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Bevan, Bryan. The Great Seamen of Elizabeth I. London: Robert Hale, 1971, 319 pp. E.g., Drake, Gilbert, Raleigh, Grenville, Cavendish, Hudson; disappointing.
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16th century, sixteenth, Drake, Francis, Raleigh, Walter, Sir Walter Ralegh
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Beyer, Kenneth M. Q-Ships versus U-Boats: America's Secret Project. Annapolis: NIP, 1999, xix, 236 pp. American programme a failure; no U-boats sunk.
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20th century, twentieth, world war 1, first world war, U-boat, submarine, German underwater warship , submarine, underwater vessel, submerged operation
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Bhaskar, C. Uday. "India." See J. Hattendorf, Ubi Sumus, pp. 159-62.
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Bhattacharya, Bhaswati. "The Hinterland and the Coast: The Pattern of Interaction in Coromandel in the Late Eighteenth Century." See R. Mukrangshu, Politics & Trade, pp. 19-51.
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18th century, eighteenth, pacfic world, trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing
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Bialer, Uri. "Elite Opinion and Defense Policy: Air Power Advocacy and British Rearmament during the 1930s." British J International Studies, 6 (April 1980): 32-51. Seen as British "obsession."
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20th century, twentieth, technology, advance, modernization, modernisation,
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Bialuschewski, Arne. "Between Newfoundland and the Malacca Strait: A Survey of the Golden Age of Piracy, 1695-1725." MM, 90 (May 2004): 167-86. Seen as the most intense outbreak in history.
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18th century, eighteenth, piracy, privateering, pirate, buccaneer
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Bialuschewski, Arne. "Daniel Defoe, Nathaniel Mist, and the General History of the Pyrates." Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America, 98 (March 2004): 21-38. 1st published, 1724; long-standing controversy over authorship.
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18th century, eighteenth, defoe, daniel, piracy, privateering, pirate, buccaneer
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Bibliotheca Americana: A Catalogue of the John Carter Brown Library in Brown University, Providence, RI. 3 vols. in 5. Providence: JCB Library, 1919-1931.
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bibliography, list, listing
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Bicheno, Hugh. Cresent and Cross: The Battle of Lepanto 1571. London: Cassell, 2003, 350 pp.Foreword: Norman Stone; clash between two cultures; focus on effect on naval operations, development of galley, conflict at sea.
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16th century, sixteenth, Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean theater, Mediterranean command , galley, oared ship, oared vessel, trireme
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Bicheno, Hugh. Razor's Edge: The Unofficial History of the Falklands War. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson; London: Phoenix, 2006, 2007, 383 pp. Foreword: Richard Holmes; alt. subtitle: The Truth behind the Fallkands War; 25th anniversary; no explanation of "unofficial."
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20th century, twentieth, Anglo-Argentine, Argentina, Argentinian, Falkland, Malvenas, Malvinas, island, colony, campaign, war
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Bicheno, Hugh. Rebels and Redcoats: The American Revolutionary War. London: HarperCollins, 2003, xlii, 310 pp. Foreword: Richard Holmes; dubbed John Paul Jones a pirate & career criminal; obvious bias.
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18th century, eighteenth, american war of independence, American Revolutionary War, revolution, 13 colonies, thirteen colonies
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Bickel, Lennard. Shackleton's Forgotten Men: The Untold Tragedy of the Endurance Epic. South Melbourne: Macmillan; New York: Thunder's Mouth, 1982, 2000, xiii, 230 pp. Expedition of 1914-1917 to Antarctica.
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20th C. (1900-1999); Antarctic; exploration; Shackleton, Ernest;
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20th century, twentieth, Antarctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, South Pole , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Shackleton, Ernest
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Bickford, Richard F. Light Airs and Gentle Breezes: A Victorian Naval Life Story. Dumfries: Tartan Edge, 1996, xv, 115 pp. Memoir.
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19th century, nineteenth, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography
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Biddle, Richard, ed. A Memoir of Sebastian Cabot: With a Review: The History of Maritime Discovery. London: Hurst & Chance; Philadelphia: Lippincott; Freeport: Books for Libraries, 1831, 1915, 1970, xvi, 327 pp.
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15th C. (1400-1499); 16th C. (1500-1599); Cabot, Sebastian; exploration;
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15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth, Cabot, Sebastian, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure
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Biddlecombe, George. Naval Tactics and Trials of Sailing: . . . . Added the Established Plan of Lights for Steam Vessels, and Regulations to Avoid Collision. London: Charles Wilson, 1850, 176 pp.
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19th century, nineteenth, tactics
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Biddulph, William. The Travels of Certain Englishmen into Africa, Asia, Troy, Bithnia, Thracia and to the Black Sea. English Experience Series. # 22. New York: Da Capo, 1609, 1968, 144 pp.
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17th century, seventeenth, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure
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Biddulph. John. The Pirates of Malabar: An English Woman in India 200 Years Ago. London: Smith Elder, 1907, xx, 327 pp.
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18th century, eighteenth, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Indian Ocean, piracy, privateering, pirate, buccaneer
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Bidelingmaier, Gerhard. Einsatz der schweren Kriegsmarine-einheithen im ozeanischen Zufuhrkrieg. Neckargemund: Kurt Vowinckel, 1963, 270 pp. German war at sea, 1939-1942.
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20th century, twentieth, Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , world war 2, second world war
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Biden, Christopher. Naval Discipline: Subordination Contrasted with Insubordination; or, View of the Necessity for Passing a Law Establishing an Efficient Naval Discipline on Board Ships in the Merchant-Service. London: Richardson, 1830, 392 pp. Pamphlet denouncing abuses in the merchant service.
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19th century, nineteenth, discipline, merchant marine
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Bidwell, Anna & Bidwell, George. Admiral i kochanek. Katowice: Wydawnictwo Slask, 1989, 260 pp. Fiction; Nelson & Emma.
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Nelson, Horatio, nautical fiction, sea fiction
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 |