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Adams, Ralph James Quincy, ed. The Great War, 1914-1918: Essays on the Military, Political and Social History of the First World War. Texas A&M Military History Series, # 17. College Station: Texas A&M UP; London: Macmillan, 1990, vii, 195 pp. 10 essays, some cited; symposium, Texas A&M, 4-5 April 1988; various assessments by experts.
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general history, general survey, survey, world war 1, first world war
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Adams, Simon L. The Armada Campaign of 1588. New Appreciations in History Series, # 13. London: Historical Association, 1988, 24 pp.
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16th C. (1500-1599); Anglo-Spanish; armada; English Channel; general history; invasion;
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16th century, sixteenth, Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , armada, Spanish, invasion , English Channel, Imperial Defence, fortification , invasion, armada, landing , general history, general survey, survey
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Adams, Simon L. "The Gran Armada: 1988 and After: Review Article." History, 76 (June 1991): 238-49. Review of 18 works, English & Spanish, published in 1988, 400th anniversary.
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16th C. (1500-1599); 20th C. (1900-1999); Anglo-Japanese; armada; general history;
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16th century, sixteenth, 20th century, twentieth, Anglo-Japanese, Japan , armada, Spanish, invasion , general history, general survey, survey
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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;
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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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Adams, William Henry Davenport. Famous Ships of the British Navy: Stories of Enterprise and Daring of British Seamen. London: Virtue; New York: Virtue & Yorston; London: Strahan, 1868, 1870, 316 pp. Dedication: First Lord of the Admiralty Duke of Somerset; e.g., Henry Grace a' Dieu, Mary Rose, Victory, Bounty, Royal George, Dreadnought.
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general history; HMS Victory; leadership; naval lore; Royal Navy; seaman; seamanship; ship;
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general history, general survey, survey, HMS Victory, ship of the line, flagship of Nelson, current floating museum, Save The Victory Fund , leadership, leader, command, commander in chief , naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary , Royal Navy, Britain, England, ship, boat, vessel, seaman, lower deck, enlisted status, seafarer, sailor , seamanship, seafaring, navigation, professional competence
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Addington, Larry H. The Patterns of War since the Eighteenth Century. Bloomington: Indiana UP; London: Croom Helm, 1984, 1985, 1994, 384 pp. From dynastic to national warfare; for navies, from Jeune Ecole, Mahanite, to technical developments.
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18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); 20th C. (1900-1999); general history; Mahan, Alfred Thayer; strategy; technology;
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18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth, general history, general survey, survey, Mahan, Alfred Thayer, sea power theorist, naval historian , technology, advance, modernization, modernisation, strategy, strategic
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Addington, Larry H. The Patterns of War through the Eighteenth Century. Bloomington: Indiana UP, 1990, xii, 161 pp. Dedication: Theodore Ropp; "prequel"; from ancient to neoclassical for naval & land warfare; England's rise to naval supremacy; overseas expansion.
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15th C. (1400-1499); 16th C. (1500-1599); 17th C. (1600-1699); Ancient (100 B.C. - 499 A.D.); expansion; general history; imperialism; Middle Ages (400-1399); strategy;
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15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, ancient (100 b.c. - 499 a.d.), middle ages (400-1399), general history, general survey, survey, imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , strategy, strategic
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Addison, Paul & Stafford, David, eds. [Oxford Companion to Winston Churchill.] London: Oxford UP. In 2001, noted as in preparation.
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Churchill, Winston, First Lord, Prime Minister, War Minister , general history, general survey, survey, literature, culture
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Ader, Clement. Military Aviation. Maxwell AFB: Air UP, 1907, 2003, 112 pp. Trans: Lee Kennett.
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aviation, aircraft, airplane, plane, naval aviation, carrier aviation, 20th century, twentieth, general history, general survey, survey
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Akerman, James Richard & Karrow, Robert W., Jr., eds Maps: Finding Our Place in the World. Chicago: Chicago UP, 2007, ix, 400 pp. Folio, lavishly illustrated; foreword: John W. McCarthy, Jr.; exhibition, Newberry Library; outstanding overview.
