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Abadi, Jacob. Britain's Withdrawal from the Middle East, 1947-1971: The Economic and Strategic Imperatives. Kingston Press Series. Princeton: Princeton UP, 1982, 1983, xvii, 283 pp.
Categories:
20th C. (1900-1999); economics; impressment; Middle East; strategy;
Keywords:
Middle East, strategy, economics, economic policy, 20th century, twentieth, impressment
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Abbatiello, John J. "Props and Periscopes: British Naval Aviation and the Anti-Submarine Campaign, 1917-1918." Ph.D diss, London, King's College, 2004. Under Andrew Lambert; (ASLIB 54-5239).
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20th C. (1900-1999); anti-submarine warfare; aviation; Royal Navy; submarine; U-boat; World War I;
Keywords:
aviation, aircraft, airplane, plane, naval aviation, carrier aviation, anti-submarine warfare, submarine, U-boat, ASW, sonar , submarine, underwater vessel, submerged operation, U-boat, submarine, German underwater warship , 20th century, twentieth
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Abbazia, Patrick. Mr. Roosevelt's Navy: The Private War of the United States Atlantic Fleet, 1939-1942. Annapolis: NIP, 1975, xii, 520 pp. Scholarly analysis; series of incidents.
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20th C. (1900-1999); anti-submarine warfare; Battle of the Atlantic; United States Navy; World War II;
Keywords:
20th century, twentieth, Battle of the Atlantic, anti-submarine warfare, Royal Navy, United States Navy, US Navy , anti-submarine warfare, submarine, U-boat, ASW, sonar , world war 2, second world war, united states navy, US navy, american president
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Abbe, Ernest C. & Gillis, Frank J. "Henry Hudson and the Early Expedition and Mapping of Hudson Bay, 1610 to 1631." See J. Parker, Merchants and Scholars, pp. 87-116.
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17th C. (1600-1699); cartography; Colonial America; exploration; personality; river;
Keywords:
exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical , Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , river, 17th century, seventeenth, personality, prominent leader, noted person
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Abbey, Walter Buhmer Tate. Tangier under British Rule, 1661-1684. Jersey: T. Bigwood, 1940, 106 pp.
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17th C. (1600-1699); Barbary; colonialism; Mediterranean Sea; Royal Navy;
Keywords:
Barbary, pirate, corsair, Mediterranean, North Africa , colonialism, colony, Royal Navy, Britain, England, Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean theater, Mediterranean command, 17th century, seventeenth, naval base
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Aberdeen and Tremain, Isabel, Countess of. Edward Majoribanks, Lord Tweedmouth, Knight, 1849-1909: Notes and Recollections. London: Constable, 1909, vi, 158 pp. First Lord.
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20th century, twentieth, Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , First Lord, civilian head of Admiralty , personality, prominent leader, noted person
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Abernathy, Cecil. Mr. Pepys of Seething Lane: A Narrative Based on Pepys' Diary. New York: McGraw-Hill; London: Allen, 1957, 1958, 384 pp.
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17th century, seventeenth, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , Pepys, Samuel, Secretary to Admiralty, famous diary , Royal Navy, Britain, England
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Abraham, J. Johnston. The Surgeon's Log: Impressions of the Far East. London: Chapman & Hall, 1911, 1912, 1913, xiv, 302 pp. Memoir.
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20th century, twentieth, Far East, East Asia, Southeast Asia, health, sickness, illness, medicine, surgeon, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography
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Abramson, Howard S. Hero in Disgrace: The Life of Arctic Explorer Frederick A. Cook. New York: Paragon, 1991, xix, 251 pp. Foreword: Warren Cook; from Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1909; Frederick A. Cook Society.
Categories:
20th C. (1900-1999); Antarctic; association; exploration; personality;
Keywords:
20th century, twentieth, Antarctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, South Pole , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , personality, prominent leader, noted person , association, society, group, organization, organisation, conference, conference paper, symposium
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Abulafia, David. The Discovery of Mankind: Atlantic Encounters in the Age of Columbus. New Haven: Yale UP, 2008, 408 pp.
