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Abbot, Willis John. Blue Jackets of 1812: A History of the Naval Battles of the Second War with Great Britain. New York: Dodd Mead, 1887, viii, 409 pp. Illus: W.C. Jackson & H.W. Vickar.
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19th C. (1800-1899); Anglo-American; battles; Royal Navy; War of 1812;
Keywords:
Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, Royal Navy, Britain, England, War of 1812, Anglo-American war, England, Britain, America, United States, US, USA, impressment, battle, frigate action, campaign, blockade , 19th century, nineteenth
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Abels, Richard Philip. "English Tactics, Strategy and Military Organization in the Late Tenth Century." See D. Scragg, Battle of Maldon, pp. 143-55.
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tactics, strategy, strategic, battles
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Abshire, David M. "The Naval Battle of Navarino, 1827." USNIP, 85 (January 1959): 92-97. 27 October 1827, off coast of Greece; British, French & Russian vs. Turko-Egyptian squadrons; Edward Codrington, Allied Commander.
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19th C. (1800-1899); Anglo-Egyptian; Anglo-French; battles; Mediterranean Sea;
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19th century, nineteenth, battles, Anglo-French, France , Anglo-Egyptian, Egypt , Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean theater, Mediterranean command
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Acker, F.C. "Taranto: 'ABC' Copenhagen the Enemy." USNIP, 73 (August 1947): 906-12. A.B. Cunningham.
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Anglo-Italian; battles; Mediterranean Sea; Royal Navy; World War II;
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Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean theater, Mediterranean command , Anglo-Italian, Italy , battles, world war 2, second world war, Royal Navy, Britain, England
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Adair, E.R. "English Galleys in the Sixteenth Century." EnHR, 35 (October 1920): 497-512. First during reign of Henry VIII, 1543 against French, 1544 against Scots; sometime guardships on Thames.
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16th C. (1500-1599); Anglo-French; Anglo-Scot; battles; galley; tactics;
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16th century, sixteenth, Anglo-French, France , Anglo-Scot, Scotland, Scottish, battles, galley, oared ship, oared vessel, trireme , tactics
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Adams, Charles Francis. "Wednesday, August 19, 1812, 6:30 PM: The Birth of a World Power." AHR, 18 (April 1913): 513-21. USS Constitution vs. HMS Guerrier.
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19th C. (1800-1899); Anglo-American; battles; frigate; War of 1812;
Keywords:
Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, frigate, anti-submarine warfare vessel , battles, War of 1812, Anglo-American war, England, Britain, America, United States, US, USA, impressment, battle, frigate action, campaign, blockade , 19th century, nineteenth
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Adams, Henry Brooks. The War of 1812. Harrisburg: Infantry Journal; New York: Cooper Square, 1944, 1999, 2000, vii, 377 pp. Ed: H.A. DeWeerd; intro: John Elting; from 9-vol. history; much praised.
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19th C. (1800-1899); Anglo-American; battles; blockade; diplomacy; frigate; historian; War of 1812;
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19th century, nineteenth, Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, blockade, diplomacy, treaty, foreign policy, Foreign Office, negotiation, international relations , frigate, anti-submarine warfare vessel , battles, War of 1812, Anglo-American war, England, Britain, America, United States, US, USA, impressment, battle, frigate action, campaign, blockade , historian, history, historical
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Adams, Randolph G. "A View of Cornwallis's Surrender at Yorktown." AHR, 37 (October 1931): 25-49. Washington's American & French forces, army & navy, converged at Yorktown; Royal Navy pressured at home by French & Dutch; British failed; "When Britain failed to muddle through."
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Anglo-American; Anglo-French; battles; Colonial America; personality; Royal Navy; Yorktown;
Keywords:
Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, Anglo-French, France , Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , battles, Royal Navy, Britain, England, Yorktown, campaign, battle, Battle of Chesapeake, surrender, personality, prominent leader, noted person
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Adams, Simon L. "The Lurch into War: The Spanish Armada." His Tod, 38 (May 1988): 18-25. Armada a surprise to English; Channel battling unplanned.
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16th C. (1500-1599); Anglo-Spanish; armada; battles; English Channel; invasion;
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16th century, sixteenth, Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , battles, English Channel, Imperial Defence, fortification , invasion, armada, landing , armada, Spanish, invasion
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Adams, William Henry Davenport. England on the Sea: Or, the Story of the British Navy, Its Decisive Battles and Great Commanders. 2 vols. London: F.V. White, 1885.
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battles; general history; leadership; Royal Navy; sea; sea power;
Keywords:
battles, general history, general survey, survey, Royal Navy, Britain, England, sea, ocean, maritime , sea power, leadership, leader, command, commander in chief
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Addis, Charles P. "In Warspite at Jutland." Naval Review, 73 (April 1985): 131-33.
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Anglo-German; battles; Jutland; Royal Navy; ship; World War I;
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battles, Jutland, battle, peninsular , Royal Navy, Britain, England, ship, boat, vessel, world war 1, first world war, Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia
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Adkin, Mark. The Trafalgar Companion: The Complete Guide to History's Most Famous Sea Battle and the Life of Admiral Lord Nelson. London: Aurum; Ithaca: McBooks, 2005, 560 pp. Folio, 200 illustrations; for Nelson, coverage of Calvi, the Nile, Copenhagen, Trafalgar, the funeral & memorials; descriptive, not analytical; not scholarly; earlier, The Waterloo Companion, 2001.
