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Bamford, Paul Walden. "Slaves for the Galleys of France, 1665 to 1700." See J. Parker, Merchants & Scholars, pp. 171-91.
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17th C. (1600-1699); Anglo-French; galley; Mediterranean Sea; slave trade;
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Anglo-French, France , galley, oared ship, oared vessel, trireme , Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean theater, Mediterranean command , slave trade, Atlantic slave trade, Middle Passage
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Bamford, Paul Walden. "The Procurement of Oarsmen for French Galleys, 1660-1748." AHR, 65 (October 1959): 31-48. Essential feature of Mediterranean warfare, especially by 1690s; sources: c. 1/3 slaves & 2/3 prisoners.
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17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); Anglo-French; galley; Mediterranean Sea; prisoner of war; slave trade;
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17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, Anglo-French, France , Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean theater, Mediterranean command , prisoner of war, prisoner, convict, slave trade, Atlantic slave trade, Middle Passage, galley, oared ship, oared vessel, trireme
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Banbury, Philip. Shipbuilders of the Thames and Medway. Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1971, 336 pp. Private yards.
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Admiralty; age of sail; architecture; dockyard; river; shipbuilding;
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Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, age of sail, architecture, shipbuilding, design, construction, structure, naval architect , river, shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders, dockyard, shipyard, Navy yard
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Bancroft, Caroline. The Unsinkable Mrs. Brown. Denver: Golden; Bolder: Johnson, 1956, 1963, 39 pp. Margaret Tobin Brown, 1867-1932; aboard Titanic.
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20th century, twentieth, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , personality, prominent leader, noted person , Titanic, passenger liner, wreck, tragedy, disaster , woman
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Bancroft, George. History of the Battle of Lake Erie and Miscellaneous Papers. New York: Bonner, 1891, 1967, 264 pp. Included writings of George Bancroft.
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Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, battles, Royal Navy, Britain, England, War of 1812, Anglo-American war, England, Britain, America, United States, US, USA, impressment, battle, frigate action, campaign, blockade
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Bancroft, James W. Deeds of Valour: A Victorian Military and Naval History Trilogy. Eccles: House of Heroes, 1994, 149 pp. E.g., Birkenhead.
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19th century, nineteenth, battles, Royal Navy, Britain, England, naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary
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Bane, Suda Lorena & Lutz, Ralph Haswell. The Blockade of Germany after the Armistice, 1918-1919: Selected Documents. New York: Fertig, 1942, 1972, x, 874 pp. Controversy; many consequences.
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Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , blockade, Royal Navy, Britain, England, world war 1, first world war
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Bang-Andersen, Arne, Greenhill, Basil & Grude, Egil Harald, eds. The North Sea: A Highway of Economic and Cultural Exchange: Character History. Oslo: Norwegian UP, 1985, 277 pp. 17 essays, some cited.
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culture, music, literature, language, art , economics, economic policy, north sea, trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing
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Banger, Manohar K. "The Royal Navy: Whither Goes You?" USNIP, 134 (March 2008): 12. Down to 25 major warships; Indian Navy, 100 ships.
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21st century, twenty-first, twenty first, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, cold war, Royal Navy, Britain, England, strategy, strategic
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Banham, Tony. Not the Slightest Chance: The Defense of Hong Kong, 1941. Vancouver: British Columbia UP, 2003, xx, 431 pp. Personalized, based on diaries & oral interviews; disappointing.
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20th C. (1900-1999); Admiralty; Anglo-Japanese; Far East; Imperial Defence; Royal Navy; strategy; World War II;
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20th century, twentieth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Anglo-Japanese, Japan , Imperial Defence, Committee of Imperial Defence, Royal Navy, Britain, England, strategy, strategic, Far East, East Asia, Southeast Asia, world war 2, second world war
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Banham, Tony. The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru: Britain's Forgotten Wartime Tragedy. Hong Kong: Hong Kong UP; Seattle: Washington UP, 2006, xx, 300 pp. 1834 British prisoners from Hong Kong; sunk by USS Grouper, October 1942.
