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Beckingham, C.F. "The Quest for Prester John." See F. Fernandez-Armesto, European Opportunities, pp. 175-94.

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15th century, fifteenth, Anglo-Portuguese, Portugal , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , personality, prominent leader, noted person

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Beckles, Gordon. Dunkirk: And After: May 10th-June 17th, 1940. London: Hutchinson, 1940, xxiv, 255 pp. Day-by-day account.

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Anglo-French, France , Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , dunkirk, invasion, armada, landing , world war 2, second world war

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Beckles, Hilary McD. "The Hub of Empire: The Caribbean and Britain in the Seventeenth Century." See N. Canny, Oxford History of the British Empire, I., pp. 218-40.

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17th century, seventeenth, age of sail, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , enterprise, commerce, trade, business, economy, economic , imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing

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Beckman, Morris. Atlantic Roulette: A Merchantman at War, June 1940: Running the Gauntlet of U-Boat Alley, E-Boat Alley, and the Luftwaffe. Brighton: Tom Donovan, 1996, 138 pp.

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Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , Battle of the Atlantic, U-boat, anti-submarine warfare, Royal Navy, United States Navy, US Navy , English Channel, Imperial Defence, fortification , merchant marine, U-boat, submarine, German underwater warship

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Beckman, Peter, Crumlish, Paul, Dobkowski, Michael N. & Lee, Steven P. Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear States, and Terrorism. Cornwall-on-Hudson: Sloan, 2007, xvi, 393 pp.

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20th century, twentieth, guerrilla warfare, commando operation, terrorist warfare , nuclear , Royal Navy, Britain, England, weapon, arms trade

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Beddie, M.K., ed. Bibliography of Captain James Cook, RN, FRS, Circumnavigator. Sydney: Library of New South Wales, 1928, 1970, xvi, 894 pp. 4824 annotated entries.

Keywords:

18th century, eighteenth, age of sail, bibliography, list, listing , circumnavigation, circumnavigate, around the world, round the world , Cook, James

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Bedford, F.G.H. The Life and Letters of Admiral Sir Frederick George Denham Bedford, GCB, GCMG. Newcastle upon Tyne: Reid, [1960], xviii, 161 pp.

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Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , officer, quarterdeck, leader , Royal Navy, Britain, England

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Bedford, Frederick G.D. "Drake." See J Laughton, Hawke to Nelson, pp. 41-80.

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16th century, sixteenth, circumnavigation, circumnavigate, around the world, round the world , Drake, Francis, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography

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Bedini, Silvo A., ed. The Christopher Columbus Encyclopedia. 2 vols. Westwood: Simon & Schuster; New York: Da Capo, 1992, 1998, xxii, 787 pp. Folio; by Curator of Rare Books, Smithsonian; 350 articles, 150 contributors, 400 illustrations.

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15th century, fifteenth, age of sail, Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , personality, prominent leader, noted person

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Bedoyere, Guy de la, ed. The Letters of Samuel Pepys, 1656-1703. Rochester: Boydell & Brewer, 2006, 288 pp. Selections: private & professional correspondence.

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17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Pepys, Samuel, Secretary to Admiralty, famous diary , Royal Navy, Britain, England, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography

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Bedzmirowski, Jerzy. "Cooperation between the British Royal Navy and the Polish Navy during World War II Regarding the Education of Naval Cadres." J Slavic Military Studies, 21 (October 2008): 657-68.

Keywords:

Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, education, educate, training, train, teaching, teach, schooling, school, learning, learn, diplomacy, treaty, foreign policy, Foreign Office, negotiation, international relations , Royal Navy, Britain, England, world war 2, second world war

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Beech, George. Was the Bayeux Tapestry Made in France?: The Case of Saint-Florent of Saumur. The New Middle Ages Series. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005, xii, 142 pp.

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Anglo-French, France , Anglo-Scot, Scotland, Scottish, bayeux tapestry, invasion, armada, landing

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Beechey, Frederick William. Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait to Cooperate with the Polar Expedition: Performed in HMS Blossom. . . . in the Years 1825, 26, 27, 28. 2 vols. London: Henry Colburn & Bentley; Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1831, 1832, xxviii, 742 pp. Abridged ed., vi, 493 pp. For the Admiralty.

Keywords:

Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, 19th century, nineteenth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Royal Navy, Britain, England, ship, boat, vessel

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Beeching, Jack. The Chinese Opium Wars. London: Hutchinson, 1975, 352 pp. Included battle of Fanshaw Creek.

Keywords:

19th century, nineteenth, Anglo-Chinese, China, battles, Far East, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Royal Navy, Britain, England, expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony

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Beeching, Jack. The Galleys at Lepanto. London: Hutchinson, 1982, 1983, 267 pp.

Keywords:

16th century, sixteenth, battles, galley, oared ship, oared vessel, trireme , Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean theater, Mediterranean command , Anglo-Greek, Greece

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Beeeler, John Francis. "The Theatre of Navalism in Germany and Britain: Review Article." IHR, 30 (June 2008): 332-42. Focus on revisionists of Marder.

Keywords:

19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , historian, history, historical, Royal Navy, Britain, England

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Beekman, Allan. Crisis: The Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor and Southeast Asia. Honolulu: Heritage, 1992, 407 pp. Conglomeration; extraneous diversions.

Keywords:

Anglo-Japanese, Japan , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , Far East, East Asia, Southeast Asia, aviation, aircraft, airplane, plane, naval aviation, carrier aviation, world war 2, second world war

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Beeler, John Francis, ed. The Milne Papers: The Papers of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Alexander Milne, Bt., KCB, (1806-1896). Vol. I. 1820-1859. Publications of the Navy Records Society, vol. 147. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2004, xviii, 857 pp. First of anticipated 3 vols.

Keywords:

19th century, nineteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , Royal Navy, Britain, England, Navy Records Society publication, 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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