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Abbot, Willis John. Blue Jackets of 1812: A History of the Naval Battles of the Second War with Great Britain. New York: Dodd Mead, 1887, viii, 409 pp. Illus: W.C. Jackson & H.W. Vickar.
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19th C. (1800-1899); Anglo-American; battles; Royal Navy; War of 1812;
Keywords:
Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, Royal Navy, Britain, England, War of 1812, Anglo-American war, England, Britain, America, United States, US, USA, impressment, battle, frigate action, campaign, blockade , 19th century, nineteenth
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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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Adams, Charles Francis. "Wednesday, August 19, 1812, 6:30 PM: The Birth of a World Power." AHR, 18 (April 1913): 513-21. USS Constitution vs. HMS Guerrier.
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19th C. (1800-1899); Anglo-American; battles; frigate; War of 1812;
Keywords:
Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, frigate, anti-submarine warfare vessel , battles, War of 1812, Anglo-American war, England, Britain, America, United States, US, USA, impressment, battle, frigate action, campaign, blockade , 19th century, nineteenth
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Adams, Henry Brooks. History of the United States of America: during the Administrations of Jefferson and Madison. 9 vols. Chicago: Chicago UP; New York: Antiquarian; New York: Viking, 1889-1891, 1921, 1930, 1962, 1967, 1986, 1308 pp. Various abridged editions, e.g., by Ernest Samuels & Archer Jones; Adams, 1838-1918; a classic; monumental, balanced, impartial; especially good on War of 1812.
Categories:
18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); Anglo-American; colonialism; commerce; diplomacy; historian; War of 1812;
Keywords:
18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, colonialism, colony, diplomacy, treaty, foreign policy, Foreign Office, negotiation, international relations , War of 1812, Anglo-American war, England, Britain, America, United States, US, USA, impressment, battle, frigate action, campaign, blockade , historian, history, historical, commerce, trade, business
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Adams, Henry Brooks. The War of 1812. Harrisburg: Infantry Journal; New York: Cooper Square, 1944, 1999, 2000, vii, 377 pp. Ed: H.A. DeWeerd; intro: John Elting; from 9-vol. history; much praised.
Categories:
19th C. (1800-1899); Anglo-American; battles; blockade; diplomacy; frigate; historian; War of 1812;
Keywords:
19th century, nineteenth, Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, blockade, diplomacy, treaty, foreign policy, Foreign Office, negotiation, international relations , frigate, anti-submarine warfare vessel , battles, War of 1812, Anglo-American war, England, Britain, America, United States, US, USA, impressment, battle, frigate action, campaign, blockade , historian, history, historical
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Aitchison, Robert. A British Eyewitness at the Battle of New Orleans: The Memoir of Royal Navy Admiral Robert Aitchison, 1808-1827. New Orleans: Historic New Orleans, 2004, 149 pp. Ed: Gene A. Smith.
Categories:
amphibious; Anglo-American; battles; invasion; memoir; War of 1812;
Keywords:
Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, battles, amphibious, invasion from sea, landing, attack from sea, landing craft, invasion, armada, landing , War of 1812, Anglo-American war, England, Britain, America, United States, US, USA, impressment, battle, frigate action, campaign, blockade , memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography
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Alden, John Doughty. U.S. Submarine Attacks during World War II: Including Allied Submarine Attacks in the Pacific Theater. Annapolis: NIP, 1989, 320 pp. Included British & Dutch submarines in the Far East; full chonological listing, Pacific & Atlantic; confirmation by Japanese sources.
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Anglo-American; Anglo-German; Anglo-Japanese; anti-submarine warfare; Battle of the Atlantic; Far East; naval guide; Royal Australian Navy; Royal Canadian Navy; Royal Navy; submarine; U-boat; United States Navy; World War II;
Keywords:
Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , Anglo-Japanese, Japan , 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, naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction , submarine, underwater vessel, submerged operation, united states navy, US navy, U-boat, submarine, German underwater warship , world war 2, second world war, Royal Australian Navy, Australia , Royal Canadian Navy, Canada , Far East, East Asia, Southeast Asia
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Alderman, Clifford Lindsey. Wooden Ships and Iron Men. New York: Walker, 1964, 134 pp. Nautical fiction; juvenile literature; young English sailor, thence to American navy during War of 1812; based on Samuel Leech, 1798-1848.
