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Acworth, Bernard. The Economic Significance of Coal: A Symposium on the Utilization of Coal. London, 1933, 10 pp. Pamphlet; critical of current naval policies.
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age of steam; architecture; critique of Royal Navy; interwar; propulsion ; Royal Navy;
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architecture, shipbuilding, design, construction, structure, naval architect , age of steam, propulsion , critique of Royal Navy, criticism, analysis, critical analysis, controversy, Royal Navy, Britain, England, interwar
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Adams, John. Ocean Steamers: A History of Ocean-Going Passenger Steamships, 1820-1970. London: New Cavendish, 1993, 212 pp. Folio; 500 superb illustrations depicting over 400 vessels.
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19th C. (1800-1899); 20th C. (1900-1999); age of steam; ship;
Keywords:
19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth, age of steam, ship, boat, vessel
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Aflalo, Frederick George. The Sea-Fishing Industry of England and Wales: A Popular Account of the Sea Fisheries and Fishing Ports of Those Countries. London: Edward Stanford, 1904, xx, 386 pp.
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18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); age of sail; age of steam; fishing; merchant marine; naval lore; port;
Keywords:
18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, age of steam, age of sail, merchant marine, naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary , port, commercial center, seaport, trade center, entrepot , fishing, fishery, fish, herring, cod, trawling
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Agassiz, Alexandre. A Visit to the Great Barrier Reef of Australia: In the Steamer Croydon, during April and May 1896. Cambridge: Harvard UP, 1898, 54 pp. Illustrations: 41 plates.
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19th C. (1800-1899); age of steam; exploration; Royal Australian Navy; ship;
Keywords:
19th century, nineteenth, age of steam, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Royal Australian Navy, Australia , ship, boat, vessel
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Albion, Robert Greenhalgh. Five Centuries of Famous Ships: From the Santa Maria to the Glomar Explorer. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1978, ix, 435 pp. Foreword: Benjamin Labaree; coverage of over 150 ships.
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age of sail; age of steam; architecture; merchant marine; ship; ship of the line; shipbuilding;
Keywords:
age of sail, age of steam, architecture, shipbuilding, design, construction, structure, naval architect , ship, boat, vessel, ship of the line, sailing battleship, first rate , shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders, merchant marine
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Albion, Robert Greenhalgh. Makers of Naval Policy, 1798-1947. Annapolis: NIP, 1948, 1980, x, 737 pp. Ed: Rowena Reed; official administrative history of U.S. Navy; comprehensive & critical; written in 1948 but not published until 1980.
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18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); 20th C. (1900-1999); Admiralty; age of sail; age of steam; Anglo-American; sea power; strategy; United States Navy;
Keywords:
18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, age of sail, age of steam, Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, sea power, strategy, strategic, united states navy, US navy
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Aldcroft, Derek Howard. "Introduction: British Industry and Foreign Competition, 1875-1914." See D. Aldcroft, Development of British Industry and Foreign Competition, pp. 4-36.
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19th C. (1800-1899); 20th C. (1900-1999); age of steam; Anglo-German; commerce; enterprise; expansion; merchant marine;
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19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth, age of steam, Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , enterprise, commerce, trade, business, economy, economic , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , commerce, trade, business, merchant marine
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Allen, John Logan, Dasch, E. Julius & Gough, Barry M., eds. Explorers: From Ancient Times to the Space Age. 3 vols. New York: Macmillan; London: Simon & Schuster, 1998.
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age of sail; age of steam; Ancient (100 B.C. - 499 A.D.); expansion; exploration; general history; leadership; Middle Ages (400-1399); personality; voyage;
Keywords:
age of sail, age of steam, ancient (100 b.c. - 499 a.d.), general history, general survey, survey, leadership, leader, command, commander in chief , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , personality, prominent leader, noted person , voyage, middle ages (400-1399)
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Allen, Joseph A. Battles of the British Navy: From AD 1000 to 1840. 2 vols. London: Bailey; London: Henry Bohn; London: George Bell; Hamilton: Simpkin Marshall; Glasgow: Morison, 1842, 1852, 1853, 1878, 1883, 1905, 436 pp. Allen "of Greenwich Hospital," 1810-1864.
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Admiralty; age of sail; age of steam; battles; general history; Middle Ages (400-1399); Royal Navy;
Keywords:
Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, age of sail, age of steam, general history, general survey, survey, battles, middle ages (400-1399), Royal Navy, Britain, England
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Allen, Matthew. "The Employment of Untried Technology: British Naval Tactics in the Ironclad Era." War in History, 15 (July 2008): 269-93. Gun, ram, torpedo; gun prevailed.
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19th C. (1800-1899); Admiralty; age of steam; gunnery; propulsion ; Royal Navy; shipbuilding; tactics; technology; torpedo; weapons;
Keywords:
19th century, nineteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, age of steam, gunnery, gun, weapon , propulsion , Royal Navy, Britain, England, shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders, tactics, technology, advance, modernization, modernisation, torpedo, underwater weapon, propelled weapon, weapon, arms trade
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Allen, Matthew. "The Origins, Conduct and Outcome of the British Naval Exercises of 1885." MM, 91 (August 2005): 421-35. From ironclad era; use of close blockade confirmed but two years later, in exercises, close blockade abandoned.