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cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , general history, general survey, survey
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Akerman, James Richard, ed. The Imperial Map: Cartography and the Mastery of Empire. The Kenneth Nebenzahl Lectures in the History of Cartography. Chicago: Chicago UP, 2009, viii, 367 pp. 6 essays, some cited; lectue series, History of Cartography for Newberry Library; noted that History of Cartography Project & other things had generated much new interest.
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association; cartography; expansion; general history; imperialism;
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cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical , general history, general survey, survey, association, society, group, organization, organisation, conference, conference paper, symposium, expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire
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Akerman, James Richard. "On the Shoulders of a Titan: Viewing the World of the Past in the Atlas Structure." Ph.D diss, Pennsylvania State, 2 vols., 1991, xxxi, 688 pp.
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cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical , general history, general survey, survey
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Albion, Robert Greenhalgh. Naval and Maritime History: An Annotated Bibliography. Mystic: Munson Institute & Marine Historical Association, 1951, 1955, 1963, 1972, 1988, x 370 pp. Ed. of Supplement: Benjamin W. Labaree; alt. title: Maritime and Naval History; began as reading list for "Oceanic" courses by Albion at Harvard; over 5000 entries briefly annotated; entries in English & favoring American naval history; Ph.D dissertations & Master's theses.
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bibliography; general history; historian; maritime history; United States Navy;
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bibliography, list, listing , general history, general survey, survey, maritime history, naval history , historian, history, historical, united states navy, US navy
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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;
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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, John Logan, ed. North American Exploration. 3 vols. I: A New World Disclosed. II: A Continent Defined. III: A Continent Comprehended. Lincoln: Nebraska UP, 1997, xlvi, 1666 pp. Essays, some cited; comprehensive; to portray exploration in broader context.
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17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); Anglo-American; Atlantic World; Colonial America; colonialism; exploration; general history; imperialism; navigation; voyage;
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17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , colonialism, colony, imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, Atlantic World, British domination, British North America, culture, influence , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , voyage, general history, general survey, survey
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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;
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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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Alphen, Marc A. & Dissel, Anita M. van, eds. Chronicle of the Royal Netherlands Navy: Five Hundred Years of Dutch Maritime History. Amsterdam: De Bataafsche Leeuw, 2006, 488 pp.
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Anglo-Dutch, Netherlands, Low Country, Holland, general history, general survey, survey, maritime history, naval history
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Archibald, Edward H.H. The Fighting Ship in the Royal Navy, AD 897-1984. Annapolis: NIP; Poole: Blandford, 1984, 416 pp. Illus: Ray Woodward; completely revised edition.
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Admiralty; age of sail; age of steam; battleship; general history; gunnery; Royal Navy; ship; ship of the line; weapons;
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age of sail, age of steam, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, general history, general survey, survey, Royal Navy, Britain, England, ship, boat, vessel, weapon, arms trade , gunnery, gun, weapon , ship of the line, sailing battleship, first rate , battleship, battlecruiser, dreadnought, capital ship
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Armstrong, Richard, Fayle, C.E. & Harding, A.C. A History of Seafaring. 3 vols. I: The Discoverers. II: The Early Mariners. III: The Merchantmen. Westport: Praeger; London: Benn, 1967-1969, 671 pp. Folio; colorful coverage; from ancient times.
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age of sail; exploration; general history; leadership; maritime history; navigation; seaman; seamanship;
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age of sail, maritime history, naval history , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, seamanship, seafaring, navigation, professional competence , leadership, leader, command, commander in chief , general history, general survey, survey, seaman, lower deck, enlisted status, seafarer, sailor
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Armstrong, Warren. Battle of the Oceans. London: Jarrolds, 1943, 183 pp.
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general history, general survey, survey, sea, ocean, maritime
| 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 |