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Adams, Simon L. "New Light on the 'Reformation' of John Hawkins: Notes and Documents." EnHR, 105 (January 1990): 96-111. Documents from Huntington Library; Hawkins, Treasurer of Navy, 1577-1595; confirmation of his initiatives in preparation of fleet, early 1580s, new building & repairs.

Keywords:

16th century, sixteenth, Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , critique of Royal Navy, criticism, analysis, critical analysis, controversy, Imperial Defence, Committee of Imperial Defence, dockyard, shipyard, Navy yard, shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders, Royal Navy, Britain, England, personality, prominent leader, noted person

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Aldous, Tony. "Royal Recovery." HisTod, 44 (July 1994): 6-7. Royal William Yard, Plymouth restoration; early 19th-century industrial buildings; named for William IV.

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19th century, nineteenth, dockyard, shipyard, Navy yard, port, commercial center, seaport, trade center, entrepot , Royal Navy, Britain, England, technology, advance, modernization, modernisation

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Allen, Frederick J. & Kelly, Roy Willmarth. The Shipbuilding Industy. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1918, 300 pp. Intro: Charles M. Schwab.

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19th century, nineteenth, architecture, shipbuilding, design, construction, structure, naval architect , dockyard, shipyard, Navy yard, shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders

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Alves, D. "The Resupply of Malta in World War II." NWCR, 33 (September 1980): 63-72.

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Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , Anglo-Italian, Italy , logistics, supply, supplies, dockyard, shipyard, Navy yard, world war 2, second world war

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Andrews, Alan. Proud Fortress: The Fighting Story of Gibraltar. London: Evans; New York: Dutton, 1958, 1959, 212 pp.

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Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, age of sail, Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , dockyard, shipyard, Navy yard, Gibraltar, naval base, colony, Rock of Gibraltar, strategic base , Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean theater, Mediterranean command , imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , strategy, strategic, Imperial Defence, Committee of Imperial Defence

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Anscomb, Charles. Submariner. London: Kimber, 1957, 203 pp. Foreword: Sydney Raw; HMS Parthian at Malta.

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20th century, twentieth, Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , Anglo-Italian, Italy , dockyard, shipyard, Navy yard, Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean theater, Mediterranean command , Royal Navy, Britain, England, submarine, underwater vessel, submerged operation, world war 2, second world war

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Archer, Edward G. "Gibraltar, Indentity and Imperialism." Ph.D. diss, Strathclyde, 2003. (ASLIB 53-348).

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17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , dockyard, shipyard, Navy yard, Gibraltar, naval base, colony, Rock of Gibraltar, strategic base , Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean theater, Mediterranean command , imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , Royal Navy, Britain, England, strategy, strategic

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Archer, Edward G. Gibraltar: Identity and Empire. London: Routledge, 2006, vi, 233 pp.

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18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , Gibraltar, naval base, colony, Rock of Gibraltar, strategic base , dockyard, shipyard, Navy yard, strategy, strategic, Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean theater, Mediterranean command

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Armstrong, John Griffith. The Halifax Explosion and the Royal Canadian Navy: Inquiry and Intrigue. Studies in Canadian Military History Series. Vancouver: British Columbia UP, 2002, viii, 248 pp.

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20th century, twentieth, dockyard, shipyard, Navy yard, port, commercial center, seaport, trade center, entrepot , Royal Canadian Navy, Canada , world war 1, first world war, wreck, shipwreck, nautical archaeology

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Ashworth, William J. "'System of Terror': Samuel Bentham, Accountability and Dockyard Reform during the Napoleonic Wars." Social History, 23 (1998): 63-79. Bentham & St. Vincent.

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Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, dockyard, shipyard, Navy yard, economics, economic policy, Jervis, John, Earl of St. Vincent, First Lord, commander, Mediterranean fleet , Royal Navy, Britain, England, War of French Revolution and Napoleon, France

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Attard, Joseph. Britain and Malta: The Story of an Era. Marsa: Enterprise, 1988, 1995, ix, 222 pp.

