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Babits, Lawrence E. & Van Tilburg, Hans, eds. Maritime Archaeology: A Reader of Substantive and Theoretical Contribution. Plenum Series in Underwater Archaeology, # 1. New York: Plenum, 1998, xx, 590 pp. 50 essays; dedicated to 4 founders: Bass, Muckelray, Ruppe, Throckmorton.

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Festschrift, dedication, memorial, collection, tribute , nautical archaeology, wreck, archaeology, artefact, artifact, study report , naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction , science

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Babler, Gunter. Reise auf der Titanic: Das Schicksal der Schweizer. 2 aufl. Zurich: Chronos, 1998, 184 pp. Travelers, Switzerland.

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Titanic; wreck;

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Titanic, passenger liner, wreck, tragedy, disaster , wreck, shipwreck, nautical archaeology

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Bacevich, Andrew J. & Inbar, Efraim, eds. The Gulf War of 1991 Reconsidered. London: Cass, 2002, 2003, xii, 186 pp. 8 essays, conference, Boston University, 2001.

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20th century, twentieth, Gulf War, Middle East War, Arabian Peninsula War, Iraq War , Middle East, general history, general survey, survey, invasion, armada, landing

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Bach, John P.S. A Maritime History of Australia. Melbourne: Nelson; London: Hamilton, 1976, 1977, xiv, 481 pp. Australia was discovered, explored, settled & sustained by Europeans, mainly RN.

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18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , convict, transport, transportation, prisoner, prisoner of war, punish, punishment , Royal Australian Navy, Australia , Royal Navy, Britain, England, logistics, supply, supplies, maritime history, naval history

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Bach, John P.S. The Australia Station: A History of the Royal Navy in the South West Pacific, 1821-1913. Kensington: New South Wales UP, 1985, 1986, x, 260 pp. Detailed history of a naval station; example of Pax Britannica.

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19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, condition, life below deck, lower deck, atmosphere, enlisted life , Royal Australian Navy, Australia , Royal Navy, Britain, England, imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , Imperial Defence, Committee of Imperial Defence

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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

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Bach, John P.S. "The Royal Navy in the Pacific Islands." J Pacific History, 3 (1968): 3-20.

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

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Bach, John P.S. "The Royal Navy in the South Pacific, 1826-1876." Ph.D. diss, New South Wales, 1964.

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19th century, nineteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , Imperial Defence, Committee of Imperial Defence, Royal Australian Navy, Australia , Royal Navy, Britain, England

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Bach, John P.S., ed. The Bligh Notebook: Facsimile and Transcription. Canberra: National Library of Australia, 1986.

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18th century, eighteenth, Bligh, William, mutiny, Bounty, Captain, Admiral , memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , mutiny, insurrection, Bounty

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Bach, Rebecca Ann. Colonial Transformations: The Cultural Production of the New Atlantic World, 1580-1640. New York: Palgrave, 2000, xiv, 290 pp. E.g., dramatic productions: Pocahontas & John Smith.

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16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , colonialism, colony, Atlantic World, British domination, British North America, culture, influence , Jamestown, colony, colony of Virginia, early settlement , culture, music, literature, language, art , Smith, John

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Bachner, Evan, comp. At Ease: Navy Men of World War II. New York: Abrams; London: Thames & Hudson, 2004, 160 pp. Folio; from Naval Aviation Photographic Unit.

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aviation, aircraft, airplane, plane, naval aviation, carrier aviation, condition, life below deck, lower deck, atmosphere, enlisted life , Royal Navy, Britain, England, Royal Naval Reserve, volunteer , seaman, lower deck, enlisted status, seafarer, sailor , world war 2, second world war

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Bachrach, Bernard S. "On the Origins of William the Conqueror's Horse Transports." Technology & Culture, 25 (July 1985): 505-53. Major invasion; technology from Byzantine times; continuing debate on numbers: 700 or 3000 ships?

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anglo-saxon, bayeux tapestry, English Channel, Imperial Defence, fortification , invasion, armada, landing , logistics, supply, supplies, personality, prominent leader, noted person , ship, boat, vessel, middle ages (400-1399)

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Bachrach, Bernard S. "Some Observations on the Military Administration of the Norman Conquest." Anglo-Norman Studies, 8 (1985): 1-26.

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anglo-saxon, invasion, armada, landing , English Channel, Imperial Defence, fortification , bayeux tapestry, middle ages (400-1399), logistics, supply, supplies

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Bachrach, Bernard S. "The Question of King Arthur's Existence and of Romano-British Naval Operations." Haskins Society J, 2 (1990): 13-28. Arthur may have been naval commander.

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English Channel, Imperial Defence, fortification , middle ages (400-1399), naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary , personality, prominent leader, noted person

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Bachrach, Harriet, ed. Jutland Letters June-October 1916: From Commodore C.E. Le Mesurier, 4th Light Cruiser Squadron, to His Wife, Florence, from the Grand Fleet in Scapa Flow with a Recollection by Their Son, Captain E.K. Le Mesurier. Salisbury: Wessex, 2006, iv, 116 pp. Foreword: Julian Thompson.

Keywords:

Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , Jellicoe, John, First Sea Lord, Commander of Grand Fleet, Jutland , Jutland, battle, peninsular , battles, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , personality, prominent leader, noted person , Royal Navy, Britain, England, world war 1, first world war, cruiser, protection of trade, light cruiser, heavy cruiser, anti-aircraft cruiser

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Back, George. Narrative of an Expedition in HMS Terror undertaken with the View to Geographical Discovery on the Arctic Shores, 1836-1837. London: Murray, 1838, vii, 456 pp. Last of 5 Arctic voyages.

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19th century, nineteenth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , Royal Navy, Britain, England, voyage

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Back, George. Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition to the Mouth of the Great Fish River. . . . 1833-1834, and 1835. London: Murray; Philadelphia: Carey, 1836, 1837, x, 663 pp. Standard on Arctic exploration.

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19th century, nineteenth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , logistics, supply, supplies

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Backer, Steve. Bismarck and Tirpitz. Ship Craft Series, # 10. Barnsley: Seaforth, 2008, 64 pp. Folio, 120 illustrations.

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Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , battleship, battlecruiser, dreadnought, capital ship , ship, boat, vessel, 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

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