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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;
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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;
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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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Abulafia, David. A Mediterranean Emporium: The Catalan Kingdom of Majorca. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1994, xxii, 292 pp. Leader of European maritime activity; opened routes to Atlantic.
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age of sail; Atlantic World; commerce; expansion; Mediterranean Sea;
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age of sail, commerce, trade, business, expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean theater, Mediterranean command , Atlantic World, British domination, British North America, culture, influence
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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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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;
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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.
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18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); Anglo-American; colonialism; commerce; diplomacy; historian; War of 1812;
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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.
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19th C. (1800-1899); Anglo-American; battles; blockade; diplomacy; frigate; historian; War of 1812;
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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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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;
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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, Ralph James Quincy, ed. The Great War, 1914-1918: Essays on the Military, Political and Social History of the First World War. Texas A&M Military History Series, # 17. College Station: Texas A&M UP; London: Macmillan, 1990, vii, 195 pp. 10 essays, some cited; symposium, Texas A&M, 4-5 April 1988; various assessments by experts.
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general history, general survey, survey, world war 1, first world war
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Adams, Simon L. The Armada Campaign of 1588. New Appreciations in History Series, # 13. London: Historical Association, 1988, 24 pp.
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16th C. (1500-1599); Anglo-Spanish; armada; English Channel; general history; invasion;
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16th century, sixteenth, Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , armada, Spanish, invasion , English Channel, Imperial Defence, fortification , invasion, armada, landing , general history, general survey, survey
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Adams, Simon L. "The Gran Armada: 1988 and After: Review Article." History, 76 (June 1991): 238-49. Review of 18 works, English & Spanish, published in 1988, 400th anniversary.
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16th C. (1500-1599); 20th C. (1900-1999); Anglo-Japanese; armada; general history;
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16th century, sixteenth, 20th century, twentieth, Anglo-Japanese, Japan , armada, Spanish, invasion , general history, general survey, survey
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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;
Keywords:
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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Adams, William Henry Davenport. Famous Ships of the British Navy: Stories of Enterprise and Daring of British Seamen. London: Virtue; New York: Virtue & Yorston; London: Strahan, 1868, 1870, 316 pp. Dedication: First Lord of the Admiralty Duke of Somerset; e.g., Henry Grace a' Dieu, Mary Rose, Victory, Bounty, Royal George, Dreadnought.
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general history; HMS Victory; leadership; naval lore; Royal Navy; seaman; seamanship; ship;
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general history, general survey, survey, HMS Victory, ship of the line, flagship of Nelson, current floating museum, Save The Victory Fund , leadership, leader, command, commander in chief , naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary , Royal Navy, Britain, England, ship, boat, vessel, seaman, lower deck, enlisted status, seafarer, sailor , seamanship, seafaring, navigation, professional competence
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Addington, Larry H. The Patterns of War since the Eighteenth Century. Bloomington: Indiana UP; London: Croom Helm, 1984, 1985, 1994, 384 pp. From dynastic to national warfare; for navies, from Jeune Ecole, Mahanite, to technical developments.
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18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); 20th C. (1900-1999); general history; Mahan, Alfred Thayer; strategy; technology;
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18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth, general history, general survey, survey, Mahan, Alfred Thayer, sea power theorist, naval historian , technology, advance, modernization, modernisation, strategy, strategic
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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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Addison, Paul & Stafford, David, eds. [Oxford Companion to Winston Churchill.] London: Oxford UP. In 2001, noted as in preparation.
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Churchill, Winston, First Lord, Prime Minister, War Minister , general history, general survey, survey, literature, culture
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Ader, Clement. Military Aviation. Maxwell AFB: Air UP, 1907, 2003, 112 pp. Trans: Lee Kennett.
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aviation, aircraft, airplane, plane, naval aviation, carrier aviation, 20th century, twentieth, general history, general survey, survey
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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.
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amphibious; Anglo-American; battles; invasion; memoir; War of 1812;
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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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Akerman, James Richard & Karrow, Robert W., Jr., eds Maps: Finding Our Place in the World. Chicago: Chicago UP, 2007, ix, 400 pp. Folio, lavishly illustrated; foreword: John W. McCarthy, Jr.; exhibition, Newberry Library; outstanding overview.
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cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , general history, general survey, survey
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Akerman, James Richard, ed. The Imperial Map: Cartography and the Mastery of Empire. The Kenneth Nebenzahl Lectures in the History of Cartography. Chicago: Chicago UP, 2009, viii, 367 pp. 6 essays, some cited; lectue series, History of Cartography for Newberry Library; noted that History of Cartography Project & other things had generated much new interest.
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association; cartography; expansion; general history; imperialism;
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cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical , general history, general survey, survey, association, society, group, organization, organisation, conference, conference paper, symposium, expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire
| 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 |