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Anglo-Japanese; prisoner of war; submarine; United States Navy; voyage; World War II;
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Anglo-Japanese, Japan , prisoner of war, prisoner, convict, united states navy, US navy, submarine, underwater vessel, submerged operation, voyage, world war 2, second world war
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Banks, Joseph. The Journal of Joseph Banks in the Endeavour, with a Commentary by A.M. Lysaght. 2 vols. Guildford: Genesis, 1980. Banks, 1743-1820; 1st Cook voyage.
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18th C. (1700-1799); Banks, Joseph; circumnavigation; exploration; memoir; science ; voyage;
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18th century, eighteenth, banks, joseph, circumnavigation, circumnavigate, around the world, round the world , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , science , voyage
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Banks, Joseph. The Papers of Sir Joseph Banks. 2 Parts. Marlborough: Adam Matthew, 1993. On microfilm, 34 reels with Listing and Guide; from British Library.
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18th C. (1700-1799); Banks, Joseph; circumnavigation; exploration; science ; voyage;
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18th century, eighteenth, circumnavigation, circumnavigate, around the world, round the world , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , banks, joseph, voyage, science
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Banks,Kenneth J. Chasing Empire across the Sea: Communications and the State in the French Atlantic, 1713-1763. Montreal: McGill-Queen's UP, 2002, xxi, 319 pp. Delightful monograph; Canada, Martinique, Louisbourg.
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18th C. (1700-1799); Anglo-French; Atlantic World; Colonial America; colonialism; communication;
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18th century, eighteenth, Anglo-French, France , Atlantic World, British domination, British North America, culture, influence , Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , colonialism, colony, communication, communicate, telegraph, radio, underwater cable
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Bannerman, John. Studies in the History of Dalriada. Edinburgh: Scottish Academic, 1974, x, 178 pp. Series of papers on the history of Dal Riata; many gaps in sources on history of this kingdom, about 6th century, northwest Scotland; "navy of Celtic peoples"; sea unified scattered territories.
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Ancient (100 B.C. - 499 A.D.); Anglo-Irish; Anglo-Scot; culture; galley; Middle Ages (400-1399); naval lore;
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Anglo-Irish, Ireland, Eire, Anglo-Scot, Scotland, Scottish, ancient (100 b.c. - 499 a.d.), galley, oared ship, oared vessel, trireme , middle ages (400-1399), culture, music, literature, language, art , naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary
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Bannister, Jerry. "Convict Transportation and the Colonial State in Newfoundland, 1789." Acadiensis, 2 (1998): 95-123.
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Bannister, Jerry. The Rule of the Admirals: Law, Custom and Naval Government in Newfoundland, 1699-1832. Toronto: Toronto UP, 2003, xix, 423 pp. Rule of fishing admirals.
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17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); Admiralty; Colonial America; colonialism; fishing; law; leadership;
Keywords:
17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , colonialism, colony, fishing, fishery, fish, herring, cod, trawling , law, leadership, leader, command, commander in chief
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Banon, Luis Delgado. El navio Santisima Trinidad. Combate de San Vicente. Cartagena: Aglaya, 2005, 373 pp.
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18th century, eighteenth, Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , battles
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Baptist, C.N.T. Salvage Operations. 2 vols. Glasgow: Brown & Ferguson, 1979-1997, 319 pp. Operations, e.g., Nyon, Olympic, Esso &Torry Canyon.
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20th C. (1900-1999); auxiliary; nautical archaeology; oil ; wreck;
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auxiliary, nautical archaeology, wreck, archaeology, artefact, artifact, study report , wreck, shipwreck, nautical archaeology , 20th century, twentieth, oil
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Bar-Zohar, M. Suez: Ultra Secret. Paris: Fayard, 1964, 317 pp.
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Anglo-Egyptian, Egypt , Anglo-French, France , intelligence, code breaking, espionage, counter-intelligence, Secret Service, SIGINT , invasion, armada, landing , Suez, campaign, canal, region, Eastern Mediterranean
| 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 |