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Ballard, Robert D. "Return to the Titanic (Condensed)." Reader's Digest, 132 (April 1988): 56-64.

Keywords:

20th century, twentieth, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , nautical archaeology, wreck, archaeology, artefact, artifact, study report , Titanic, passenger liner, wreck, tragedy, disaster , wreck, shipwreck, nautical archaeology

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Ballard, Robert D. Robert Ballard's Lusitania. Sparkford: Haynes, 2009. Folio, illustrated, some color.

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20th century, twentieth, liner, passenger liner, steamship , nautical archaeology, wreck, archaeology, artefact, artifact, study report , wreck, shipwreck, nautical archaeology

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Ballard, Robert D. "The Bismarck Found." National Geographic, 174 (November 1989): 622-37. Sunk 27 May 1941; 3 miles deep in North Atlantic.

Keywords:

Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , nautical archaeology, wreck, archaeology, artefact, artifact, study report , Royal Navy, Britain, England, wreck, shipwreck, nautical archaeology , ship, boat, vessel

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Ballard, Robert D. The Discovery of the Bismarck. Annapolis: NIP; New York: Warner, 1990, 232 pp. With Rick Archbold; intro: Ludovic Kennedy; artist: Ken Marschall; 400 illustrations; discovered, June 1989; conclusion: scuttled.

Keywords:

Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , nautical archaeology, wreck, archaeology, artefact, artifact, study report , wreck, shipwreck, nautical archaeology , ship, boat, vessel, battleship, battlecruiser, dreadnought, capital ship

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Ballard, Robert D. The Eternal Darkness: A Personal History of Deep-Sea Exploration. Princeton: Princeton UP, 2000, xii, 388 pp. With Will Hively; focus on underwater exploration.

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20th century, twentieth, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , nautical archaeology, wreck, archaeology, artefact, artifact, study report , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure

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Ballard, Robert D., ed. Archaeological Oceanography. Princeton: Princeton UP, 2008, 296 pp.

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nautical archaeology, wreck, archaeology, artefact, artifact, study report , science , sea, ocean, maritime

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Balleine, George Reginald. All for the King: The Life Story of Sir George Carteret. St. Helier: Societe Jersiaise, 1976, xiv, 188 pp. Royalist, RN, privateer, French admiral.

Keywords:

18th century, eighteenth, age of sail, Anglo-French, France , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , piracy, privateering, pirate, buccaneer, Royal Navy, Britain, England, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England

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Balleine, George Reginald. The Tragedy of Philippe d'Auvergne: Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy and Last Duke of Bouillon. Chichester: Phillimore, 1973, xiv, 145 pp. Preface: Joan Stevens; Jesey man, émigré from France, spy for Britain, FRS..

Keywords:

age of sail, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, English Channel, Imperial Defence, fortification , officer, quarterdeck, leader , Royal Navy, Britain, England, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , intelligence, code breaking, espionage, counter-intelligence, Secret Service, SIGINT

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Ballendorf, Dirk Anthony & Bartlett, Merrill L. Pete Ellis: An Amphibious Warfare Prophet, 1880-1923. Annapolis: NIP, 1996, 200 pp. Earl Hancock "Pete" Ellis, "father" of amphibious warfare; died under mysterious circumstances, Micronesia.

Keywords:

20th century, twentieth, amphibious, invasion from sea, landing, attack from sea, landing craft, Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, Anglo-Japanese, Japan , interwar, strategy, strategic, united states navy, US navy

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Ballhatchet, Kenneth & Harrison, John, eds. East India Company Studies: Papers Presented to Professor Sir Cyril Philips. Hong Kong: Asian Research, 1986, 319 pp. Essays, some cited.

Keywords:

age of sail, East India Company, charter company, Raj , general history, general survey, survey, economics, economic policy, enterprise, commerce, trade, business, economy, economic , Festschrift, dedication, memorial, collection, tribute

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Ballhausen, Phil Carl. Der Erste Englische-Hollandische Seekrieg, 1652-1654 sowie der Schwedisch-Hollandische Seekrieg, 1658-1659. The Hague: Nijhoff, 1923.

Keywords:

17th century, seventeenth, Anglo-Dutch, Netherlands, Low Country, Holland, naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary

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Ballinger, Richard H. "Origins of James Fenimore Cooper's Two Admirals." American Literature, 20 (1948): 20-30.

Keywords:

19th century, nineteenth, nautical fiction, sea fiction , personality, prominent leader, noted person

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Baltharpe, John. The Straights Voyage or St. Davids Poem. Luttrell Society Series, # 20. Oxford: Blackwell, 1959, lii, 104 pp. Ed: J.S. Bromley; voyage, Mediterranean, 1670.

Keywords:

17th century, seventeenth, Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean theater, Mediterranean command , poetry, culture, arts, voyage

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Balza, Martin Antonio. Malvinas: Relatos de Soldados. Buenos Aires: Cerculo Militar, 1985, 160 pp. Individual accounts from 30 interviews.

Keywords:

20th century, twentieth, Anglo-Argentine, Argentina, Argentinian, Falkland, Malvenas, Malvinas, island, colony, campaign, war, battle of First World War , memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography

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Balzarini, Stephen Edward. "Britain, France and the 'German Problem' at the World Disarmament Conference, 1932-1934." Ph.D. diss Washington State, 1979, 376 pp. Under Howard Payne; (DAI 40/01, p. 410).

Keywords:

20th century, twentieth, Anglo-French, France , Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , disarmament, arms reduction, arms limitation, reduction of arms, treaty , diplomacy, treaty, foreign policy, Foreign Office, negotiation, international relations , interwar

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Balzer, Timothy. "'In Case the Raid Is Unsuccessful. . . .': Selling Dieppe to Canadians." Can Hist Rev, 87 (September 2006): 409-40. Operation Jubilee, 19 August 1942; many Canadians died & taken prisoner.

Keywords:

Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, amphibious, invasion from sea, landing, attack from sea, landing craft, Mountbatten, Louis, Earl Mountbatten of Burma , Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , invasion, armada, landing , intelligence, code breaking, espionage, counter-intelligence, Secret Service, SIGINT , Royal Canadian Navy, Canada , Royal Navy, Britain, England, world war 2, second world war

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Bamford, Paul Walden. Fighting Ships and Prisons: The Mediterranean Galley of France in the Age of Louis XIV. Minneapolis: Minnesota UP, 1973, x, 380 pp. Naval issues, Mediterranean, 17th century.

Keywords:

18th century, eighteenth, Anglo-French, France , galley, oared ship, oared vessel, trireme , Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean theater, Mediterranean command , prisoner of war, prisoner, convict

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Bamford, Paul Walden. Forests and French Sea Power, 1660-1789. Toronto: Toronto UP, 1956, 240 pp. Seen as a companion to Albion.

Keywords:

18th century, eighteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, age of sail, Anglo-French, France , logistics, supply, supplies, sea power, shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders

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Bamford, Paul Walden. "French Naval Timber: A Study of the Relation of Forests to French Sea Power, 1660-1789." Ph.D. diss, Columbia, 1951, 409 pp. (DAI 12/01, p. 41).

Keywords:

17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, age of sail, Anglo-French, France , logistics, supply, supplies, sea power, shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders

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Bamford, Paul Walden. "French Shipping in North European Trade, 1660-1789." J Mod Hist, 26 (September 1954): 207-19.

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17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, Anglo-French, France , north sea, ship, boat, vessel, trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing

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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