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Abell, Francis. Prisoners of War in Britain, 1756 to 1815: Record of Their Lives, Their Romance and Their Sufferings. London: Humphrey Milford, 1914, viii, 464 pp.
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18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); Anglo-American; Anglo-French; prisoner of war; War of 1812;
Keywords:
prisoner of war, prisoner, convict, 18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, Anglo-French, France, lower deck , War of 1812, Anglo-American war, England, Britain, America, United States, US, USA, impressment, battle, frigate act
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Abeshouse, Benjamin Samuel. A Medical History of Napoleon Bonaparte. Norwich: Eaton Laboratories, 1964.
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19th century, nineteenth, health, sickness, illness, medicine, surgeon, Napoleon, War of French Revolution and Napoleon, Egyptian Campaign, St. Helena, exile, prisoner under British , prisoner of war, prisoner, convict
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Adams, Charles Hansford, ed. The Narrative of Robert Adams, a Barbary Captive: A Critical Edition. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 2004, 2005, lxvi, 190 pp. African-American sailor memoir of 1815; shipwrecked, captive, to Africa, Cadiz, London.
Categories:
19th C. (1800-1899); Barbary; memoir; piracy; prisoner of war; wreck;
Keywords:
19th century, nineteenth, Barbary, pirate, corsair, Mediterranean, North Africa , memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , piracy, privateering, pirate, buccaneer, prisoner of war, prisoner, convict, wreck, shipwreck, nautical archaeology
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Alexander, J.K. "'Forton Prison during the American Revolution: A Case Study of the British Prisoner of War Policy and the American Response to that Policy." Essex Institute Historical Collection, 103 (1967): 365-89.
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Anglo-American; Colonial America; impressment; prisoner of war; Royal Navy;
Keywords:
Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , Royal Navy, Britain, England, prisoner of war, prisoner, convict, impressment
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Allen, W. Gore. King William IV. London: Gresset, 1960, 229 pp. "Sailor King."
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19th C. (1800-1899); Nelson, Horatio; prisoner of war; Royal Navy;
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19th century, nineteenth, Nelson, Horatio, prisoner of war, prisoner, convict, Royal Navy, Britain, England
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Amerman, Richard H. "Treatment of American Prisoners during the Revolution." New Jersey Historical Society Proceedings, 78 (1960): 257-75.
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Anglo-American; Colonial America; diplomacy; prisoner of war;
Keywords:
Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , prisoner of war, prisoner, convict, diplomacy, treaty, foreign policy, Foreign Office, negotiation, international relations
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Anderson, Olive. "The Establishment of British Supremacy at Sea and the Exchange of Naval Prisoners of War, 1689-1783." EnHR, 75 (January 1960): 77-89. Important manning issue for RN.
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17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); Admiralty; age of sail; Anglo-American; Anglo-French; Colonial America; diplomacy; imperialism; impressment; prisoner of war; Royal Navy;
Keywords:
17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, age of sail, Anglo-French, France , Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, impressment, prisoner of war, prisoner, convict, Royal Navy, Britain, England, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , diplomacy, treaty, foreign policy, Foreign Office, negotiation, international relations
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Anderson, Olive. "The Impact on the Fleet of the Disposal of Prisoners of War in Distant Waters, 1689-1783." MM, 45 (1959): 243-49.
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17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); age of sail; Anglo-American; Anglo-French; Colonial America; impressment; prisoner of war; Royal Navy;
Keywords:
17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, age of sail, Anglo-French, France , Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , prisoner of war, prisoner, convict, impressment, Royal Navy, Britain, England
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Anderson, Olive. "The Treatment of Prisoners of War in Britain during the American War of Independence." BIHR, 28 (1955): 63-83.
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18th C. (1700-1799); Colonial America; prisoner of war; recruitment;
Keywords:
18th century, eighteenth, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , prisoner of war, prisoner, convict, recruitment, recruit, recruiting, conscription, conscript, draft, mandatory service
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Andrews, Terry, ed. U-Boat Archive: Vol. 7: Report on U-570 - HMS Graph. Milton Keynes: Military Press, 2005, 115 pp. Extracts from RN report on capture of U-570, August 1941.
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Anglo-German; anti-submarine warfare; Battle of the Atlantic; prisoner of war; Royal Navy; U-boat;
Keywords:
Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , anti-submarine warfare, submarine, ASW, sonar , Battle of the Atlantic, U-boat, anti-submarine warfare, Royal Navy, United States Navy, US Navy , Royal Navy, Britain, England, U-boat, submarine, German underwater warship , prisoner of war, prisoner, convict
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Aydelotte, Frank. "Elizabethan Seamen in Mexico and Ports of the Spanish Main." AHR, 48 (October 1942): 1-19. Hawkins abandoned seamen in 1568; tried by Inquisition.
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16th C. (1500-1599); Anglo-Spanish; Colonial America; colonialism; imperialism; prisoner of war; religion; seaman;
Keywords:
16th century, sixteenth, Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , colonialism, colony, prisoner of war, prisoner, convict, religion, chaplain, chapel , seaman, lower deck, enlisted status, seafarer, sailor
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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.
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18th C. (1700-1799); Anglo-French; galley; Mediterranean Sea; prisoner of war;
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. "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;
Keywords:
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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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;
Keywords:
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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Barker, Rosalin. Prisoners of the Tsar: The Baltic Embargo of 1800-1801. Beverley: Highgate, 1992, vi, 66 pp. Sailors held in Russia.
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19th C. (1800-1899); Anglo-Russian; Baltic; prisoner of war; Royal Navy;
Keywords:
19th century, nineteenth, Anglo-Russian, Russia, tsarist, czarist, Soviet , Baltic, sea, trade, naval stores , prisoner of war, prisoner, convict, Royal Navy, Britain, England
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Benhayoun, Jamal Eddine. Narration, Navigation and Colonialism: A Critical Account of Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century English Narratives of Adventure and Captivity. Brussels: Peter Lang, 2006, 222 pp.
Categories:
17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); age of sail; Colonial America; naval lore; navigation; prisoner of war; voyage;
Keywords:
17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, age of sail, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary , prisoner of war, prisoner, convict, voyage
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Bennett, George Henry & Bennett, Roy. Hitler's Admirals. Annapolis: NIP, 2004, viii, 248 pp. German perspective; from official interrogation, POWs.
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Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , officer, quarterdeck, leader , prisoner of war, prisoner, convict, world war 2, second world war
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Bennett, R. "French POW on Parole in Britain, 1803-1814." Ph.D. diss London, 1964.
Categories:
Anglo-French; prisoner of war; War of French Revolution and Napoleon;
Keywords:
Anglo-French, France , prisoner of war, prisoner, convict, War of French Revolution and Napoleon, France
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Berckman, Evelyn. The Hidden Navy. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1973, xiv, 159 pp. Insights into underground naval life, e.g., prostitutes, stowaways, prison hulks & dockyards.
Categories:
Admiralty; age of sail; condition; critique of Royal Navy; dockyard; homosexuality; prisoner of war;
Keywords:
homosexuality, gay life, gay sailor, sodomy
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Bowman, Larry G. Captive Americans: Prisoners during the American Revolution. Athens: Ohio UP, 1976, viii, 146 pp.
Categories:
18th C. (1700-1799); American War of Independence; Anglo-American; prisoner of war;
Keywords:
18th century, eighteenth, american war of independence, American Revolutionary War, revolution, 13 colonies, thirteen colonies, Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, prisoner of war, prisoner, convict
| 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 |