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age of sail; condition; juvenile literature; memoir; nautical fiction; Royal Navy; ship; United States Navy; War of 1812;
Keywords:
age of sail, condition, life below deck, lower deck, atmosphere, enlisted life , juvenile literature, children's, junior, nautical fiction, sea fiction , Royal Navy, Britain, England, War of 1812, Anglo-American war, England, Britain, America, United States, US, USA, impressment, battle, frigate action, campaign, blockade , united states navy, US navy, ship, boat, vessel, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography
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Allan, Catherine E. "A Minute Bletchley Park: Building a Canadian Naval Operational Intelligence Centre, 1939-1943." See M. Hadley, Nation's Navy, pp. 157-72.
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anti-submarine warfare; Battle of the Atlantic; intelligence; Royal Canadian Navy; Royal Navy; World War II;
Keywords:
intelligence, code breaking, espionage, counter-intelligence, Secret Service, SIGINT , Royal Canadian Navy, Canada , Royal Navy, Britain, England, Battle of the Atlantic, U-boat, anti-submarine warfare, Royal Navy, United States Navy, US Navy , world war 2, second world war, anti-submarine warfare, submarine, ASW, sonar
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Allen, Kenneth. Battle of the Atlantic. London: Wayland, 1973, 96 pp.
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Anglo-American; Anglo-German; anti-submarine warfare; Battle of the Atlantic; Royal Canadian Navy; Royal Navy; U-boat; World War II;
Keywords:
Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , anti-submarine warfare, submarine, ASW, sonar , Royal Canadian Navy, Canada , Royal Navy, Britain, England, world war 2, second world war, U-boat, submarine, German underwater warship , Battle of the Atlantic, U-boat, anti-submarine warfare, Royal Navy, United States Navy, US Navy
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Allen, Ralph. Ordeal by Fire: Canada, 1910-1945. New York: Doubleday, 1961, ix, 492 pp. Canadian forces, e.g., Hong Kong & Dieppe, 19 August 1942; "a magnificent fiasco."
Categories:
20th C. (1900-1999); Admiralty; Battle of the Atlantic; Far East; Royal Canadian Navy; World War I; World War II;
Keywords:
20th century, twentieth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Battle of the Atlantic, U-boat, anti-submarine warfare, Royal Navy, United States Navy, US Navy , Royal Canadian Navy, Canada , Far East, East Asia, Southeast Asia, world war 1, first world war, world war 2, second world war
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Alsford, Stephen, ed. The Meta Incognita Project: Contribution to Field Studies. Mercury Series Dir. Paper, # 6. Quebec: Canadian Museum of Civilization, 1993, viii, 219 pp. Essays, some cited.
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Royal Canadian Navy, Canada , museum, science
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Altoff, Gerard T. Oliver Hazard Perry and the Battle of Lake Erie. Put-in-Bay: Perry Group, 1990, x, 99 pp. Battle of 1813.
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battles, Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, strategy, strategic, War of 1812, Anglo-American war, England, Britain, America, United States, US, USA, impressment, battle, frigate action, campaign, blockade
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Ambrose, Stephen E. D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Climatic Battle of World War II. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994, 704 pp. From 1400 oral histories.
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amphibious; Anglo-American; D-Day; English Channel; invasion; logistics; Royal Canadian Navy; Royal Marine; Royal Navy; United States Navy; World War II;
Keywords:
Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, amphibious, invasion from sea, landing, attack from sea, landing craft, D-Day, invasion, landing, Normandy invasion, invasion of Europe , invasion, armada, landing , logistics, supply, supplies, world war 2, second world war, Royal Navy, Britain, England, Royal Canadian Navy, Canada , Royal Marine, commando , united states navy, US navy, English Channel, Imperial Defence, fortification
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Andrew, Christopher M. & Dilks, David, eds. The Missing Dimension: Governments ands Intelligence Communities in the Twentieth Century. London: Macmillan; Champaign: Illinois UP, 1984, 300 pp. 11 essays; some cited.
