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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;
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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.
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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.
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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;
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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;
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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.
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17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); Admiralty; Anglo-French; architecture; shipbuilding; technology;
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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.
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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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Acton, William. "Observations on Veneral Diseases in the United Kingdom, from Statistical Reports in the Army, Navy, and Merchant Services." Lancet (1846):703-05. From lecture, 1846. major issue among armed forces, mid-19th century; era of Contagious Diseases Acts.
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19th C. (1800-1899); condition; health; Royal Marine; Royal Navy;
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19th century, nineteenth, health, sickness, illness, medicine, surgeon, Royal Marine, commando , Royal Navy, Britain, England, condition, life below deck, lower deck, atmosphere, enlisted life
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Acton, William. "On the Prevalence and Severity of Syphilis among the Troops Quartered in London as Compared with the Rarity of the Disease among the Soldiers in the Garrisons of Paris and Brussels." Lancet (1875): 570-73.
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19th century, nineteenth, health, sickness, illness, medicine, surgeon, Royal Marine, commando , Royal Navy, Britain, England
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Acton, William. Prostitution Considered in Its Moral, Social and Sanitary Aspects in London and Other Large Cities and Garrison Towns: With Proposals for the Control and Prevention of Its Attendant Evils. London: J. Churchill; London: Cass, 1870, 1972, 302 pp.
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19th C. (1800-1899); health; Royal Marine; Royal Navy; woman;
Keywords:
19th century, nineteenth, health, sickness, illness, medicine, surgeon, Royal Marine, commando , Royal Navy, Britain, England, woman
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Acton, William. Prostitution. New York: Praeger, 1870, 1969, 251 pp. Ed: Peter Fryer; abridged from expanded edition, 1870; era of Contagious Diseases Acts.
Categories:
19th C. (1800-1899); health; Royal Marine; Royal Navy; woman;
Keywords:
19th century, nineteenth, health, sickness, illness, medicine, surgeon, woman, Royal Marine, commando , Royal Navy, Britain, England
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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
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 |