Categories:
19th C. (1800-1899); Admiralty; age of steam; blockade; propulsion ; Royal Navy; strategy; tactics; technology;
Keywords:
19th century, nineteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, age of steam, blockade, propulsion , Royal Navy, Britain, England, strategy, strategic, tactics, technology, advance, modernization, modernisation
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Allen, Robert Stephenson. Wartime with Shell: The Autobiography of R.S. (Bob) Allen. Newcastle: Shield, 1996, 144 pp. Folio; ed: Norman Middlemiss; petroleum tankers.
Categories:
age of steam; company; memoir; oil ; ship; trade; World War II;
Keywords:
age of steam, company, charter, shipping, commercial , oil , ship, boat, vessel, trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing, world war 2, second world war, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography
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Allington, Peter & Greenhill, Basil. The First Atlantic Liners: Seamanship in the Age of Paddle Wheel, Sail and Screw. London: Conway; Washington: Brassey, 1997, 167 pp. Folio; problems of handling early steamships at sea; based on original logbooks.
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19th C. (1800-1899); age of steam; architecture; liner; navigation; propulsion ; seamanship;
Keywords:
19th century, nineteenth, age of steam, architecture, shipbuilding, design, construction, structure, naval architect , propulsion , liner, passenger liner, steamship , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, seamanship, seafaring, navigation, professional competence
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Anderson, Fred & Cayton, Andrew. The Dominion of War: Empire and Liberty in North America, 1500-2000. New York: Viking; New York: Penguin, 2005, xxiv, 520 pp. Focus on imperial ambitions; 8 biographical case studies; centrality of imperial ambitions.
Categories:
age of sail; age of steam; Anglo-American; Anglo-French; Atlantic World; Colonial America; colonialism; imperialism; Royal Navy;
Keywords:
age of sail, age of steam, Anglo-French, France , Atlantic World, British domination, British North America, culture, influence , Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, colonialism, colony, imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , Royal Navy, Britain, England
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Anderson, Roger Charles. Naval Wars in the Baltic during the Sailing Ship Epoch, 1522-1850. London: Francis Edwards, 1910, 1969, x, 433 pp. Series of naval wars; chronological.
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16th C. (1500-1599); 17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); age of steam; Baltic; battles; expansion; logistics; trade;
Keywords:
16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, age of steam, Baltic, sea, trade, naval stores , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , logistics, supply, supplies, trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing, battles
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Anderson, Romola & Anderson, Roger Charles. The Sailing Ship: Six Thousand Years of History. London: Harrap; New York: Norton; New York: Robert McBride; New York: Bonanza; London: Evelyn, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1948, 1963, 1969, 1971, 1980, 211 pp. Over 130 illusrations; the standard.
Categories:
Admiralty; age of steam; architecture; maritime history; Royal Navy; ship; shipbuilding;
Keywords:
age of steam, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, architecture, shipbuilding, design, construction, structure, naval architect , Royal Navy, Britain, England, maritime history, naval history , ship, boat, vessel, shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders
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Angas, William Mack. Rivalry on the Atlantic, 1839-1939. New York: L. Furman, 1939, xv, 234 pp. Steamboats.
Categories:
19th C. (1800-1899); 20th C. (1900-1999); age of steam; Atlantic World; liner;
Keywords:
19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth, Atlantic World, British domination, British North America, culture, influence , liner, passenger liner, steamship , age of steam
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Appleyard, Rollo. Charles Parsons: His Life and Work. London: Constable, 1933, 334 pp. Parsons, 1867-1943, naval engineer & architect; invented steam turbine.
Categories:
20th C. (1900-1999); Admiralty; age of steam; architecture; Royal Navy; shipbuilding; technology;
Keywords:
20th century, twentieth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, age of steam, architecture, shipbuilding, design, construction, structure, naval architect , Royal Navy, Britain, England, shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders, technology, advance, modernization, modernisation
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Apps, Michael. Send Her Victorious. London: Kimber, 1971, 270 pp. HMS Victorious; served in every theater, 2nd World War.
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20th C. (1900-1999); age of steam; Aircraft carrier; aviation; Royal Navy; ship; World War II;
Keywords:
20th century, twentieth, age of steam, aircraft carrier, carrier, warfare, aviation, aircraft, airplane, plane, naval aviation, carrier aviation, Royal Navy, Britain, England, world war 2, second world war, ship, boat, vessel
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Apps, Michael. The Four Ark Royals. London: Kimber, 1976, 256 pp. Foreword: Michael Fell; 1st a galleon of 1630s.
Categories:
age of sail; age of steam; Aircraft carrier; naval guide; naval lore; Royal Navy; ship;
Keywords:
age of sail, age of steam, aircraft carrier, carrier, warfare, Royal Navy, Britain, England, ship, boat, vessel, naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction , naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary
| 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 |