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"A Captain in the Royal Navy." Observations and Instructions for the Use of the Commissioned, the Junior, and Other Officers of the Royal Navy on All the Material Points of Professional Duty. . . . for the Government and Discipline of His Majesty's Ships. . . . London: Whittingham, 1804, 1861, 83 pp.
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Abbazia, Patrick. Mr. Roosevelt's Navy: The Private War of the United States Atlantic Fleet, 1939-1942. Annapolis: NIP, 1975, xii, 520 pp. Scholarly analysis; series of incidents.
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20th C. (1900-1999); anti-submarine warfare; Battle of the Atlantic; United States Navy; World War II;
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20th century, twentieth, Battle of the Atlantic, anti-submarine warfare, Royal Navy, United States Navy, US Navy , anti-submarine warfare, submarine, U-boat, ASW, sonar , world war 2, second world war, united states navy, US navy, american president
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Abbe, Ernest C. & Gillis, Frank J. "Henry Hudson and the Early Expedition and Mapping of Hudson Bay, 1610 to 1631." See J. Parker, Merchants and Scholars, pp. 87-116.
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17th C. (1600-1699); cartography; Colonial America; exploration; personality; river;
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exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical , Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , river, 17th century, seventeenth, personality, prominent leader, noted person
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Abbott, John Lawrence. John Hawkesworth: Eighteenth-Century Man of Letters. Madison: Wisconsin UP, 1982, xvii, 241 pp. Journals of voyages of Captain Cook; controversy, e.g., about publication & content; died in disgrace.
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amphibious, Cook, James, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , 18th century, eighteenth, art, painting, painter, artistic, design , journal
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Abell, Francis. Prisoners of War in Britain, 1756 to 1815: Record of Their Lives, Their Romance and Their Sufferings. London: Humphrey Milford, 1914, viii, 464 pp.
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18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); Anglo-American; Anglo-French; prisoner of war; War of 1812;
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prisoner of war, prisoner, convict, 18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, Anglo-French, France, lower deck , War of 1812, Anglo-American war, England, Britain, America, United States, US, USA, impressment, battle, frigate act
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Abraham, Mildred K., ed. The Grand Tour and Beyond: British Travel Narratives of the Continent, the Middle and Far East, Africa and the American Colonies, 1700-1825: Selected and Annotated. An Exhibition in the Department of Rare Books, University of Virginia Library, 22 February-30 April 1981. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Library, 1982, 73 pp. Folio; "grand tour" education process, especially 1763-1793.
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18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); education; Far East; memoir;
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18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , education, educate, training, train, teaching, teach, schooling, school, learning, learn, Far East, East Asia, Southeast Asia
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Abulafia, David. The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean (Oxford University Press, 2011) 783 pages
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15th C. (1400-1499); 16th C. (1500-1599); 17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); 20th C. (1900-1999); maritime history; Mediterranean Sea;
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maritime history, naval history , Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean theater, Mediterranean command , 15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth
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Acerra, Martine, Merino, Jose & Meyer, Jean, eds. Les Marines de guerre europeennes, XVII-XVIIIe siecles. Paris: Paris-Sorbonne UP, 1985, 436 pp. Essays, come cited; colloquium, Paris-Sorbonne, Sept 1984: naval architecture; British shipbuilding & maintenance during French wars; French naval vessels as privateers; development of naval tactics; blockade of Brest; French naval strategy; naval patronage; Louisbourg; French nautical science & Baltic naval operations in the 18th century; extraordinary group of essayists: N.A.M. Rodger, Roger Knight, James Pritchard, A.N. Ryan, Brian Lavery, D.J. Lyon, J.S. Bromley, Jose Merino, Patrick Villiers & Jan Glete.
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17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); Anglo-French; architecture; association; Baltic; blockade; commerce; historian; shipbuilding;
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17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, Anglo-French, France , association, society, group, organization, organisation, conference, conference paper, symposium, Baltic, sea, trade, naval stores , commerce, trade, business, blockade, shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders, historian, history, historical, architecture, shipbuilding, design, construction, structure, naval architect
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Acerra, Martine. Rochefort et la construction navale francaise, 1661-1815. 4 vols. Paris: Libraire de l'Inde, 1993, 930 pp. Synthesis, French naval administration, shipbuilding, technology.
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17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); Admiralty; Anglo-French; architecture; shipbuilding; technology;
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17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, Anglo-French, France , shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders, architecture, shipbuilding, design, construction, structure, naval architect , Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, technology, advance, modernization, modernisation
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Acker, F.C. "Taranto: 'ABC' Copenhagen the Enemy." USNIP, 73 (August 1947): 906-12. A.B. Cunningham.
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Anglo-Italian; battles; Mediterranean Sea; Royal Navy; World War II;
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Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean theater, Mediterranean command , Anglo-Italian, Italy , battles, world war 2, second world war, Royal Navy, Britain, England
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Acton, Harold Mario Mitchell. The Bourbons of Naples, 1734-1825. London: Methuen; New York: St. Martin; London: Prion, 1950, 1956, 1957, 1974, 1998, xviii, 731 pp. Acton, 1904-1994; included section on Nelson at Naples in 1790s.