Categories:
15th C. (1400-1499); 16th C. (1500-1599); age of sail; Atlantic World; exploration;
Keywords:
age of sail, Atlantic World, British domination, British North America, culture, influence , 15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure
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Abulafia, David. The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean (Oxford University Press, 2011) 783 pages
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15th C. (1400-1499); 16th C. (1500-1599); 17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); 20th C. (1900-1999); maritime history; Mediterranean Sea;
Keywords:
maritime history, naval history , Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean theater, Mediterranean command , 15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth
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Acerra, Martine, Merino, Jose & Meyer, Jean, eds. Les Marines de guerre europeennes, XVII-XVIIIe siecles. Paris: Paris-Sorbonne UP, 1985, 436 pp. Essays, come cited; colloquium, Paris-Sorbonne, Sept 1984: naval architecture; British shipbuilding & maintenance during French wars; French naval vessels as privateers; development of naval tactics; blockade of Brest; French naval strategy; naval patronage; Louisbourg; French nautical science & Baltic naval operations in the 18th century; extraordinary group of essayists: N.A.M. Rodger, Roger Knight, James Pritchard, A.N. Ryan, Brian Lavery, D.J. Lyon, J.S. Bromley, Jose Merino, Patrick Villiers & Jan Glete.
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17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); Anglo-French; architecture; association; Baltic; blockade; commerce; historian; shipbuilding;
Keywords:
17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, Anglo-French, France , association, society, group, organization, organisation, conference, conference paper, symposium, Baltic, sea, trade, naval stores , commerce, trade, business, blockade, shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders, historian, history, historical, architecture, shipbuilding, design, construction, structure, naval architect
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Acerra, Martine. Rochefort et la construction navale francaise, 1661-1815. 4 vols. Paris: Libraire de l'Inde, 1993, 930 pp. Synthesis, French naval administration, shipbuilding, technology.
Categories:
17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); Admiralty; Anglo-French; architecture; shipbuilding; technology;
Keywords:
17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, Anglo-French, France , shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders, architecture, shipbuilding, design, construction, structure, naval architect , Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, technology, advance, modernization, modernisation
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Acker, Irwin R., ed. Richard Hakluyt. Hakluyt's Voyages: The Principal Navigations, Voyages. . . . New York: Viking, 1965, xviii, 522 pp. 49 selections; introduction & chronology.
Categories:
16th C. (1500-1599); expansion; exploration; Hakluyt Society; Hakluyt, Richard; navigation;
Keywords:
16th century, sixteenth, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Hakluyt, Richard, Hakluyt Society, association , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude
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Adair, E.R. "English Galleys in the Sixteenth Century." EnHR, 35 (October 1920): 497-512. First during reign of Henry VIII, 1543 against French, 1544 against Scots; sometime guardships on Thames.
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16th C. (1500-1599); Anglo-French; Anglo-Scot; battles; galley; tactics;
Keywords:
16th century, sixteenth, Anglo-French, France , Anglo-Scot, Scotland, Scottish, battles, galley, oared ship, oared vessel, trireme , tactics
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Adams, Henry Brooks. ["Account by John Smith, Jamestown, Concerning Rescue by Pocahontas, the Indian Maiden"]. North American Review (1867). Conclusion: not true; individual accounts by Smith were diffenent with each telling; Adams: "lies, lies and more lies."
Categories:
17th C. (1600-1699); Colonial America; historian; Smith, John;
Keywords:
17th century, seventeenth, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , Smith, John, historian, history, historical
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Adams, Ian & Somerville, Meredyth. Cargoes of Despair and Hope: Scottish Emigration to North America, 1603-1803. Edinburgh: John Donald, 1993, 258 pp.
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17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); Anglo-Scot; Atlantic World; emigration; voyage;
Keywords:
17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, Anglo-Scot, Scotland, Scottish, emigration, immigration, migration, Diaspora , Atlantic World, British domination, British North America, culture, influence , voyage
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Adams, James Truslow. Empire on the Seven Seas: The British Empire, 1784-1939. New York: Scribner, 1940, 391 pp. Emphasis on interpretation, less narrative.
Categories:
18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); 20th C. (1900-1999); colonialism; expansion; imperialism;
Keywords:
18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth, expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , colonialism, colony
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Adams, John. Ocean Steamers: A History of Ocean-Going Passenger Steamships, 1820-1970. London: New Cavendish, 1993, 212 pp. Folio; 500 superb illustrations depicting over 400 vessels.
Categories:
19th C. (1800-1899); 20th C. (1900-1999); age of steam; ship;
Keywords:
19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth, age of steam, ship, boat, vessel
| 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 |