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Blackwood, Henry. Nelson's Watchdog: The Life of Sir Henry Blackwood. London: The 1805 Club, 1998.
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18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); Biography; War of French Revolution and Napoleon;
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18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, biography, War of French Revolution and Napoleon, France
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Blackwood, John. London's Immortals: The Complete Outdoor Commemorative Statues. London: Savoy, 1989, 380 pp. Foreword: Hugh Casson; 314 statues, e.g., Nelson, Mountbatten, Churchill; plus Washington, Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt.
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bibliography, list, listing
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Blaeu, Joan. Atlas Major of 1665. Cologne: Taschen, 1662-1665, 594 pp. Originally 11 vols.; intro: Peter van der Krogt; maps & cartography.
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17th century, seventeenth, cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical
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Blagdon, Francis William. Graphic History of the Life, Exploits and Death of Horatio Nelson. London: Orme; London: Longman, 1806, 72 pp. Impressive engravings; popular perspective.
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18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); Biography; Nelson, Horatio; War of French Revolution and Napoleon;
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19th century, nineteenth, 18th century, eighteenth, biography, War of French Revolution and Napoleon, France, Nelson, Horatio
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Blair, Clay. Hitler's U-Boat War. 2 vols. I: The Hunters, 1939-1942. II: The Hunted, 1942-1945. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson; New York: Random House, 1996-1998, lix, 1523 pp. Definitive; conclusion: German campaign a failure, only sank 1% of merchant navy.
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20th C. (1900-1999); Atlantic World; merchant marine; submarine; U-boat; World War II;
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20th century, twentieth, world war 2, second world war, U-boat, submarine, German underwater warship , submarine, underwater vessel, submerged operation, Atlantic World, British domination, British North America, culture, influence , merchant marine
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Blair, Clay. The Atomic Submarine and Admiral Rickover. New York: Holt, 1954, viii, 277 pp. "Father" of nuclear power.
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20th century, twentieth, biography, cold war, submarine, underwater vessel, submerged operation
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Blair, John, ed. Waterways and Canal Building in Medieval England. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2007, 315 pp.
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river, trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing, 15th century, fifteenth
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Blair, Pauline Hunter. A Thorough Seaman: The Ships' Logs of Horatio Nelson's Early Voyages Imaginatively Explored. Cambridge: Church Farm House, 2000, x, 211 pp. Fiction.
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18th century, eighteenth, navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, Nelson, Horatio
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Blair, Pauline Hunter. The Nelson Boy: An Imaginative Reconstruction of a Great Man's Childhood. Cambridge: Church Farm House, 1999, 256 pp. Fiction; 2 works reconstructing early life of Nelson.
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nautical fiction, sea fiction , Nelson, Horatio
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Blake, Clagette. Charles Elliott, R.N., 1801-1875: A Servant of Britain Overseas. London: Cleaver-Hume, 1960, xvi, 130 pp. Memoir; e.g., service in Opium War; Governor of Bermuda, Trinidad, St. Helena.
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19th century, nineteenth, Anglo-Chinese, China, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography
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Blake, George. British Ships and Shipbuilding. Britain in Pictures Series. London: Collins, 1946, 46 pp.
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shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders
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Blake, Joe. Restoring the Great Britain. Bristol: Recliffe, 1989.
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20th century, twentieth
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Blake, John W. Northern Ireland in the Second World War. Belfast: HMSO, 1956, xv, 569 pp.
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20th century, twentieth, world war 2, second world war, Anglo-Irish, Ireland, Eire
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Blake, John William. European Beginnings in West Africa, 1454-1578: A Survey of the First Century of White Enterprise in West Africa, with Special Emphasis upon the Rivalry of the Great Powers. London: Longman, 1937, viii, 212 pp. For Royal Empire Society.
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15th C. (1400-1499); 16th C. (1500-1599); Empire; enterprise;
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15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth, enterprise, commerce, trade, business, economy, economic , empire
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Blake, John William. Europeans in West Africa, 1450-1560. . . . the Nature and Scope of Portuguese Enterprise. . . . Castilians. . . . Early English Voyages to Barbary and Guinea. 2 vols. Publications of the Hakluyt Society, 2 ser, vols. 86 & 87. London: H.S., 1941-1942. For Hakluyt Society.
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15th C. (1400-1499); 16th C. (1500-1599); Empire; Hakluyt Society publication;
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15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth, empire, Hakluyt Society publication
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Blake, John, Lewis, G. Malcolm & Williams, Glyndwr. "Cartography: An Overview, Indigenous Cartography, and Speculative Cartography." See J. Hattendorf, Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime History, I., 356-72.
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cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical
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Blake, John. Charts of War: The Naval Charts and Maps that Have Informed and Illustrated War at Sea. London: Conway, 2006, 160 pp. Folio, 182 illustrations, mostly maps.
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cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical
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Blake, John. Sea Charts of the British Isles: A Voyage of Discovery around Britain and Ireland's Coastline. London: Conway, 2005, 128 pp. Folio; foreword: Lord Boyce.
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cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure
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Blake, John. The Sea Chart: The Illustrated History of Nautical Maps and Navigational Charts. London: Conway, 2004, 2009, 160 pp. Foreword: Duke of York; 150 illustrations.
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cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude
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Blake, Nicholas & Lawrence, Richard. The Illustrated Companion to Nelson's Navy. London: Chatham; Mechanicsburg, Stackpole, 1999, 2000, 2005, 207 pp. Folio, 500 illustrations; included survey of naval fiction; life on lower deck; recipes.
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18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); age of sail; Nelson, Horatio; War of 1812; War of French Revolution and Napoleon;
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19th century, nineteenth, 18th century, eighteenth, age of sail, Nelson, Horatio, 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
| 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 |