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18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); Hamilton, Emma; Naples; Nelson, Horatio; War of French Revolution and Napoleon;
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18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, Hamilton, Emma, Lady Hamilton, mistress of Nelson , Naples, Revolution of 1799, Nelson, naval base , Nelson, Horatio, War of French Revolution and Napoleon, France
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Adams, Bruce & Howlett, Robert A. Battleground South Pacific. Sydney: Reed; Rutland: Tuttle, 1970, 223 pp. Foreword: Arthur Lee; "Then and Now" approach; beautiful illustrations; ruins & present situation; e.g., Coastwatchers of RAN.
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Anglo-Japanese; coast watcher; intelligence; Royal Australian Navy; World War II;
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Anglo-Japanese, Japan , coast watcher, Pacific War, Royal Australian Navy, Pacific Island, intelligence , Royal Australian Navy, Australia , world war 2, second world war, intelligence, code breaking, espionage, counter-intelligence, Secret Service, SIGINT
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Adams, Bruce. Rust in Peace: South Pacific Battlegrounds Revisited. Sydney: Antipodean, 1975, 1976, 239 pp. Included site of shootdown of Admiral Yamamoto; monument to Coastwatchers.
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Anglo-Japanese; coast watcher; Royal Australian Navy; World War II; wreck;
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Anglo-Japanese, Japan , coast watcher, Pacific War, Royal Australian Navy, Pacific Island, intelligence , Royal Australian Navy, Australia , wreck, shipwreck, nautical archaeology , world war 2, second world war
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Adams, Henry Brooks. History of the United States of America: during the Administrations of Jefferson and Madison. 9 vols. Chicago: Chicago UP; New York: Antiquarian; New York: Viking, 1889-1891, 1921, 1930, 1962, 1967, 1986, 1308 pp. Various abridged editions, e.g., by Ernest Samuels & Archer Jones; Adams, 1838-1918; a classic; monumental, balanced, impartial; especially good on War of 1812.
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18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); Anglo-American; colonialism; commerce; diplomacy; historian; War of 1812;
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18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, colonialism, colony, diplomacy, treaty, foreign policy, Foreign Office, negotiation, international relations , War of 1812, Anglo-American war, England, Britain, America, United States, US, USA, impressment, battle, frigate action, campaign, blockade , historian, history, historical, commerce, trade, business
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Adams, Henry. "Inauguration of the Trafalgar Way 2005." Nel Dis, 9 (April 2006): 94-100. Feature of Bicentennial "New Trafalgar Dispatch Project"; route of Lt. Lapenotiere of HMS Pickle, Falmouth to Whitehall; inaugurated August 2005; special Ordnance Survey Map.
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19th C. (1800-1899); 21st C. (2000-); cartography; Trafalgar; War of French Revolution and Napoleon;
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19th century, nineteenth, 21st century, twenty-first, twenty first, Trafalgar, battle, campaign , War of French Revolution and Napoleon, France, cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical
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Adams, Ian & Somerville, Meredyth. Cargoes of Despair and Hope: Scottish Emigration to North America, 1603-1803. Edinburgh: John Donald, 1993, 258 pp.
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17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); Anglo-Scot; Atlantic World; emigration; voyage;
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17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, Anglo-Scot, Scotland, Scottish, emigration, immigration, migration, Diaspora , Atlantic World, British domination, British North America, culture, influence , voyage
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Adams, Jack. The Doomed Expedition: Campaign in Norway, 1940. London: Leo Cooper, 1989, 1990, xiv, 198 pp. Day-by-day account, 3 September 1939-8 June 1940; focused on land operations; air power was decisive, perhaps for first time.
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amphibious; Anglo-German; aviation; invasion; Norway; Royal Navy; sea power; World War II;
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Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , amphibious, invasion from sea, landing, attack from sea, landing craft, Norway, campaign, invasion by Germany, air-land-sea operation , aviation, aircraft, airplane, plane, naval aviation, carrier aviation, invasion, armada, landing , Royal Navy, Britain, England, world war 2, second world war, sea power
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Adams, James Truslow. Empire on the Seven Seas: The British Empire, 1784-1939. New York: Scribner, 1940, 391 pp. Emphasis on interpretation, less narrative.
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18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); 20th C. (1900-1999); colonialism; expansion; imperialism;
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18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth, expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , colonialism, colony
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Adams, John A. If Mahan Ran the Great Pacific War: An Analysis of World War II Naval Strategy. Bloomington: Indiana UP, 2008, x, 458 pp. "Teachings" & "lessons" of Mahan; Robert Love & Jon Sumida: "not impressed"; failed to use all of Mahan.
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Anglo-Japanese; Mahan, Alfred Thayer; sea power; strategy; World War II;
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Anglo-Japanese, Japan , Mahan, Alfred Thayer, sea power theorist, naval historian , sea power, world war 2, second world war, strategy, strategic
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Adams, Thomas A. Irish Naval Service. World Ship Society Monograph Series, # 4. Kendal: World Ship Society, 1982, 72 pp. History of service from 1922; issues: Treaty Ports, secession from Commonwealth & denial of use of "Treaty Ports" during 2nd World War.
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Anglo-Irish, Ireland, Eire, diplomacy, treaty, foreign policy, Foreign Office, negotiation, international relations , port, commercial center, seaport, trade center, entrepot , neutrality, neutral, treaty , world war 2, second world war
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 |