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Bork, Robert & Kann, Andrea. eds. The Art, Science and Technology of Medieval Travel. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2008, 225 pp. Essays; long journeys, including maps, navigation.
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art, painting, painter, artistic, design , middle ages (400-1399), science , technology, advance, modernization, modernisation, voyage
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Borneman, Walter R. 1812: The War that Forged a Nation. New York: HarperCollins; New York: Perennial, 2004, 2005, 368 pp.
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19th century, nineteenth, War of 1812, Anglo-American war, England, Britain, America, United States, US, USA, impressment, battle, frigate action, campaign, blockade
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Borneman, Walter R. The French and Indian War: Deciding the Fate of North America. New York: HarperCollins, 2006, xxiii, 360 pp.
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18th century, eighteenth, america, United States, US, U.S., 13 colonies, thirteen
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Borofsky, Robert. "Cook, Lono, Obeyesekere, and Sahlins: A Forum." Current Anthropology, 38 (1997): 255-65.
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18th century, eighteenth, Cook, James
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Borough, William. A Discourse of the Variation of the Compas. English Experience Series, # 571. Amsterdam: Theatrum; Norwood: Johnson, 1581, 1596, 1974, no page numbers.
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16th century, sixteenth, navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, technology, advance, modernization, modernisation
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Borresen, Jacob. "Coastal Power: The Sea Power of the Coastal State and the Management of Maritime Resources." See R. Hobson, Navies in Northern Waters, pp. 249-75.
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20th C. (1900-1999); amphibious; Baltic; coastal vessel; Norway; technology;
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20th century, twentieth, Baltic, sea, trade, naval stores , coastal vessel, monitor, ferry , amphibious, invasion from sea, landing, attack from sea, landing craft, Norway, campaign, invasion by Germany, air-land-sea operation , technology, advance, modernization, modernisation
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Borresen, Jacob. "The Seapower of the Coastal State." See G. Till, Seapower, 148-76.
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amphibious, invasion from sea, landing, attack from sea, landing craft, coastal vessel, monitor, ferry
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Borroughs, Peter. "Crime and Punishment in the British Army: 1815-1870." EnHR, 100 (1985): 545-71. Statistics.
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19th century, nineteenth, army, British, military, land force, discipline
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Bosanquet, Henry T.A. "Lord Nelson and the Loss of His Arm." MM, 38 (August 1952): 184-94. Right arm, Santa Cruz, 25 July 1797.
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18th century, eighteenth, health, sickness, illness, medicine, surgeon, Nelson, Horatio
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Bosanquet, Henry T.A. The Naval Officer's Sword. London: HMSO, 1955, vi, 240 pp. 31 illustrations; catalogue; based on collection, NMM.
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officer, quarterdeck, leader , Royal Navy, Britain, England, sword
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Boscawen, Hugh. "The Origins of the Flat-Bottomed Landing Craft, 1757-1758." Army Museum (1984): 23-30.
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18th C. (1700-1799); amphibious; coastal vessel; shipbuilding; technology;
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18th century, eighteenth, amphibious, invasion from sea, landing, attack from sea, landing craft, coastal vessel, monitor, ferry , shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders, technology, advance, modernization, modernisation
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Bose, Sugata. A Hundred Horizons: The Indian Ocean in the Age of Global Empire. Cambridge: Harvard UP, 2006, xii, 333 pp. Height of British Raj.
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19th century, nineteenth, empire, Indian Ocean
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Bosher, J.F. "Financing the French Navy in the Seven Years' War: Beaujon, Goossens et Compagnie in 1759." Business History, 28 (1986): 115-33.
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18th C. (1700-1799); age of sail; Anglo-French; economics; Seven Years' War;
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18th century, eighteenth, age of sail, Anglo-French, France , economics, economic policy, seven years' war; canada; america; colonies; global conflict
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Bosher, J.F. The Canada Merchants, 1713-1763. Oxford: Clarendon, 1987, viii, 234 pp.
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18th century, eighteenth, canada, canadian, economics, economic policy, enterprise, commerce, trade, business, economy, economic
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Bosher, J.F. "Vancouver Island in the Empire." JI&CH, 33 (September 2005): 349-68. Originally colonized from sea as naval base for Britain.
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Vancouver, George, empire, colonialism, colony
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Bosscher, Philip. "Shipping Economics and Trade." See R. Gardiner, Heyday of Sail (CHOS), pp. 133-51. 1650-1850: little innovation.
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18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); economics; merchant marine; trade;
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18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, economics, economic policy, trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing, merchant marine
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Bosscher, Philippus Meesse. "'. . . . except through the Agency and Intermediary of the Aforementioned Sea. . . .': Some Observations on the Development of Dutch Sea Power and the Diffusion of Dutch Influence in North-West Europe." See A. Bang-Andersen, North Sea, pp. 97-122.
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16th C. (1500-1599); 17th C. (1600-1699); age of sail; Anglo-Dutch; Atlantic World; commerce; economics; English Channel;
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17th century, seventeenth, 16th century, sixteenth, age of sail, Anglo-Dutch, Netherlands, Low Country, Holland, Atlantic World, British domination, British North America, culture, influence , commerce, trade, business, economics, economic policy, English Channel, Imperial Defence, fortification
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Bosscher, Philippus Meesse. "The Four Days' Battle: Some Remarks and Reflections." JRUSI, 112 (February 1967): 56-65.
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17th century, seventeenth, age of sail, Anglo-Dutch, Netherlands, Low Country, Holland, battles
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Bossy, John. Giordano Bruno and the Embassy Affair. New Haven: Yale UP, 1991, xix, 294 pp. Intrigue linked to plots & Armada.
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16th century, sixteenth, armada, Spanish, invasion , Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , intelligence, espionage, counter-intelligence
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Bossy, John. Under the Molehill: An Elizabethan Spy Story. New Haven: Yale UP, 2001, 189 pp. Plots of 1580s.
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16th century, sixteenth, intelligence, code breaking, espionage, counter-intelligence, Secret Service
| 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 |