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Agar, Augustus. Footsteps in the Sea. London: Evans, 1959, 336 pp. Memoir, 1st & 2nd World Wars; secret operations in Baltic in 1st; shipped gold reserves of Britain to U.S. in 2nd.
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Anglo-German; Anglo-Russian; Baltic; economics; intelligence; memoir; World War I; World War II;
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Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , Anglo-Russian, Russia, tsarist, czarist, Soviet , Baltic, sea, trade, naval stores , intelligence, code breaking, espionage, counter-intelligence, Secret Service, SIGINT , economics, economic policy, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , world war 1, first world war, world war 2, second world war
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Agar, Augustus. Showing the Flag. London: Evans, 1962, 304 pp. Memoir, service during interwar period.
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interwar, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , Royal Navy, Britain, England
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Agar, Herbert. The Darkest Years: Britain Alone, June 1940-June 1941. New York: Doublday; London: Bodley Head, 1972, 1973, 228 pp. Alt. title: Britain Alone.
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Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, world war 2, second world war, Royal Navy, Britain, England
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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;
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19th century, nineteenth, age of steam, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Royal Australian Navy, Australia , ship, boat, vessel
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Agawa, Hiroyuki. The Reluctant Admiral: Yamamoto and the Imperial Navy. Tokyo: Kodansha; New York: Harper; New York: Hill & Wang, 1965, 1979, 1992, 397 pp. Trans: John Bester; Yamamoto, 1884-1943, early service in the U.S. & Britain; the most authoritative Japanese biography.
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Anglo-Japanese; Far East; interwar; officer; personality; Royal Navy; United States Navy; World War II;
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Anglo-Japanese, Japan , Far East, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Royal Navy, Britain, England, officer, quarterdeck, leader , personality, prominent leader, noted person , united states navy, US navy, world war 2, second world war, interwar
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Agbi, S. Olu. "British Imperial Defence and Foreign Policy in Asia and the Pacific and the Impact of Anglo-Japanese Relations, 1937-1941." Ph.D. diss, Birmingham, 1976.
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Anglo-Japanese, Japan , diplomacy, treaty, foreign policy, Foreign Office, negotiation, international relations , interwar, Far East, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Singapore, campaign, battle, siege, naval base, commercial port, entrepot, disastrous surrender
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Agbi, S. Olu. "The Pacific War Controversy in Britain: Sir Robert Craigie versus the Foreign Office." Modern Asian Studies 17 (July 1983): 489-517. 1937, Craigie to Tokyo on mission; failed; claimed war could have been avoided; blamed Foreign Office.
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Anglo-Japanese; diplomacy; Far East; interwar; World War II;
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Anglo-Japanese, Japan , diplomacy, treaty, foreign policy, Foreign Office, negotiation, international relations , Far East, East Asia, Southeast Asia, interwar, world war 2, second world war
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Agius, Dionisius A. Classic Ships of Islam: From Mesopotamia to the Indian Ocean. Leiden: Brill, 2007, xix, 505 pp. 3 related volumes.
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coastal vessel; Indian Ocean; Middle Ages (400-1399); Middle East; nautical archaeology; ship;
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coastal vessel, monitor, ferry , middle ages (400-1399), Middle East, Indian Ocean, ship, boat, vessel, nautical archaeology, wreck, archaeology, artefact, artifact, study report
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Agius, Dionisius A. In the Wake of the Dhow: The Arabian Gulf and Oman. Reading: Ithaca, 2002, xx, 253 pp.
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Indian Ocean, coastal vessel, monitor, ferry , Middle East, ship, boat, vessel, commerce, trade, business
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Agius, Dionisius A. Seafaring in the Arabian Gulf and Oman: The People of the Dhow. London: Kegan Paul, 2005, 285 pp.
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commerce, trade, business, Middle East, coastal vessel, monitor, ferry , ship, boat, vessel, Indian Ocean
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Agnarsdottir, A. "Scottish Plans for the Annexation of Iceland, 1785-1813." Northern Studies, 29 (1992).
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18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); Anglo-Scot; colonialism; exploration; fishing; imperialism;
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18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, Anglo-Scot, Scotland, Scottish, colonialism, colony, imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , fishing, fishery, fish, herring, cod, trawling , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure
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Agnew, Vanessa. "A Scots Orpheus in the South Seas: Encounter Music on Cook's Second Voyage." J Mar Res (1 May 2001). Use of music in cross-cultural encounters.
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18th C. (1700-1799); Anglo-Scot; Cook, James; exploration; memoir; music;
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18th century, eighteenth, Anglo-Scot, Scotland, Scottish, Cook, James, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , music, culture, arts
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Agostini, Thomas. "'Deserted His Majesty's Service': Military Runaways, the British-American Press, and the Problem of Desertion during the Seven Years' War." J Social His, 40 (Summer 2007): 957-87. Over 2000 deserted.
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18th C. (1700-1799); age of sail; Anglo-American; condition; impressment; Royal Navy;
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18th century, eighteenth, Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, impressment, Royal Navy, Britain, England, condition, life below deck, lower deck, atmosphere, enlisted life , age of sail
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Ahvenainen, Jorma. The European Cable Companies in South America before the First World War. Helsinki: Finnish Academic Science, 2004, 427 pp. Neglected topic: underwater cables & international telegraph services.
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20th C. (1900-1999); communication; Latin America; technology;
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20th century, twentieth, communication, communicate, telegraph, radio, underwater cable , Latin America, South America, Spanish colonial area , technology, advance, modernization, modernisation
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Aiken, Alexander. In Time of War. Glasgow: A. Aiken, 1980, xiv, 430 pp. Supply ships involved in naval operations, 2nd World War.
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logistics, supply, supplies, world war 2, second world war, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , ship, boat, vessel
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Aiken, William Appleton & Henning, Basil Duke, eds. Conflict in Stuart England: Essays in Honour of Wallace Notestein. New York: New York UP; London: Cape, 1960, 271 pp. Essays, some cited.
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17th century, seventeenth, Festschrift, dedication, memorial, collection, tribute , historian, history, historical, Anglo-French, France
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Aiken, William Appleton. "The Admiralty in Conflict and Commission, 1679-1684." See W. Aiken, Conflict in Stuart England, pp. 203-26. Explanation for inefficiency of navy during these years.
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17th C. (1600-1699); Admiralty; Anglo-French; critique of Royal Navy; Royal Navy;
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17th century, seventeenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, critique of Royal Navy, criticism, analysis, critical analysis, controversy, Anglo-French, France , Royal Navy, Britain, England
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Ailes, Mary Elizabeth. "Ships, Sailors, and Mediators: England's Naval Aid to Sweden, 1658-1659." Historian, 67 (Summer 2005): 275-98. Transformation of naval forces in early modern era; English provided professional & monetary assistance to Sweden to stabilize Baltic trade.
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17th century, seventeenth, Baltic, sea, trade, naval stores , commerce, trade, business, diplomacy, treaty, foreign policy, Foreign Office, negotiation, international relations , economics, economic policy, education, educate, training, train, teaching, teach, schooling, school, learning, learn
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Ailsby, Christopher J. A Collector's Guide to the Kriegsmarine. Hersham: Ian Allan, 2007, 160 pp.
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Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction , Royal Navy, Britain, England
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Aircraft of World War 2. London, 1984, 95 pp. Folio, profusely illustrated.
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Aircraft carrier; aviation; Royal Marine; Royal Navy; World War II;
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aircraft carrier, carrier, warfare, aviation, aircraft, airplane, plane, naval aviation, carrier aviation, Royal Navy, Britain, England, Royal Marine, commando , world war 2, second world war
| 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 |