Categories:
20th C. (1900-1999); Admiralty; Anglo-American; Anglo-German; Anglo-Japanese; communication; diplomacy; intelligence; Royal Australian Navy; Royal Canadian Navy; Royal Navy; Royal New Zealand Navy;
Keywords:
20th century, twentieth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , Anglo-Japanese, Japan , communication, communicate, telegraph, radio, underwater cable , intelligence, code breaking, espionage, counter-intelligence, Secret Service, SIGINT , diplomacy, treaty, foreign policy, Foreign Office, negotiation, international relations , Royal Australian Navy, Australia , Royal Canadian Navy, Canada , Royal Navy, Britain, England, Royal New Zealand Navy, New Zealand
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Andrew, Christopher M. "Intelligence Collaboration between Britain, the U.S., and the Commonwealth during World War II." See W. Hitchcock, Intelligence Revolution, pp. 111-22.
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20th C. (1900-1999); Admiralty; Anglo-American; Anglo-German; Anglo-Japanese; communication; intelligence; Royal Australian Navy; Royal Canadian Navy; Royal Navy; Royal New Zealand Navy;
Keywords:
20th century, twentieth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , Anglo-Japanese, Japan , communication, communicate, telegraph, radio, underwater cable , intelligence, code breaking, espionage, counter-intelligence, Secret Service, SIGINT , Royal Australian Navy, Australia , Royal Canadian Navy, Canada , Royal Navy, Britain, England, Royal New Zealand Navy, New Zealand
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Anthony, Ian. The Naval Arms Trade. Stockholm: SIPRI; Oxford: Oxford UP, 1990, xii, 221 pp. Featured: Australia, New Zealand, Canada & India; included naval arms: warships, missiles, aircraft.
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20th C. (1900-1999); aviation; gunnery; mine; missile; Royal Australian Navy; Royal Canadian Navy; Royal New Zealand Navy; trade; weapons;
Keywords:
20th century, twentieth, aviation, aircraft, airplane, plane, naval aviation, carrier aviation, gunnery, gun, weapon , mine, underwater weapon, missile, rocket, ballistic missile, Royal Australian Navy, Australia , Royal Canadian Navy, Canada , Royal New Zealand Navy, New Zealand , weapon, arms trade , trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing
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Armstrong, John Griffith. The Halifax Explosion and the Royal Canadian Navy: Inquiry and Intrigue. Studies in Canadian Military History Series. Vancouver: British Columbia UP, 2002, viii, 248 pp.
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20th C. (1900-1999); dockyard; port; Royal Canadian Navy; World War I; wreck;
Keywords:
20th century, twentieth, dockyard, shipyard, Navy yard, port, commercial center, seaport, trade center, entrepot , Royal Canadian Navy, Canada , world war 1, first world war, wreck, shipwreck, nautical archaeology
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Armstrong, John. Notices of the War of 1812. 2 vols. New York: George Dearborn; New York: Wiley & Putnam, 1836-1840, 504 pp.
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Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, historian, history, historical, War of 1812, Anglo-American war, England, Britain, America, United States, US, USA, impressment, battle, frigate action, campaign, blockade
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Arthur, Brian. How Britain Won the War of 1812: The Royal Navy's Blockade of the United States, 1812-1815 (Woodbridge, Boydell, 2011) XXIII, 328 pages
Categories:
19th C. (1800-1899); age of sail; Anglo-American; blockade; Royal Navy; War of 1812;
Keywords:
19th century, nineteenth, age of sail, blockade, Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, War of 1812, Anglo-American war, England, Britain, impressment, battle, frigate action, campaign, blockade , Royal Navy
| 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 |