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Abbott, John Henry. A Treatise of the Law Relative to Merchant Ships and Seamen: In 4 Parts. I: The Owners of Merchant Ships. II: Of the Persons Employed in the Navigation Therein. III: Of the Carriage of Goods Therein. IV. Of the Wages of Merchant Seamen. London: Butterworth, 1802-1827, xxxv, 695 pp. First study of this legal aspect.
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merchant marine, law, commerce, trade, business, lower deck, wages, ship owner
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Abell, Thomas Bertrand. Stability and Seaworthiness of Ships: A Textbook for Officers of the Mercantile Marine and for All Concerned with the Loading of Ships. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1926, vii, 297 pp.
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ship, boat, vessel, merchant marine, seafaring
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Aberg, Alan. "Artefacts from Wrecks: An Endnote." See M. Redknap, Artefacts from Wrecks, pp. 229-31.
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nautical archaeology, wreck, archaeology, artefact, artifact, study report , ship, boat, vessel, wreck, shipwreck, nautical archaeology
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Acerra, Martine & Meyer, Jean. L'Empire Des Mers: Des Galions aux Clippers. London: Nathan, 1990, 282 pp. Lavishly illustrated; Madam Acerra, leading French naval historian; essays on development of shipping, naval & merchant.
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Anglo-French, France , historian, history, historical, merchant marine, sea power, ship, boat, vessel
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Adams, Jonathan & Black, Jennifer. "From Rescue to Research: Medieval Ship Finds in St. Peter Port, Guernsey." IJ Nau Res, 33 (2004): 230-52.
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English Channel; Middle Ages (400-1399); nautical archaeology; port; wreck;
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English Channel, Imperial Defence, fortification , nautical archaeology, wreck, archaeology, artefact, artifact, study report , port, commercial center, seaport, trade center, entrepot , wreck, shipwreck, nautical archaeology , middle ages (400-1399)
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Adams, Ralph James Quincy. Balfour: The Last Grandee. London: Murray, 2007, 479 pp. First Lord; major new biography; sympathetic.
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20th C. (1900-1999); First Lord; Imperial Defence; Middle East; personality; World War I;
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20th century, twentieth, First Lord, civilian head of Admiralty , world war 1, first world war, personality, prominent leader, noted person , Middle East, Imperial Defence, Committee of Imperial Defence
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Adams, Simon L. "New Light on the 'Reformation' of John Hawkins: Notes and Documents." EnHR, 105 (January 1990): 96-111. Documents from Huntington Library; Hawkins, Treasurer of Navy, 1577-1595; confirmation of his initiatives in preparation of fleet, early 1580s, new building & repairs.
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16th C. (1500-1599); Anglo-Spanish; critique of Royal Navy; dockyard; Imperial Defence; personality; Royal Navy; shipbuilding;
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16th century, sixteenth, Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , critique of Royal Navy, criticism, analysis, critical analysis, controversy, Imperial Defence, Committee of Imperial Defence, dockyard, shipyard, Navy yard, shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders, Royal Navy, Britain, England, personality, prominent leader, noted person
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Adams, Thomas A. & Smith, James R. The Royal Fleet Auxiliary: A Century of Service. London: Chatham, 2005, 192 pp. 150 illustrations; centennial in 2005; merchant ships in support of naval operations.
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20th C. (1900-1999); auxiliary; merchant marine; Royal Navy; ship;
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20th century, twentieth, auxiliary, Royal Navy, Britain, England, ship, boat, vessel, merchant marine
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Adams, Thomas A. "The Control of British Merchant Shipping." See S. Howarth, Battle of the Atlantic, pp. 158-78.
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Admiralty; Battle of the Atlantic; merchant marine; World War II;
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Battle of the Atlantic, U-boat, anti-submarine warfare, Royal Navy, United States Navy, US Navy , merchant marine, world war 2, second world war, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty
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Adams, Thomas R. & Waters, David W., comps. English Maritime Books Printed before 1801: Relating to Ships, Their Construction and Their Operation at Sea: Including Articles in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society and the Transactions of the American Philosophical Society: Arranged in Two Parts Alphabetically and Topically. Providence: John Carter Brown Library; London: NMM, 1995, xxxiv, 602 pp. Foreword: N.A.M. Rodger; 3809 indivdual entries under 24 topics; massive compilation & essential bibliography; cooperation from National Maritime Museum of London; details on number of copies and where located; earliest was 1528; e.g., navigational manuals, almanacs, works on gunnery, health, laws, instruments, conditions, etc.
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15th C. (1400-1499); 16th C. (1500-1599); 17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); association; bibliography; condition; gunnery; health; instrument; law; literature; maritime history; museum; naval lore;
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15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, bibliography, list, listing , maritime history, naval history , association, society, group, organization, organisation, conference, conference paper, symposium, literature, culture, museum, naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary , gunnery, gun, weapon , health, sickness, illness, medicine, surgeon, law, instrument, navigation, compass, clock , condition, life below deck, lower deck, atmosphere, enlisted life
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Adams, Valerie. The Media and the Falklands Campaign. New York: St. Martin; London: Macmillan, 1986, x, 224 pp. Foreword: Lawrence Freedman; rigid control of information by Ministry of Defence; many "talking heads" speculating as armchair strategists; accusations of censorship; investigations.
