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Broome, John Edgerton. Make a Signal! London: Putnam; London: Kimber, 1955, 1973, 224 pp. Time of individual signals.
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20th century, twentieth, communication, communicate, telegraph, radio, underwater cable
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Broome, John Edgerton. Services Wrendered. London: Kimber, 1946, 1974, 128 pp. Witty tribute to WRENS; some poetry.
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20th century, twentieth, woman, seaman, lower deck, enlisted status, seafarer, sailor
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Broome, Rodney. Amerike: The Briton Who Gave America Its Name. Stroud: Sutton, 2002, xxiv, 227 pp. Terra Incognita up to 1502; revised theory: Richard Amerike linked to John Cabot & Bristol voyages.
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16th C. (1500-1599); America; expansion; exploration; imperialism;
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16th century, sixteenth, america, United States, US, U.S., 13 colonies, thirteen, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire
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Broomfield, J.H. "Lord Sandwich at the Admiralty Board: Politics and the British Navy, 1771-1778." MM, 51 (February 1965): 7-25. Rehabilitation of reputation; First Lord.
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18th century, eighteenth, administration, bureaucracy, civil service, governance, First Lord, civilian head of Admiralty , Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty
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Broomfield, J.H. "The Keppel-Palliser Affair, 1778-1779." MM, 47 (1961): 195-207. 1770s; Augustus Keppel vs. Hugh Palliser, naval officers in major political conflict over American Revolution; demoralized RN & political divisions in Parliament.
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18th C. (1700-1799); Admiralty; American War of Independence; officer; Royal Navy;
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18th century, eighteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, american war of independence, American Revolutionary War, revolution, 13 colonies, thirteen colonies, officer, quarterdeck, leader , Royal Navy, Britain, England
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Brosnan, John. James Bond in the Cinema. London: Tantivy; San Diego: A.S. Barnes, 1972, 1981, ix, 309 pp. Fiction.
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20th century, twentieth, Bond, James, nautical fiction
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Brotton Jerry. Trading Territories: Mapping the Early Modern World. Ithaca: Cornell UP; London: Reaktion, 1997, 1998, 208 pp. Dynamic relationship between trade & cartography; credit to Portugal & Ottoman Empire.
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16th C. (1500-1599); 17th C. (1600-1699); cartography; commerce; Empire; expansion; exploration; trade;
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16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical , trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing, commerce, trade, business, empire
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Brou, Willy. The War Beneath the Sea. New York: Crowell; London: Muller, 1957, 1958, 239 pp. Frogmen, divers, midget submarines.
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20th century, twentieth, world war 2, second world war, technology, advance, modernization, modernisation,
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Brouelette, Elizabeth Bemtley. "Instrumental or Experimental: A History of U.S. Naval Air Stations in Europe during World War I." Ph.D. diss, Washington, 1996, 413 pp. (DAI52-12, p. 5272).
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20th C. (1900-1999); aviation; United States Navy; World War I;
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20th century, twentieth, world war 1, first world war, united states navy, US navy, aviation, aircraft, airplane, plane, naval aviation, carrier aviation
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Brougham, Henry Peter. Historical Sketches of Lord St. Vincent and Nelson. By Baron Brougham & Vaux; writings later published, 11 vols., 1855-1861.
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18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); Biography; Jervis, John; Nelson, Horatio;
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18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, biography, Jervis, John, Earl of St. Vincent, First Lord, commander, Mediterranean fleet , Nelson, Horatio
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Broughton, William Robert. A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific: In Which the Coast of Asia, from the Latitude 35 North to the Latitude of 52 North, the Island of the Insu (Commonly Known under the Name of the Land of Jesso,) the North, South, and East Coasts of Japan, the Lieuchieux and the Adjacent Isles. . . . Examined and Surveyed. . . . HMS Providence. . . . 1795-1798. London: Cadell & Davis, 1804, xx, 393 pp.
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18th C. (1700-1799); cartography; exploration; Pacfic World; Royal Navy;
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18th century, eighteenth, cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , pacfic world, Royal Navy, Britain, England
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Brouscon, Giullaume. Sir Francis Drake's Nautical Almanack, 1546. London: Nottingham Court, 1980, 32 pp. In association with Magdalene College, Cambridge.
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16th century, sixteenth, Drake, Francis, naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction
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Brouwer, Norman J. International Register of Historic Ships. World Ship Trust. Annapolis: NIP; Peekshill: National Maritime Historical Society; London: Chatham, 1985, 1993, 1999, 2000, 392 pp. Large folio, 400 illustrations; register of 2700 ships in 50 nations.
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bibliography, list, listing , ship, boat, vessel
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Brower, Jack. The Battleship Bismarck. Anatomy of the Ship Series. Annapolis: NIP, 2005, 160 pp.
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20th century, twentieth, world war 2, second world war, ship, boat, vessel, battleship, battlecruiser, dreadnought, capital ship
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Browing, Oscar. The Fall of Napoleon. London: Lane, 1907, 327 pp.
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19th century, nineteenth, Anglo-French, France , Napoleon, War of French Revolution and Napoleon, Egyptian Campaign, St. Helena, exile, prisoner under British
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Brown, Alexander Crosby. "Exedus 1947: An Interim Report on the Career of the Steamer President Warfield." Am Nep, 8 (April 1948): 127-31.
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20th century, twentieth
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Brown, Alexander Crosby. Women and Children Last: The Loss of the Steamship Arctic. New York: Putnam, 1961, 1962, 251 pp. Tragedy, collision in fog, Arctic of Collin Line & French bark, off Newfoundland, September 1854; hundreds lost, not one of 87 survivors was a woman or child.
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19th century, nineteenth, wreck, shipwreck, nautical archaeology , merchant marine,
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Brown, Anthony C. "Sedition or Ships' Biscuits?: A Study of the Nore Mutiny of 1797." Master's thesis, Exeter, 2002. Under Michael Duffy & N.A.M. Rodger.
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18th C. (1700-1799); mutiny; victualling; War of French Revolution and Napoleon;
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18th century, eighteenth, War of French Revolution and Napoleon, France, victualling, food ration, diet for naval personnel, nutrition , mutiny, insurrection, Bounty
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Brown, Anthony C. "The Nore Mutiny: Sedition or Ships' Biscuits?: A Reappraisal." MM, 92 (February 2006): 60-74. Actually, several different mutinies.
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18th C. (1700-1799); mutiny; victualling; War of French Revolution and Napoleon;
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18th century, eighteenth, War of French Revolution and Napoleon, France, victualling, food ration, diet for naval personnel, nutrition , mutiny, insurrection, Bounty
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Brown, Anthony Gary, ed. A Guide for the Perplexed: Translations of All "Non-English" Phrases in Patrick O'Brian's Sea-Tales. 1997.
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War of French Revolution and Napoleon, France, 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 |