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Bowling, Roland Alfred. "Mahan's Principles and the Battle of the Atlantic." See T. Runyan, To Die Gallantly, pp. 231-50.
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20th C. (1900-1999); Battle of the Atlantic; Mahan, Alfred Thayer; strategy; World War II;
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20th century, twentieth, Battle of the Atlantic, U-boat, anti-submarine warfare, Royal Navy, United States Navy, US Navy , Mahan, Alfred Thayer, sea power theorist, naval historian , world war 2, second world war, strategy, strategic
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Bowling, Roland Alfred. "The Negative Influence of Mahan on Anti-Submarine Warfare." JRUSI, 122 (December 1977): 52-59. Mahan denounced commerce raiding; German U-Boat campaign, 1st World War a refutation of Mahan.
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20th C. (1900-1999); Battle of the Atlantic; Mahan, Alfred Thayer; strategy; U-boat; World War I;
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20th century, twentieth, world war 1, first world war, strategy, strategic, Mahan, Alfred Thayer, sea power theorist, naval historian , U-boat, submarine, German underwater warship , Battle of the Atlantic, U-boat, anti-submarine warfare, Royal Navy, United States Navy, US Navy
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Bowling, Roland Alfred. "The Negative Influence of Mahan on the Protection of Shipping in Wartime: The Convoy Controversy in the Twentieth Century." Ph.D. diss, Maine, Orono, 1980, 689 pp. Under Arthur Johnson; (DAI 41/05, p. 2241).
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20th C. (1900-1999); Battle of the Atlantic; Mahan, Alfred Thayer; strategy;
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20th century, twentieth, Mahan, Alfred Thayer, sea power theorist, naval historian , strategy, strategic, Battle of the Atlantic, U-boat, anti-submarine warfare, Royal Navy, United States Navy, US Navy
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Bowling, Tom. The Antigallican. Ithaca: McBooks, 2008, 288 pp. Nautical fiction; 1794, off Grand Banks; French fleet.
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18th C. (1700-1799); age of sail; nautical fiction; War of French Revolution and Napoleon;
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18th century, eighteenth, age of sail, War of French Revolution and Napoleon, France, nautical fiction, sea fiction
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Bowman, Gerald. The Man Who Bought a Navy: The Story of the World's Greatest Salvage Achievement at Scapa Flow. London: Harrap, 1964, 240 pp. E.F.G. Cox; headed salvage of German fleet.
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20th century, twentieth, world war 1, first world war, wreck, shipwreck, nautical archaeology , Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia
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Bowman, Jonathan. Victory at Any Price. Barnham Broom: Private, 2009, 244 pp. 250 illustrations; HMS Victory restoration; all copper & wood removed, 10 tons & 14 tons, respectively.
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age of sail, HMS Victory, ship of the line, flagship of Nelson, current floating museum, Save The Victory Fund , shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders, ship of the line, sailing battleship, first rate
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Bowman, Larry G. Captive Americans: Prisoners during the American Revolution. Athens: Ohio UP, 1976, viii, 146 pp.
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18th C. (1700-1799); American War of Independence; Anglo-American; prisoner of war;
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18th century, eighteenth, american war of independence, American Revolutionary War, revolution, 13 colonies, thirteen colonies, Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, prisoner of war, prisoner, convict
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Bown, Mark & Simmons, Roger. RMS Titanic: A Portrait in Old Postcards. Loggerheads: Brampton, 1987, 104 pp. Foreword: Donald Smith; from personal collections; height of postcard popularity.
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20th century, twentieth, wreck, shipwreck, nautical archaeology , Titanic, passenger liner, wreck, tragedy, disaster
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Bown, Stephen R. Madness, Betrayal and the Lash: The Epic Voyage of Captain George Vancouver. Toronto: Douglas & McIntyre, 2008, 254 pp. 1790s; Nootka Sound Convention; resorted to lash; upon return, scandal; Banks denounced.