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20th C. (1900-1999); amphibious; Anglo-Argentine; communication; critique of Royal Navy; Falkland; Imperial Defence; strategy;
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20th century, twentieth, amphibious, invasion from sea, landing, attack from sea, landing craft, Anglo-Argentine, Argentina, Argentinian, Falkland, Malvenas, Malvinas, island, colony, campaign, war, battle of First World War , communication, communicate, telegraph, radio, underwater cable , Imperial Defence, Committee of Imperial Defence, strategy, strategic, critique of Royal Navy, criticism, analysis, critical analysis, controversy
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Adams, Ron B. Red Funnel and Before. Southampton: Kingfisher Railway, 1986, 128 pp. Southampton, Isle of Wight & South of England Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, 1861-1968, "Red Funnel" fleet.
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19th C. (1800-1899); 20th C. (1900-1999); commerce; company; English Channel; merchant marine;
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19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth, company, charter, shipping, commercial , commerce, trade, business, merchant marine, English Channel, Imperial Defence, fortification
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Adams. William Henry Davenport. Heroes of Maritime Discovery. London: Gall & Inglis, 1882, 287 pp.
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expansion; exploration; leadership; merchant marine; naval lore; personality; Royal Navy;
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exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , leadership, leader, command, commander in chief , personality, prominent leader, noted person , Royal Navy, Britain, England, merchant marine, naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary
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Adney, Edwin Tappan & Chapelle, Howard I. Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of North America. New York: Sterling, 2007, 242 pp.
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15th C. (1400-1499); 16th C. (1500-1599); 17th C. (1600-1699); coastal vessel; Colonial America; nautical archaeology; ship; shipbuilding;
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15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth, coastal vessel, monitor, ferry , Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , nautical archaeology, wreck, archaeology, artefact, artifact, study report , ship, boat, vessel, shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders, 17th century, seventeenth
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Aflalo, Frederick George. The Sea-Fishing Industry of England and Wales: A Popular Account of the Sea Fisheries and Fishing Ports of Those Countries. London: Edward Stanford, 1904, xx, 386 pp.
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18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); age of sail; age of steam; fishing; merchant marine; naval lore; port;
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18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, age of steam, age of sail, merchant marine, naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary , port, commercial center, seaport, trade center, entrepot , fishing, fishery, fish, herring, cod, trawling
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Agius, Dionisius A. Classic Ships of Islam: From Mesopotamia to the Indian Ocean. Leiden: Brill, 2007, xix, 505 pp. 3 related volumes.
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coastal vessel; Indian Ocean; Middle Ages (400-1399); Middle East; nautical archaeology; ship;
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coastal vessel, monitor, ferry , middle ages (400-1399), Middle East, Indian Ocean, ship, boat, vessel, nautical archaeology, wreck, archaeology, artefact, artifact, study report
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Airy, George Biddell. Essays on the Invasion of Britain by Julius Caesar, . . . . Plautius, . . . . and by Claudius Caesar. . . . London, 1865. Collection of letters & papers; included paper on places of departure & landing of Caesar.
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amphibious; Ancient (100 B.C. - 499 A.D.); English Channel; Imperial Defence; invasion; personality;
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ancient (100 b.c. - 499 a.d.), amphibious, invasion from sea, landing, attack from sea, landing craft, invasion, armada, landing , Imperial Defence, Committee of Imperial Defence, English Channel, Imperial Defence, fortification , personality, prominent leader, noted person
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Airy, George Biddell. "On the Place of Julius Caesar's Departure from Gaul for the Invasion of Britain, and the Place of His Landing in Britian: With an Appendix on the Battle of Hastings." Archaeologia, 34 (1852). By prolific observer.
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amphibious; Ancient (100 B.C. - 499 A.D.); English Channel; Imperial Defence; invasion; personality; port;
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amphibious, invasion from sea, landing, attack from sea, landing craft, ancient (100 b.c. - 499 a.d.), English Channel, Imperial Defence, fortification , Imperial Defence, Committee of Imperial Defence, invasion, armada, landing , port, commercial center, seaport, trade center, entrepot , personality, prominent leader, noted person
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Aitken, Jonathan. John Newton: From Disgrace to Amazing Grace. London: Continuum, 2007, xix, 308 pp. Foreword: Philip Yancey; useful & popular study of famous figure; to RN, flogged, to slaving ship, to abolitionist; wrote "Amazing Grace."
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19th C. (1800-1899); memoir; merchant marine; music; Royal Navy; slave trade;
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19th century, nineteenth, merchant marine, Royal Navy, Britain, England, slave trade, Atlantic slave trade, Middle Passage, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , music, culture, arts
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Akehurst, John. We Won a War: The Campaign in Oman, 1965-1975. Salisbury: Michael Russell, 1982, xxiii, 198 pp. Foreword: Lord Carver; Dhofur War.
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20th C. (1900-1999); diplomacy; Imperial Defence; imperialism; Middle East; oil ; Royal Navy;
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20th century, twentieth, imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , Imperial Defence, Committee of Imperial Defence, diplomacy, treaty, foreign policy, Foreign Office, negotiation, international relations , oil , Middle East, Royal Navy, Britain, England
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 |