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Briggs, John Henry. Naval Administrations, 1827-1892: The Experience of 65 Years. London: Sampson Low, 1897, 339 pp. Ed: Lady Briggs; contention: navy of 19th century was technophobic & incompetent.
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administration, bureaucracy, civil service, governance, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty
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Brindle, D.G. "A Social and Economic Study of the Cinque Ports Region, 1450-1600." Ph.D. diss, St. Andrews, 1980. (ASLIB 29-4686).
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15th C. (1400-1499); 16th C. (1500-1599); administration; commerce; economics;
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15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth, administration, bureaucracy, civil service, governance, economics, economic policy, commerce, trade, business
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Brine, Lindesay. "The Best Method of Providing an Efficient Force of Officers and Men for the Navy, including the Reserves." JRUSI, 26 (1882): 183-233. Navy Prize Essay, 1882.
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19th C. (1800-1899); administration; officer; recruitment; seaman;
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19th century, nineteenth, administration, bureaucracy, civil service, governance, recruitment, recruit, recruiting, conscription, conscript, draft, mandatory service, officer, quarterdeck, leader , seaman, lower deck, enlisted status, seafarer, sailor
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Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. Andover: Pitkin, 1992, 20 pp.
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19th C. (1800-1899); 20th C. (1900-1999); administration; education;
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19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth, administration, bureaucracy, civil service, governance, education, educate, training, train, teaching, teach, schooling, school, learning, learn
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British Minor Expeditions, 1746 to 1814: Compiled in the Intelligence Branch of the Quartermaster-General's Department. London: HMSO, 1884, 91 pp. Accounts: expeditions from Great Britain, e.g., St. Malo, Copenhagen, Walcheren.
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18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); administration; invasion; Seven Years' War; War of 1812; War of French Revolution and Napoleon;
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18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, administration, bureaucracy, civil service, governance, invasion, armada, landing , War of French Revolution and Napoleon, France, War of 1812, Anglo-American war, England, Britain, America, United States, US, USA, impressment, battle, frigate action, campaign, blockade , seven years' war; canada; america; colonies; global conflict
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Broadbent, Ewen. The Military and Government: From Macmillan to Heseltine. New York: St. Martin, 1988, xiii, 238 pp. Foreword: Harold Macmillan; Healey period, 1964-1970 & unification of armed forces.
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20th century, twentieth, administration, bureaucracy, civil service, governance, cold war
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Broadeur, Nigel D. "L.P. Broadeur and the Origins of the Royal Navy." See J. Broutilier, RNC in Retrospect, pp. 13-32.
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administration, bureaucracy, civil service, governance, Royal Navy, Britain, England
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Brock, Patrick Willet. "Anson and His Importance as a Naval Reformer." Nav Rev, 17 (1929).
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18th C. (1700-1799); administration; Anson, George; Royal Navy;
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18th century, eighteenth, Anson, George, First Lord, circumnavigator, circumnavigate , administration, bureaucracy, civil service, governance, Royal Navy, Britain, England
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Brodhurst, Robin. Churchill's Anchor: Admiral of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound, OM, GCB, GCVO. Barnsley: Leo Cooper, 2000, xvi, 320 pp. First Sea Lord; died 1943, state funeral.
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19th C. (1800-1899); 20th C. (1900-1999); administration; Biography; First Sea Lord; World War II;
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20th century, twentieth, 19th century, nineteenth, administration, bureaucracy, civil service, governance, world war 2, second world war, First Sea Lord, professional head of Admiralty , biography
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Brome, Vincent. The Other Pepys. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1992, xvi, 343 pp. Focused on unscrupulous, vulgar & disordered sex-life of Pepys; critics see it as "gimmick."
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17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); administration; Biography; Pepys, Samuel;
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17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, administration, bureaucracy, civil service, governance, biography, Pepys, Samuel, Secretary to Admiralty, famous diary
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Bromley, John Selwyn. "Prize Office and Prize Agency at Portsmouth, 1689-1748." See J. Bromley, Corsairs and Navies, pp. 463-94.
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17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); administration; Privateering; prize;
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17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, administration, bureaucracy, civil service, governance, prize, reward for service, monetary reward , privateering, privateer, armed merchnatman, guerre de course
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Brooks, Frederick W. "Naval Administration and the Raising of Fleets under John and Henry III." MM, 15 (October 1929): 351-90. 2 distinct forces; King's Ships & Cinque Ports.
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administration, bureaucracy, civil service, governance, middle ages (400-1399), Royal Navy, Britain, England
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Brooks, Frederick W. "William de Wrotham and the Office of Keeper of the King's Ports and Galleys: Notes and Documents." EnHR, 40 (October 1925): 570-79. Earliest office of naval administration.
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administration, bureaucracy, civil service, governance, middle ages (400-1399), Royal Navy, Britain, England
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Brooks, Frederick W., ed. The First Order Book of the Hull Trinity House, 1632-1665. Yorkshire Archaeological Society Record Series, # 105. York: Beverley, 1942, xxxiv, 193 pp.
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17th century, seventeenth, administration, bureaucracy, civil service, governance
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Broomfield, J.H. "Lord Sandwich at the Admiralty Board: Politics and the British Navy, 1771-1778." MM, 51 (February 1965): 7-25. Rehabilitation of reputation; First Lord.
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18th century, eighteenth, administration, bureaucracy, civil service, governance, First Lord, civilian head of Admiralty , Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty
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Brown, J. David. "Mountbatten as First Sea Lord." JRUSI, 131 (June 1986): 63-68.
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20th C. (1900-1999); administration; Biography; First Sea Lord;
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20th century, twentieth, administration, bureaucracy, civil service, governance, First Sea Lord, professional head of Admiralty , biography
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Bruijn, Jaap R. De Admiraliteit van Amsterdam rustige jaren, 1713-1751: Regenten en financien, schepen en zeevarenden. Amsterdam, 1970. Historical organization of Dutch navy.
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18th C. (1700-1799); administration; Anglo-Dutch; sea power;
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18th century, eighteenth, administration, bureaucracy, civil service, governance, Anglo-Dutch, Netherlands, Low Country, Holland, sea power
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Bruijn, Jaap R. The Dutch Navy of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. Studies in Maritime History. Columbia: South Carolina UP, 1993, 1996, xviii, 258 pp. Foreword: Clark Reynolds; sections: "old" navy, "new" navy, 2nd-rate navy.
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17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); administration; Anglo-Dutch; sea power;
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17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, Anglo-Dutch, Netherlands, Low Country, Holland, administration, bureaucracy, civil service, governance, sea power
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Martin, Christopher, 'The Declaration of London: A Matter of Operational Capability' Historical Research (82, November 2009) pp. 731-755
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20th C. (1900-1999); administration; diplomacy; disarmament; First Sea Lord; Fisher, John;
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20th century, twentieth, administration, bureaucracy, civil service, governance, diplomacy, treaty, foreign policy, Foreign Office, negotiation, international relations , disarmament, arms reduction, arms limitation, reduction of arms, treaty , First Sea Lord, professional head of Admiralty , Fisher, John, reformer
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Morriss, Roger A. The Foundations of British Maritime Ascendancy: Resources, Logistics and the State, 1755-1815 Cambridge Military History Series (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010) 450pp
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18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); administration; Admiralty; Royal Navy;
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18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, administration, bureaucracy, civil service, governance, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Royal Navy, Britain, England,
| 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 |