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age of sail; Anglo-French; Anglo-Spanish; battles; memorial; Nelson, Horatio; Royal Navy; Trafalgar; War of French Revolution and Napoleon;
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age of sail, Anglo-French, France , Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , battles, memorial, heritage, tradition, bicentennial , Nelson, Horatio, Royal Navy, Britain, England, Trafalgar, battle, campaign , War of French Revolution and Napoleon, France
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Adkins, Roy & Adkins, Lesley. The War for All the Oceans: From Nelson at the Nile to Napoleon at Waterloo. London: Little Brown; New York: Viking; London: Abacus, 2006, 2007, xxvi, 534 pp. Social history approach, incorporating songs, poems, pamphlets; conclusion: "ultimately the war against Napoleon was won by the officers and men of the British Navy."
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Admiralty; age of sail; Anglo-French; battles; Napoleon; Nelson, Horatio; officer; Royal Navy; sea power; War of French Revolution and Napoleon;
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age of sail, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Anglo-French, France , battles, Napoleon, War of French Revolution and Napoleon, Egyptian Campaign, St. Helena, exile, prisoner under British , Nelson, Horatio, Royal Navy, Britain, England, War of French Revolution and Napoleon, France, officer, quarterdeck, leader , sea power
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Adkins, Roy. Trafalgar: The Biography of a Battle. London: Little Brown; New York: Viking; New York: Penguin; London: Abacus, 2004, 2005, xxiv, 392 pp. Extensive coverage of preliminaries & battle; alternate title: Nelson's Trafalgar: The Battle that Changed the World; eyewitness history at its best; invasion threat, e.g., 1st Ordnance Survey, Admiralty telegraph system, Martello Towers.
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age of sail; Anglo-French; Anglo-Spanish; battles; Nelson, Horatio; Royal Navy; Trafalgar; War of French Revolution and Napoleon;
Keywords:
Anglo-French, France , Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , battles, age of sail, Nelson, Horatio, Royal Navy, Britain, England, Trafalgar, battle, campaign , War of French Revolution and Napoleon, France
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Admiralty of the United Kingdom. Report of a Committee Appointed by the Admiralty to Examine and Consider the Evidence Relating to the Tactics Employed by Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar. London: HMSO, 1913, xvi, 107 pp. Report of formal study committee set up in 1912; use of the literature, e.g., Desbriere, Corbett, Mahan, Laughton, Newbolt & James.
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Admiralty; age of sail; Anglo-French; Anglo-Spanish; battles; Nelson, Horatio; Royal Navy; tactics; Trafalgar; War of French Revolution and Napoleon;
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Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, age of sail, Anglo-French, France , battles, Nelson, Horatio, Royal Navy, Britain, England, tactics, Trafalgar, battle, campaign , War of French Revolution and Napoleon, France, Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia
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Agar, Augustus. Baltic Episode: A Classic of Secret Service in Russian Waters. London: Hodder & Stoughton; Annapolis: NIP, 1963, 1983, 255 pp. Dedication: Admiral Sir Walter Cowan; Baltic operations of RN, 1919-1920; small attack boats in Gulf of Finland; sank Soviet cruiser; by operational commander who received Victoria Cross; written after his retirement.
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Anglo-Russian; Baltic; battles; intelligence; interwar; personality; Royal Navy; World War I;
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Anglo-Russian, Russia, tsarist, czarist, Soviet , Baltic, sea, trade, naval stores , battles, intelligence, code breaking, espionage, counter-intelligence, Secret Service, SIGINT , Royal Navy, Britain, England, world war 1, first world war, interwar, personality, prominent leader, noted person
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Aitchison, Robert. A British Eyewitness at the Battle of New Orleans: The Memoir of Royal Navy Admiral Robert Aitchison, 1808-1827. New Orleans: Historic New Orleans, 2004, 149 pp. Ed: Gene A. Smith.
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amphibious; Anglo-American; battles; invasion; memoir; War of 1812;
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Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, battles, amphibious, invasion from sea, landing, attack from sea, landing craft, invasion, armada, landing , War of 1812, Anglo-American war, England, Britain, America, United States, US, USA, impressment, battle, frigate action, campaign, blockade , memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography
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Al Mayman, Al Jouharah B.S.B. "Richard the Lion Heart and Salah Ad-Din Al-Ayyubi: A Historical Comparative Study." Ph.D. diss, Florida State, 1993, 267 pp. Under Paul Strait; (DAI 54-08, p. 3162).
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battles; Mediterranean Sea; Middle Ages (400-1399); religion;
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middle ages (400-1399), Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean theater, Mediterranean command , battles, religion, chaplain, chapel
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Albert, Marvin H. Broadsides and Boarders: An Account of the Great Captains Who Fought with Cannon under Sail, and of Their Battles. London: Harrap; New York: Appleton-Century, 1957, 1958, x, 360 pp. 300 years of sailing ship warfare; Nelson as greatest commander; others Sea Beggars, Sea Dogs, Generals-at-Sea, Hawke, Suffren & Decatur.
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Admiralty; age of sail; battles; gunnery; Nelson, Horatio; officer; personality;
Keywords:
age of sail, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, battles, leadership, leader, command, commander in chief , Nelson, Horatio, personality, prominent leader, noted person , gunnery, gun, weapon , officer, quarterdeck, leader
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Alcala Galiano, Pelayo. El combate de Trafalgar. 2 vols. Madrid: Edicion facsimilar; Madrid: Instituto de Historia y Cultura Naval, 2003, 2004, 982 pp.
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age of sail, Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , Royal Navy, Britain, England, Trafalgar, battle, campaign , battles
| 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 |