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Brooks, Jerome E. Tobacco: Its History Illustrated by the Books, Manuscripts, and Engravings in the Library of George Arents, Jr. 5 vols. I: 1507-1615. II: 1615-1698. III: 1698-1783. IV: 1784-1942. V: Index. New York: Rosenbaach, 1937-1952. Folio.
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16th C. (1500-1599); 17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); 20th C. (1900-1999); commerce; economics; trade;
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16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth, commerce, trade, business, economics, economic policy, trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing
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Brooks, John & Sumida, Jon T. "Letter: Notes and Comments with Response." J Mil His, 70 (January 2006): 195-200. Defended Dreadnought Gunnery. . . .; a revisionist view; complained that Sumida "rarely engages with my argument"; Sumida contended evidence was deceptive.
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20th C. (1900-1999); battleship; gunnery; technology; weapons; World War I;
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20th century, twentieth, world war 1, first world war, weapon, arms trade , technology, advance, modernization, modernisation, gunnery, gun, weapon , battleship, battlecruiser, dreadnought, capital ship
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Brooks, John. Dreadnought Gunnery and the Battle of Jutland: The Question of Fire Control. Naval Policy & History Series, # 32. New York: Routledge, 2005, xiv, 321 pp. Foreword: Andrew Lambert; further intense debate over Fisher era, technological innovation & Pollen vs. the Dreyer fire control systems; complex problem; Marder & Sumida, now Brooks.
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20th C. (1900-1999); gunnery; Jutland; Royal Navy; tactics; technology; World War I;
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20th century, twentieth, world war 1, first world war, technology, advance, modernization, modernisation, tactics, Royal Navy, Britain, England, Jutland, battle, peninsular , gunnery, gun, weapon
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Brooks, John. "Dreadnought: Blunder or Stroke of Genius?" War in History, 14 (April 2007): 157-78. Conclusion: some success, but risky, based on inaccurate intelligence, unnecessary.
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20th century, twentieth, battleship, battlecruiser, dreadnought, capital ship , Fisher, John, First Sea Lord, reformer , technology, advance, modernization, modernisation
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Brooks, John. "Fire Control for British Dreadnoughts: Choices in Technology and Supply." Ph.D. diss, London, King's College, 2001. Under Andrew Lambert.
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20th century, twentieth, world war 1, first world war, technology, advance, modernization, modernisation, gunnery, gun, weapon
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Brooks, John. "Percy Scott and the Director." Warship (1996).
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20th century, twentieth, gunnery, gun, weapon , technology, advance, modernization, modernisation
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Brooks, John. "The Admiralty Fire Control Tables." Warship, 25 (2002-2003): 69-93. Evolution of fire control system.
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20th century, twentieth, technology, advance, modernization, modernisation, gunnery, gun, weapon
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Brooks, John. "The Mast and Funnel Question: Fire Control Positions in British Dreadnoughts, 1905-1915." Warship (1995).
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20th century, twentieth, battleship, battlecruiser, dreadnought, capital ship , gunnery, gun, weapon , technology, advance, modernization, modernisation
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Brooks, Nicholas P. Communities and Warfare, 700-1400. London: Hambledon, 2000, xv, 298 pp. Collection of essays, e.g., Bayeux Tapestry & how Normans & Anglo-Saxons fought.
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middle ages (400-1399)
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Brooks, Peter W. Zeppelin: Rigid Airships, 1893-1940. London: Putnam; Washington: Smithsonian, 1992, 224 pp.
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19th C. (1800-1899); 20th C. (1900-1999); aviation; tactics; technology; World War I; World War II;
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19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth, aviation, aircraft, airplane, plane, naval aviation, carrier aviation, world war 1, first world war, world war 2, second world war, technology, advance, modernization, modernisation, tactics
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Brooks, Richard. "Admiral Beatty and Brown Water: The Sudan and China, 1896-1900." See P. Hore, Sea Power Ashore, pp. 164-81.
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19th century, nineteenth, Beatty, David, First Sea Lord, Fleet Commander, Grand Fleet Commander , Royal Navy, Britain, England
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Brooks, Richard. Fred T. Jane: An Eccentric Visionary. Coulsdon: Jane's, 1997, 260 pp. John Frederick Thomas Jane, 1865-1916.
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19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth, biography
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Brooks, Richard. "How Fighting Ships became Jane's." USNIP, 122 (December 1996): 44-47. Development of reference volumes, all the navies of the world.
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20th century, twentieth, bibliography, list, listing
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Brooks, Richard. "March into India: The Relief of Lucknow, 1857-1859." See P. Hore, Sea Power Ashore, pp. 130-45.
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19th century, nineteenth, empire, Great Game, competition over Central Asia, Russia, England, Britain, British Empire, mutiny, insurrection, Bounty
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Brooks, Richard. The Long Arm of Empire: Naval Brigades from the Crimea to the Boxer Rebellion. London: Constable, 1999, xxii, 330 pp. E.g., Crimean, Indian Mutiny, Sudan & Boer War.
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19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth, amphibious, invasion from sea, landing, attack from sea, landing craft
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Brooks, Richard. The Royal Marines: 1664 to the Present. London: Constable, 2002, xii, 340 pp. Began as Admiral's regiment under Charles II.
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17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); 20th C. (1900-1999); Royal Marine;
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17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth, Royal Marine, commando
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Brooks, Stephen, ed. Montgomery and the Battle of Normandy: A Selection from the Diaries, Correspondence and Other Papers of Field Marshal The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, January to August, 1944. Stroud: History, 2008, xvi, 384 pp. Documents; no new revelations.
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20th century, twentieth, world war 2, second world war, invasion, armada, landing , D-Day, invasion, landing, Normandy invasion, invasion of Europe
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Brooks, Victor. The Normandy Campaign: From D-Day to the Liberation of Paris. Cambridge: Da Capo, 2002, 288 pp. Narrative, operational tactical history.
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world war 2, second world war, D-Day, invasion, landing, Normandy invasion, invasion of Europe , invasion, armada, landing , army, British, military, land force
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Brooks, Richard & Little, Matthew. Tracing Your Royal Marine Ancesters: A Guide for Family Historians. Barnsley: Pen & Sword, 2008, xiv, 173 pp. Association: Royal Marine Museum.
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memorial, heritage, tradition, bicentennial , museum, naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction , Royal Marine, commando
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Broome, John Edgerton. Convoy Is to Scatter. London: Kimber; New York: Rowman & Littlefield; London: Futura, 1972, 1974, 343 pp. By "Jack" Broome; convoy PQ-17, June 1942; worst disaster; publication legal controversy with David Irving.
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20th C. (1900-1999); Anglo-German; Arctic; merchant marine; World War II;
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20th century, twentieth, world war 2, second world war, Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , merchant marine
| 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 |