of Imperial Defence, diplomacy, treaty, foreign policy, Foreign Office, negotiation, international relations , oil , Middle East, Royal Navy, Britain, England
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Akiyama, Yuriko. Feeding the Nation: Nutrition and Health in Britain before World War One. London: I.B. Tauris, 2008, x, 293 pp. Cooks & health in RN.
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19th century, nineteenth, health, sickness, illness, medicine, surgeon, victualling, food ration, diet for naval personnel, nutrition
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Akiyama, Yuriko. "Trained Cooks and Healthy Boys: Reforming the Mess in the Royal Navy before the First World War." MM, 94 (November 2008): 420-31.
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19th C. (1800-1899); condition; health; logistics; Royal Navy; victualling;
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19th century, nineteenth, condition, life below deck, lower deck, atmosphere, enlisted life , health, sickness, illness, medicine, surgeon, Royal Navy, Britain, England, victualling, food ration, diet for naval personnel, nutrition , logistics, supply, supplies
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Aldridge, David D. "The Victualling of the British Naval Expedition to the Baltic Sea, 1715-1727." Scandinavian Economic History Review, 12 (1964): 1-25. During this period, 9 separate expeditions into the Baltic; commanded by Sir John Norris, Byng & Wager; new theater of operations & new logistical problems; Victualling Board met requirements creditably.
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18th C. (1700-1799); Baltic; diplomacy; health; logistics; Royal Navy; trade; victualling;
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18th century, eighteenth, diplomacy, treaty, foreign policy, Foreign Office, negotiation, international relations , health, sickness, illness, medicine, surgeon, Baltic, sea, trade, naval stores , Royal Navy, Britain, England, victualling, food ration, diet for naval personnel, nutrition , logistics, supply, supplies, trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing
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Allen, Robert Stephenson. Wartime with Shell: The Autobiography of R.S. (Bob) Allen. Newcastle: Shield, 1996, 144 pp. Folio; ed: Norman Middlemiss; petroleum tankers.
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age of steam; company; memoir; oil ; ship; trade; World War II;
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age of steam, company, charter, shipping, commercial , oil , ship, boat, vessel, trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing, world war 2, second world war, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography
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Andersen, Svein S. The Struggle over North Sea Oil and Gas: Government Strategies in Denmark, Britain and Norway. Oslo: Scandinavian UP; Oxford: Oxford UP, 1993, viii, 204 pp.
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20th C. (1900-1999); economics; exploration; North Sea; Norway; oil ; strategy;
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20th century, twentieth, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Norway, campaign, invasion by Germany, air-land-sea operation , oil , economics, economic policy, north sea, strategy, strategic
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Anderson, Richard M. "The Navy Ration: A Page from the Old Navy." USNIP, 92 (April 1966): 186-88. Standardized in 1842.
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age of sail; Anglo-American; condition; health; scurvy; victualling;
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age of sail, Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, condition, life below deck, lower deck, atmosphere, enlisted life , health, sickness, illness, medicine, surgeon, scurvy, health, search for cure, vitamin C deficiency , victualling, food ration, diet for naval personnel, nutrition
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Archbold, Rick & McCauley, Dana. Last Dinner on the Titanic: Menus and Recipes from the Great Liner. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson; New York: Hyperion, 1997, 128 pp. Intro: Walter Lord; glossy, exquisite layout, colored illustrations; "Titanic Cook Book."
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20th C. (1900-1999); liner; logistics; Titanic; victualling; wreck;
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20th century, twentieth, liner, passenger liner, steamship , wreck, shipwreck, nautical archaeology , Titanic, passenger liner, wreck, tragedy, disaster , victualling, food ration, diet for naval personnel, nutrition , logistics, supply, supplies
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Archer, Clive & Scrivener, David, eds. Northern Waters: Security and Resource Issues. London: Croom Helm, 1986, xii, 240 pp. For Royal Institute of International Affairs; 15 essays, some cited.
