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Berthon, Simon & Robinson, Andrew. The Shape of the World: Television Program. New York: Rand McNally, 1991, 192 pp. Glossy, lavishly illustrated; based on 6-program PBS TV series, The Shape of the World, a history of cartography.
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cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical
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Bertie, J. "Politics and Defence Policy, 1900-1914, with Particular Reference to Developments in Naval-Military Cooperation." Master's thesis, Manchester, 1967. Under J.R. Western.
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20th C. (1900-1999); Anglo-French; Anglo-German; World War I;
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20th century, twentieth, Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , Anglo-French, France , world war 1, first world war
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Berton, Pierre. Flames across the Border:The Canadian-American Tragedy, 1813-1814. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart; Boston: Little Brown, 1981, 1982, 1983, xiv, 492 pp.
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19th C. (1800-1899); Anglo-American; colonialism; War of 1812;
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19th century, nineteenth, Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, colonialism, colony, War of 1812, Anglo-American war, England, Britain, America, United States, US, USA, impressment, battle, frigate action, campaign, blockade, canada
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Berton, Pierre. The Arctic Grail: The Quest for the North West Passage and the North Pole, 1818-1909. New York: Viking; Toronto: McClelland & Stewart; London: Penguin, 1988, 1989, 1990, xii, 672 pp. Included extensive coverage, 3 voyages of John Franklin, plus "the Great Search."
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19th C. (1800-1899); Arctic; exploration; Franklin, John; Northwest Passage;
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19th century, nineteenth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Northwest Passage, exploration, search for access to East, route to East, Franklin, John, Arctic expedition, search for Franklin
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Berton, Pierre. The Invasion of Canada, 1812-1813. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart; Boston: Little Brown, 1980, 363 pp.
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19th century, nineteenth, Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, War of 1812, Anglo-American war, England, Britain, America, United States, US, USA, impressment, battle, frigate action, campaign, blockade
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Bertrand, Gustave. Enigma: Ou, La Plus Granda Enigme de la Guerre, 1939-1945. Paris: Plon, 1973, 295 pp. Allied successes.
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20th century, twentieth, world war 2, second world war, intelligence, code breaking, espionage, counter-intelligence, Secret Service, SIGINT
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Bertrand, H. Napoleon at St. Helena: Memoirs of Gen. Bertrand, Marshal of the Palace, January to May 1821. London: Cassell, 1953, xxviii, 292 pp.
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19th century, nineteenth, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , Napoleon, War of French Revolution and Napoleon, Egyptian Campaign, St. Helena, exile, prisoner under British
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Bes, Lennart, Frankot, Edda & Brand, Hanno, eds. Baltic Connections: Archival Guide to the Maritime Relations of the Countries around the Baltic Sea. 3 vols. Leiden: Brill, 2007, 2320 pp.
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Baltic; bibliography; literature; maritime history; naval guide;
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Baltic, sea, trade, naval stores , bibliography, list, listing , literature, culture, maritime history, naval history , naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction
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Besant, Walter & Rice, James. 'Twas in Trafalgar Bay: And Other Stories. New York: 1873 Press, 1879, 1888,, 2000, 1 sheet. Nautical fiction; song in 3 verses.
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nautical fiction, sea fiction , drama, culture, arts
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Besant, Walter. Captain Cook. English Men of Action Series. London: Macmillan, 1890, 1894, vi, 191 pp. Sir Walter Besant, 1836-1901.
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18th century, eighteenth, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Cook, James
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Bessinger, Jess B. & Magoun, Francis P., Jr. "The Sutton Hoo Ship-Burial: A Chronological Bibliography." 2 parts. Speculum, 29 & 33 (1954 & 1958): 116-24 & 515-22.
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middle ages (400-1399), anglo-saxon, bibliography, list, listing
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Besson, Patrick. La Titanic: Roman. Monaco: du Rocher, 1999, 172 pp. RMS Titanic.
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20th century, twentieth, Titanic, passenger liner, wreck, tragedy, disaster
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Best, Antony. Britain, Japan and Pearl Harbor: Avoiding War in East Asia, 1936-1941. London: Routledge, 1995, xii, 260 pp. For London School of Economics; road to Pacific War not through Pearl Harbor but through Singapore; conclusion: Churchill could not have known of Japanese attack.
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20th century, twentieth, Anglo-Japanese, Japan , world war 2, second world war
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Best, Antony. British Intelligence and the Japanese Challenge in Asia, 1914-1941. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2002, xiii, 269 pp.
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20th C. (1900-1999); Anglo-Japanese; intelligence; World War I; World War II;
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20th century, twentieth, Anglo-Japanese, Japan , intelligence, code breaking, espionage, counter-intelligence, Secret Service, SIGINT , world war 1, first world war, world war 2, second world war
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Best, Antony. "The 'Ghost' of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance: An Examination into Historical Myth-Making." HJ, 49 (September 2006): 811-32. Alliance ended in 1921.
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20th century, twentieth, Anglo-Japanese, Japan , world war 1, first world war
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Best, Antony. "The Road to Anglo-Japanese Confrontation, 1931-1941." See I. Nish, History of Anglo-Japanese Relations, II., pp. 26-50.
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20th century, twentieth, Anglo-Japanese, Japan , world war 2, second world war
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Best, Cedric M. Project: Master Mariner. Lewes: Book Guild, vi, 183 pp. Interwar period.
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20th century, twentieth, merchant marine
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Best, Elsdon. Polynesian Voyagers: The Maori as a Deep-Sea Navigator, Explorer, and Colonizer. Wellington: GPO; Wellington: Dominion Museum, 1923, 1954, 1975, 54 pp.
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exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure
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Best, Geoffrey. Churchill and War. London: Hambledon, 2005, 353 pp. Not a biography; origin of his understanding of war.
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20th century, twentieth, Churchill, Winston, First Lord, Prime Minister, War Minister , world war 2, second world war
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Best, Geoffrey. Churchill: a Study in Greatness. London: Hambledon, 2001, 370 pp. First Lord, twice; authoritative & readable.
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20th century, twentieth, Churchill, Winston, First Lord, Prime Minister, War Minister
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 |