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18th C. (1700-1799); Anglo-Spanish; colonialism; discipline; Empire; expansion; exploration; Vancouver, George;
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Vancouver, George, 18th century, eighteenth, Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , empire, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , colonialism, colony, discipline
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Bown, Stephen R. Scurvy: How a Surgeon, a Mariner and a Gentleman Solved the Greatest Medical Mystery of the Age of Sail. Toronto: Allen, 2003, 254 pp. James Lind, James Cook & Gilbert Blane.
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18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); Cook, James; health; scurvy;
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18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, Cook, James, health, sickness, illness, medicine, surgeon, scurvy, health, search for cure, vitamin C deficiency
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Bown, Stephen R. "The Great Race: Two Rival English Ships Compete to Find the Passage to the Orient." Beaver, 86 (2006): 16-21.
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commerce, trade, business, maritime history, naval history , Far East, East Asia, Southeast Asia
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Bowring, Lewin Bentham. Autobiographical Recollections of Sir John Bowring. London: H.S. King, 1877, 404 pp.
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19th century, nineteenth, Anglo-Chinese, China, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography
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Bowring, Peter. A Thicket of Business: A History of the Bowring Family and the Bowring Group of Companies. Stanhope: Memoir Club, 2007, vii, 288 pp. International group; trading, shipping, insurance; originally from Newfoundland, early 19th century.
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commerce, trade, business, trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing
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Bowyer, Chaz, ed. Royal Flying Corps Communiques, 1917-1918. London: Grub St., 1998, 258 pp.
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air force, Royal Air force, RAF, air power, air craft, aeroplane, bombing, Royal Flying Corps, RFC, world war 1, first world war
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Bowyer, Chaz. Coastal Command at War. London: Allan, 1979, 160 pp. Folio.
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20th C. (1900-1999); Air Force; Battle of the Atlantic; U-boat; World War II;
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20th century, twentieth, air force, Royal Air force, RAF, air power, air craft, aeroplane, bombing, Royal Flying Corps, RFC, world war 2, second world war, U-boat, submarine, German underwater warship , Battle of the Atlantic, U-boat, anti-submarine warfare, Royal Navy, United States Navy, US Navy
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Bowyer, Chaz. Guns in the Sky: The Air Gunners of World War II. New York: Scribner; London: Dent; London: Corgi, 1979, 1981, x, 182 pp.
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air force, Royal Air force, RAF, air power, air craft, aeroplane, bombing, Royal Flying Corps, RFC, 20th century, twentieth, world war 2, second world war
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Bowyer, Chaz. Pathfinders at War. London: Ian Allan, 1977, 160 pp.
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20th century, twentieth, air force, Royal Air force, RAF, air power, air craft, aeroplane, bombing, Royal Flying Corps, RFC, world war 2, second world war
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Bowyer, Chaz. Supermarine Spitfire. Reward Book Series. New York: Prentice-Hall, 1983, 64 pp. Beautiful illustrations in color.
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air force, Royal Air force, RAF, air power, air craft, aeroplane, bombing, Royal Flying Corps, RFC, 20th century, twentieth, world war 2, second world war
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Boxer, Charles Roger, ed. Further Selections from The Tragic History of the Sea, 1559-1565. Publications of the Hakluyt Society, 2 ser, vol. 132. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1968, x, 170 pp. For Hakluyt Society.
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16th century, sixteenth, wreck, shipwreck, nautical archaeology , Hakluyt Society publication
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Boxer, Charles Roger, ed. South China in the Sixteenth Century, Being the Narrative of Galeote Pereira. . . . 1550-1575. Publications of the Hakluyt Society, 2 ser, vol. 106. London: HS, 1577, 1625, 1953. For Hakluyt Society.
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16th C. (1500-1599); Anglo-Chinese; Hakluyt Society publication; memoir;
Keywords:
16th century, sixteenth, Anglo-Chinese, China, Hakluyt Society publication, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography
| 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 |