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20th C. (1900-1999); association; enterprise; exploration; fishing; North Sea; oil ; trade;
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20th century, twentieth, association, society, group, organization, organisation, conference, conference paper, symposium, enterprise, commerce, trade, business, economy, economic , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , north sea, oil , fishing, fishery, fish, herring, cod, trawling , trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing
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Archer, Sally & Haycock, David. Health and Medicine at Sea, 1700-1900. Woodbridge: Boydell & Brewer, 240 pp. In 2009, noted as forthcoming.
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18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); Admiralty; age of sail; condition; health; scurvy; victualling;
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18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, age of sail, condition, life below deck, lower deck, atmosphere, enlisted life , health, sickness, illness, medicine, surgeon, scurvy, health, search for cure, vitamin C deficiency , victualling, food ration, diet for naval personnel, nutrition
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Artizzu, Lucio. Lord Nelson e la Sardegna [Lord Nelson and Sardinia.] Sardinia: Della Torre, 2008, 236 pp. Filled gap, e.g., La Maddalena anchorage.
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Anglo-French; Anglo-Spanish; logistics; Mediterranean Sea; Nelson, Horatio; Royal Navy; victualling; War of French Revolution and Napoleon;
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Anglo-French, France , Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , logistics, supply, supplies, Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean theater, Mediterranean command , Nelson, Horatio, Royal Navy, Britain, England, War of French Revolution and Napoleon, France, victualling, food ration, diet for naval personnel, nutrition
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Babij, Orest. "The Royal Navy and Inter-War Plans for War against Japan: The Problem of Oil Supply." See G. Kennedy, Merchant Marine in International Affairs, pp. 81-106.
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Admiralty; Anglo-Japanese; Far East; Imperial Defence; interwar; invasion; oil ; Royal Navy;
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Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Anglo-Japanese, Japan , Imperial Defence, Committee of Imperial Defence, interwar, invasion, armada, landing , oil , Royal Navy, Britain, England, Far East, East Asia, Southeast Asia
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Baker, Norman. Government and Contractors: The British Treasury and War Supplies, 1775-1783. Historical Studies, University of London Series, # 30. London: Athlone, 1971, x, 274 pp. Focus on victualling.
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18th C. (1700-1799); Admiralty; enterprise; logistics; Royal Navy; victualling;
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18th century, eighteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, enterprise, commerce, trade, business, economy, economic , Royal Navy, Britain, England, victualling, food ration, diet for naval personnel, nutrition , logistics, supply, supplies
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Baptist, C.N.T. Salvage Operations. 2 vols. Glasgow: Brown & Ferguson, 1979-1997, 319 pp. Operations, e.g., Nyon, Olympic, Esso &Torry Canyon.
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20th C. (1900-1999); auxiliary; nautical archaeology; oil ; wreck;
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auxiliary, nautical archaeology, wreck, archaeology, artefact, artifact, study report , wreck, shipwreck, nautical archaeology , 20th century, twentieth, oil
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Barker, Arthur J. The Bastard War: The Mesopotamian Campaign of 1914-1918. New York: Dial; London: Faber & Faber, 1967, xiv, 449 pp. Alt. title: The Neglected War; definitive; oil an issue.
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Anglo-German; colonialism; expansion; imperialism; Middle East; oil ; World War I;
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Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , colonialism, colony, imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , Middle East, oil , world war 1, first world war, expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony
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Barnett, L. Margaret. British Food Policy during the First World War. Boston: Allen & Unwin, 1985, xix, 241 pp.
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logistics, supply, supplies, victualling, food ration, diet for naval personnel, nutrition , world war 1, first world war
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Bath, A.G. "Victualling of the Navy." JRUSI, 84 (1939): 744-68. Documents improvements, e.g., canteen system, Cookery School, Standard Ration.
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19th century, nineteenth, health, sickness, illness, medicine, surgeon, Royal Navy, Britain, England, victualling, food ration, diet for naval personnel, nutrition
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 |