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"A Captain in the Royal Navy." Observations and Instructions for the Use of the Commissioned, the Junior, and Other Officers of the Royal Navy on All the Material Points of Professional Duty. . . . for the Government and Discipline of His Majesty's Ships. . . . London: Whittingham, 1804, 1861, 83 pp.
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Abernathy, David B. The Dynamics of Global Dominance: European Overseas Empires, 1415-1980. New Haven: Yale UP, 2000, 2001, viii, 524 pp.
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colonialism; enterprise; exploration; imperialism; sea power;
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exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , colonialism, colony, enterprise, commerce, trade, business, economy, economic , sea power
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Abulafia, David, ed. The Mediterranean in History. London: Thames & Hudson; Los Angeles: Paul Getty Museum, 2003, 320 pp. Large folio, over 300 illustrations; 8 essays, some cited; sea power, maritime empires, e.g., Venetian, Genoese, Ottoman, French, British, Italian & Arabian, trade, war from the earliest times; praise for Fernand Braudel.
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expansion; exploration; Mediterranean Sea; Middle Ages (400-1399); sea power; venice arsenal;
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expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean theater, Mediterranean command , middle ages (400-1399), sea power, venice arsenal
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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;
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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 Western Mediterranean Kingdoms, 1200-1500: The Struggle for Dominion. Medieval World Series. London: Longman, 1997, xix, 300 pp.
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expansion; Mediterranean Sea; Middle Ages (400-1399); sea power;
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expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean theater, Mediterranean command , sea power, middle ages (400-1399)
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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 & 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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Acerra, Martine, ed. Etat, marine et societe: Textes et Publies par Martine Acerra. . . . Paris: Paris-Sorbonne UP, 1995, xxvii, 463 pp. Essays, some cited: homage to Jean Meyer; bibliography.
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Anglo-French; association; bibliography; historian; sea power;
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Anglo-French, France , association, society, group, organization, organisation, conference, conference paper, symposium, sea power, historian, history, historical, bibliography, list, listing
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Acworth, Bernard. The Navies of Today and Tomorrow: A Study of the Naval Crisis from Within. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1930, xvii, 277 pp. Addendum: limitation of armaments; concern about "pacificism" of 1920s; critique of present policies.
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Anglo-German; critique of Royal Navy; disarmament; interwar; Royal Navy; sea power;
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Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , critique of Royal Navy, criticism, analysis, critical analysis, controversy, disarmament, arms reduction, arms limitation, reduction of arms, treaty , interwar, Royal Navy, Britain, England, sea power
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Acworth, Bernard. The Navy and the Next War: A Vindication of Sea Power. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1934, xiii, 305 pp. Dedication: Admiral Reginald Custance; sequel to previous entry; opposition to present policies.
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Anglo-German; critique of Royal Navy; interwar; Royal Navy; sea power; strategy;
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Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , critique of Royal Navy, criticism, analysis, critical analysis, controversy, Royal Navy, Britain, England, sea power, strategy, strategic, interwar
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Acworth, Bernard. The Restoration of England's Sea Power: Being a Second Edition of The Navy and the Next War. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1935, xiv, 305 pp. Four new chapters, e.g., air power & sea power; Anglo-German Naval Accord.
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Anglo-German; critique of Royal Navy; interwar; Royal Navy; sea power; strategy;
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Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , critique of Royal Navy, criticism, analysis, critical analysis, controversy, Royal Navy, Britain, England, sea power, interwar, strategy, strategic
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Adams, Jack. The Doomed Expedition: Campaign in Norway, 1940. London: Leo Cooper, 1989, 1990, xiv, 198 pp. Day-by-day account, 3 September 1939-8 June 1940; focused on land operations; air power was decisive, perhaps for first time.
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amphibious; Anglo-German; aviation; invasion; Norway; Royal Navy; sea power; World War II;
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Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , amphibious, invasion from sea, landing, attack from sea, landing craft, Norway, campaign, invasion by Germany, air-land-sea operation , aviation, aircraft, airplane, plane, naval aviation, carrier aviation, invasion, armada, landing , Royal Navy, Britain, England, world war 2, second world war, sea power
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Adams, John A. If Mahan Ran the Great Pacific War: An Analysis of World War II Naval Strategy. Bloomington: Indiana UP, 2008, x, 458 pp. "Teachings" & "lessons" of Mahan; Robert Love & Jon Sumida: "not impressed"; failed to use all of Mahan.
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Anglo-Japanese; Mahan, Alfred Thayer; sea power; strategy; World War II;
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Anglo-Japanese, Japan , Mahan, Alfred Thayer, sea power theorist, naval historian , sea power, world war 2, second world war, strategy, strategic
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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, William Henry Davenport. England on the Sea: Or, the Story of the British Navy, Its Decisive Battles and Great Commanders. 2 vols. London: F.V. White, 1885.
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battles; general history; leadership; Royal Navy; sea; sea power;
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battles, general history, general survey, survey, Royal Navy, Britain, England, sea, ocean, maritime , sea power, leadership, leader, command, commander in chief
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Addington, Larry H. The Patterns of War through the Eighteenth Century. Bloomington: Indiana UP, 1990, xii, 161 pp. Dedication: Theodore Ropp; "prequel"; from ancient to neoclassical for naval & land warfare; England's rise to naval supremacy; overseas expansion.
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15th C. (1400-1499); 16th C. (1500-1599); 17th C. (1600-1699); Ancient (100 B.C. - 499 A.D.); expansion; general history; imperialism; Middle Ages (400-1399); strategy;
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15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, ancient (100 b.c. - 499 a.d.), middle ages (400-1399), general history, general survey, survey, imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , strategy, strategic
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Adie, W.A.C. Oil, Politics, and Seapower: The Indian Ocean Vortex. New York: National Strategy Information Center, 1975, 97 pp.
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20th C. (1900-1999); imperialism; Indian Ocean; oil ; propulsion ; sea power;
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20th century, twentieth, imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , Indian Ocean, oil , propulsion , sea power
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Adkins, Roy & Adkins, Lesley. The War for All the Oceans: From Nelson at the Nile to Napoleon at Waterloo. London: Little Brown; New York: Viking; London: Abacus, 2006, 2007, xxvi, 534 pp. Social history approach, incorporating songs, poems, pamphlets; conclusion: "ultimately the war against Napoleon was won by the officers and men of the British Navy."
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Admiralty; age of sail; Anglo-French; battles; Napoleon; Nelson, Horatio; officer; Royal Navy; sea power; War of French Revolution and Napoleon;
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age of sail, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Anglo-French, France , battles, Napoleon, War of French Revolution and Napoleon, Egyptian Campaign, St. Helena, exile, prisoner under British , Nelson, Horatio, Royal Navy, Britain, England, War of French Revolution and Napoleon, France, officer, quarterdeck, leader , sea power
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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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Alam, Muzaffar & Subrahmanyam, Sanjay. Indo-Persian Travels in the Age of Discoveries, 1400-1800. New York: Cambridge UP, 2007, xvi, 399 pp. Erudite & engaging.
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15th C. (1400-1499); 16th C. (1500-1599); 17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); age of sail; exploration; Indian Ocean; Middle East; voyage;
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15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Indian Ocean, voyage, Middle East, age of sail
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 |