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Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean theater, Mediterranean command , dockyard, shipyard, Navy yard, 19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth, strategy, strategic

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Attard, Joseph. The Battle of Malta. London: Kimber; London: Hamlyn, 1980, 1982, 252 pp. During 1940-1943.

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Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , Anglo-Italian, Italy , battles, dockyard, shipyard, Navy yard, Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean theater, Mediterranean command , strategy, strategic, world war 2, second world war

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Attiwill, Kenneth. The Singapore Story. London: Muller; New York: Doubleday, 1959, 1960, 1961, 253 pp. Alt. title: Fortress: The Story of the Siege and Fall of Singapore.

Keywords:

Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Anglo-Japanese, Japan , aviation, aircraft, airplane, plane, naval aviation, carrier aviation, dockyard, shipyard, Navy yard, Royal Navy, Britain, England, strategy, strategic, Singapore, campaign, battle, siege, naval base, commercial port, entrepot, disastrous surrender , world war 2, second world war

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Austin, Douglas. Churchill and Malta: A Special Relationship. Stroud: Spellmount, 2006, 2007, xii, 180 pp. Foreword: Martin Gilbert.

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Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, dockyard, shipyard, Navy yard, Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean theater, Mediterranean command , Churchill, Winston, First Lord, Prime Minister, War Minister , First Lord, civilian head of Admiralty , world war 2, second world war

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Austin, Douglas. Malta and British Strategic Policy, 1925-1943. Military History & Policy Series. London: Routledge, 2004, 280 pp.

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20th century, twentieth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, dockyard, shipyard, Navy yard, Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean theater, Mediterranean command , Royal Navy, Britain, England, strategy, strategic, interwar, world war 2, second world war

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Austin, Douglas. "The Place of Malta in British Strategic Policy, 1925-1943." Ph.D. diss, London, University College, 2002. Under David French; (ASLIB 52-15049).

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20th century, twentieth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, dockyard, shipyard, Navy yard, Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean theater, Mediterranean command , Royal Navy, Britain, England, strategy, strategic, world war 2, second world war, interwar

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Austin, Douglas. The Role of Malta in British Strategic Policy, 1925-1943. Military History & Policy Series. London: Cass, 2004, 256 pp. Reassessment; preparation & maritime role.

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Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Imperial Defence, Committee of Imperial Defence, dockyard, shipyard, Navy yard, Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean theater, Mediterranean command , Royal Navy, Britain, England, strategy, strategic, world war 2, second world war

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Aylwin, C.K.S. Maritime Forces Supporting Malta during the Siege of 1940-1944. Private, 1992, 43 pp. Spiral bound; ships & aircraft in support.

Keywords:

Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , Anglo-Italian, Italy , aviation, aircraft, airplane, plane, naval aviation, carrier aviation, Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean theater, Mediterranean command , dockyard, shipyard, Navy yard, Royal Navy, Britain, England, strategy, strategic, logistics, supply, supplies

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Bach, John P.S. "The Imperial Defense of the Pacific Ocean in the Mid-Nineteenth Century: Ships and Bases." Am Nep, 32 (October 1972): 233-46.

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19th century, nineteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Far East, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Imperial Defence, Committee of Imperial Defence, imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , Royal Navy, Britain, England, Royal Australian Navy, Australia , ship, boat, vessel, dockyard, shipyard, Navy yard

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Bach, John P.S. "The Maintenance of Royal Navy Vessels in the Pacific Ocean, 1825-1875." MM, 56 (August 1970): 259-73.

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Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, 19th century, nineteenth, Imperial Defence, Committee of Imperial Defence, Far East, East Asia, Southeast Asia, dockyard, shipyard, Navy yard, logistics, supply, supplies, Royal Australian Navy, Australia , Royal Navy, Britain, England, ship, boat, vessel

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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