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Aylmer, Gerald Edward. RMS Mauretania: The Ship and Her Record. London: Percival Marshall; Stroud: Tempus, 1934, 1935, 2000, 96 pp. Additional text: Janet McCutcheon.

Keywords:

20th century, twentieth, liner, passenger liner, steamship , company, charter, shipping, commercial , ship, boat, vessel, merchant marine, voyage

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Aylmer, Gerald Edward. The Crown's Servants: Government and Civil Service under Charles II, 1660-1685. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2002, xvi, 303 pp. Trilogy on civil servants: Crown, King & State.

Keywords:

17th century, seventeenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, First Lord, civilian head of Admiralty , Royal Navy, Britain, England

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Aylmer, Gerald Edward. The King's Servants: The Civil Service of Charles I, 1625-1642. London: Routledge, 1961, 1974, xviii, 521 pp.

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17th century, seventeenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, First Lord, civilian head of Admiralty , Royal Navy, Britain, England

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Aylmer, Gerald Edward. The State's Servants: The Civil Service of the English Republic, 1649-1660. London: Routledge, 1973, xiii, 484 pp.

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17th century, seventeenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, leadership, leader, command, commander in chief

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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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Aymar, Brandt, ed. Men at Sea: The Best Sea Stories of All Time from Homer to William F. Buckley, Jr. New York: Crown, 1988, 640 pp. Nautical fiction, anthology.

Keywords:

age of sail, age of steam, literature, culture, nautical fiction, sea fiction , naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary , seamanship, seafaring, navigation, professional competence

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Aymard, Maurice, ed. Dutch Capitalism and World Capitalism. New York: Cambridge UP, 1982, viii, 312 pp. Proceedings of an international conference, Fondation de la Maison des Sciences de l'homme, Paris, June 1976.

Keywords:

Anglo-Dutch, Netherlands, Low Country, Holland, 17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, economics, economic policy, enterprise, commerce, trade, business, economy, economic , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , colonialism, colony, imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing

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Ayo, Rafael Uriarte. "Anglo-Spanish Trade through the Port of Bilboa during Second Half of the Eighteenth Century: Some Preliminary Findings." IJ Mar His, 4 (December 1992): 193-217.

Keywords:

18th century, eighteenth, Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , port, commercial center, seaport, trade center, entrepot , commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing

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Ayshford, Derek & Ayshford, Pamela. Seamen at the Battle of Trafalgar. Trafalgar Roll; 21,000 seamen; detailed statistics.

Keywords:

age of sail, Anglo-French, France , Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , condition, life below deck, lower deck, atmosphere, enlisted life , battles, seaman, lower deck, enlisted status, seafarer, sailor , memorial, heritage, tradition, bicentennial , Trafalgar, battle, campaign

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Ayton, Andrew & Preston, Philip. The Battle of Crecy, 1346. Rochester: Boydell & Brewer, 2005, 288 pp. Assessments.

Keywords:

amphibious, invasion from sea, landing, attack from sea, landing craft, Anglo-French, France , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , invasion, armada, landing , middle ages (400-1399), battles

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Ayton, Andrew & Price, J.L., eds. The Medieval Military Revolution: State, Society, and Military Change in Medieval and Early Modern Europe. London: Taurus, 1995, 208 pp. E.g., Dutch, a state dedicated to war & war was its primary raison d'etre.

Keywords:

Anglo-Dutch, Netherlands, Low Country, Holland, Anglo-French, France , amphibious, invasion from sea, landing, attack from sea, landing craft, expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , middle ages (400-1399), Military Revolution, controversy, debate , Royal Navy, Britain, England, technology, advance, modernization, modernisation, weapon, arms trade

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Baarslag, Karl. SOS: Radio Rescues at Sea: On the Use of Wireless Telegraphy in Disasters at Sea. New York: Oxford UP; London: Methuen, 1935, 1937, xvi, 310 pp. Foreword: C.R. Benstead; alt. title: SOS to the Rescue.

Keywords:

age of steam, communication, communicate, telegraph, radio, underwater cable , science , technology, advance, modernization, modernisation, wreck, shipwreck, nautical archaeology

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Baarslag, Karl. "The Man Who Hid the Cruiser Dresden." USNIP, 86 (July 1960): 61-66. Sole survivor, Battle of Falklands; to Far East & South America.

Keywords:

Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , battles, Falkland, Malvenas, Malvinas, island, colony, campaign, war, battle of First World War , Far East, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Latin America, South America, Spanish colonial area , Royal Navy, Britain, England, ship, boat, vessel, trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing, world war 1, first world war

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Babaian, Sharon. Setting Course: A History of Marine Navigation in Canada. Ottawa: Canadian Science & Technology Museum, 2007, 162 pp.

Keywords:

cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical , maritime history, naval history , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, Royal Canadian Navy, Canada , museum

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Babcock, Franklin Lawrence. Spanning the Atlantic. New York: Knopf, 1931, 227 pp.

Keywords:

20th century, twentieth, Atlantic World, British domination, British North America, culture, influence , liner, passenger liner, steamship , voyage

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Babij, Orest. "The Making of Imperial Defence Policy in Britain, 1926-1934." D.Phil. diss, Oxford, 2003. (ASLIB 53-330).

Keywords:

Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , Anglo-Japanese, Japan , Imperial Defence, Committee of Imperial Defence, interwar, invasion, armada, landing , Royal Navy, Britain, England

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Babij, Orest. "The Royal Navy and Inter-War Plans for War against Japan: The Problem of Oil Supply." See G. Kennedy, Merchant Marine in International Affairs, pp. 81-106.

Keywords:

Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Anglo-Japanese, Japan , Imperial Defence, Committee of Imperial Defence, interwar, invasion, armada, landing , oil , Royal Navy, Britain, England, Far East, East Asia, Southeast Asia

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Babington-Smith, Constance. Evidence in Camera: The Story of Photographic Intelligence in World War II. New York: Harper; Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1957, 1974, xiv, 266 pp. Alt. title: Air Spy; foreword: Lord Tedder.

Keywords:

aviation, aircraft, airplane, plane, naval aviation, carrier aviation, intelligence, code breaking, espionage, counter-intelligence, Secret Service, SIGINT , world war 2, second world war, Imperial Defence, Committee of Imperial Defence

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Babington-Smith, Constance. John Masefield: A Life. Oxford: Oxford UP, 1978, xvi, 261 pp. Masefield, 1878-1967.

Keywords:

age of sail, condition, life below deck, lower deck, atmosphere, enlisted life , historian, history, historical, personality, prominent leader, noted person , naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary , seaman, lower deck, enlisted status, seafarer, sailor

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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