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Barbour, Violet. "Privateers and Pirates of the West Indies." AHR, 16 (April 1911): 529-66.

Keywords:

18th century, eighteenth, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , piracy, privateering, pirate, buccaneer, smuggling

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Barcia Trelles, Camilo. El Problema de las Islas Malvinas. Madrid: Editora Nacional, 1943, 1968, 114 pp.

Keywords:

19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth, Anglo-Argentine, Argentina, Argentinian, colonialism, colony, diplomacy, treaty, foreign policy, Foreign Office, negotiation, international relations , Falkland, Malvenas, Malvinas, island, colony, campaign, war, battle of First World War

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Barck, Dorothy C., ed. Letter Books and Order Book of George, Lord Rodney. 2 vols. Naval History Society Series, # 65 & 66. New York: Naval History Society, 1932, xxiii, 932 pp. Intelligence on privateers, convoys, cruisers, protection of trade.

Keywords:

18th century, eighteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, age of sail, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , discipline, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction , Royal Navy, Britain, England, personality, prominent leader, noted person , piracy, privateering, pirate, buccaneer

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Barclahy, Cyril Nelson. Battle 1066. London: Dent, 1966, 130 pp. 900th anniversary.

Keywords:

battles, anglo-saxon, English Channel, Imperial Defence, fortification , invasion, armada, landing , middle ages (400-1399)

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Barclay, Glen St. John. "'Butcher and Bolt': Admiral Roger Keyes and British Combined Operations, 1940-1941." NWCR, 35 (March 1982): 18-29. Series of operations; many "snafus"; dismissed by Churchill.

Keywords:

Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, amphibious, invasion from sea, landing, attack from sea, landing craft, commando, guerrilla warfare, Royal Marine , Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , Churchill, Winston, First Lord, Prime Minister, War Minister , critique of Royal Navy, criticism, analysis, critical analysis, controversy, Royal Navy, Britain, England, world war 2, second world war, personality, prominent leader, noted person

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Barclay, Glen St. John. "Singapore Strategy: The Role of the United States in Imperial Defense." Mil Aff, 39 (April 1975): 54-59.

Keywords:

20th century, twentieth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, Anglo-Japanese, Japan , Imperial Defence, Committee of Imperial Defence, Royal Navy, Britain, England, Singapore, campaign, battle, siege, naval base, commercial port, entrepot, disastrous surrender , strategy, strategic, united states navy, US navy

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Barclay, Tom & Graham, Eric J. The Early Transatlantic Trade of Ayr, 1640-1730. Ayrshire Monograph Series, # 30. Ayr: Ayrshire Archaeological & Natural History Society, 2005, 104 pp. Foreword: T.M. Devine.

Keywords:

17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, Anglo-Scot, Scotland, Scottish, Atlantic World, British domination, British North America, culture, influence , colonialism, colony, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing

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Barczewski, Stephanie. Antarctic Destinies: Scott, Shackleton and the Changing Face of Heroism. London: Hambledon Continuum, 2007, 2008, 2009, 390 pp.

Keywords:

20th century, twentieth, Antarctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, South Pole , culture, music, literature, language, art , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , personality, prominent leader, noted person , Shackleton, Ernest

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Barczewski, Stephanie. "The Titanic and the Port of Southampton." See M. Taylor, Southampton, pp. 115-32.

Keywords:

20th century, twentieth, liner, passenger liner, steamship , port, commercial center, seaport, trade center, entrepot , Titanic, passenger liner, wreck, tragedy, disaster

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Barczewski, Stephanie. Titanic: A Night Remembered. London: Hambledon, 2004, xviii, 382 pp. The world Titanic left behind; thought provoking; how catastrophe was re-defined as triumph; heroic masculinity.

Keywords:

20th century, twentieth, culture, music, literature, language, art , liner, passenger liner, steamship , literature, culture, memorial, heritage, tradition, bicentennial , naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary , Titanic, passenger liner, wreck, tragedy, disaster , wreck, shipwreck, nautical archaeology

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Bard, Nelson P. "'Might and Would Not': The Earl of Warwick's Privateering Expedition of 1627." Am Nep, 55 (Winter 1995): 5-18. Led squadron of 10 ships to West Indies; failed.

Keywords:

17th century, seventeenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , personality, prominent leader, noted person , piracy, privateering, pirate, buccaneer, Royal Navy, Britain, England

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Bard, Nelson P. [Biography of Robert Rich, Second Earl of Warwick]. Noted as in preparation.

Keywords:

17th century, seventeenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, age of sail, personality, prominent leader, noted person , piracy, privateering, pirate, buccaneer

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Bard, Nelson P. "The Earl of Warwick's Voyage of 1627." See N. Rodger, Naval Miscellany, V., pp. 15-93.

Keywords:

17th century, seventeenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, piracy, privateering, pirate, buccaneer, Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , Royal Navy, Britain, England, voyage

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Bard, Nelson P. "The Ship Money Case and William Fiennes, Viscount Saye and Sele." BIHR, 50 (November 1977): 177-84.

Keywords:

17th century, seventeenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, economics, economic policy, law, Royal Navy, Britain, England, personality, prominent leader, noted person

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Barendse, Rene J. The Arabian Seas: The Indian Ocean World of the Seventeenth Century. New York: Sharpe, 2002, xvi, 588 pp.

Keywords:

17th century, seventeenth, Indian Ocean, Middle East, imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , East India Company, charter company, Raj

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Barendse, Rene J. "Trade and State in the Arabian Seas: A Survey from the Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century." J World History, 11 (Fall 2000): 173-226. Stressed continuity instead of "rise and fall."

Keywords:

15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, colonialism, colony, commerce, trade, business, East India Company, charter company, Raj , enterprise, commerce, trade, business, economy, economic , Indian Ocean, Middle East, trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing

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Barendse, R.J. Arabian Sea 1700-1763. 4 Volumes. 1. The Western Indian Ocean in the Eighteenth Century. 2. Kings, Gangsters and Companies. 3. Men and Merchandise. 4. Europe in Asia. (Leiden: Brill, 2009) 1868 pages

Keywords:

18th century, eighteenth, expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing, economics, economic policy, business, colonialism

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"Barfleur." Naval Policy: A Plea for the Study of War. London: William Blackwood, 1907, xiv, 323 pp. Dedicated to Philip H. Colomb; series of articles.

Categories:

Admiralty; historian; strategy;

Keywords:

Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, historian, history, historical, strategy, strategic

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Baring-Gould, S. Memorial of Horatio Lord Nelson. London: Skeffington, 1905, 145 pp. Dedicated to Charles Beresford.

Keywords:

memorial, heritage, tradition, bicentennial , Nelson, Horatio, Royal Navy, Britain, England, personality, prominent leader, noted person

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

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