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Abbott, John Lawrence. John Hawkesworth: Eighteenth-Century Man of Letters. Madison: Wisconsin UP, 1982, xvii, 241 pp. Journals of voyages of Captain Cook; controversy, e.g., about publication & content; died in disgrace.
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amphibious, Cook, James, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , 18th century, eighteenth, art, painting, painter, artistic, design , journal
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Ackland, H.K. "Churchill and the Naval Assault on the Dardanelles." 2 parts. Nav Rev, 86 (January & April 1998): 62-68 & 134-39.
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Churchill, Winston; Gallipoli; Mediterranean Sea; World War I;
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Churchill, Winston, First Lord, Prime Minister, War Minister , Gallipoli, Gallipoli campaign, Dardanelles, Dardanelles campaign , Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean theater, Mediterranean command , world war 1, first world war
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Adams, Bill. Ships and Memories: The Story ot the Years the Author Spent on the Four-Masted Barque Silberborn, Running to Oregon and San Francisco as Told in His Famous Book, Ships and Women which Is Reproduced in Full. . . . with 150 Photographic Illustrations of Ships He Knew 40 Pen-and-Ink Sketches by W.M. Birchall. Brighton, 1975, xxx, 449 pp. Out of Liverpool.
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19th C. (1800-1899); age of sail; art; memoir; ship; voyage;
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age of sail, art, painting, painter, artistic, design , memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , voyage, ship, boat, vessel, 19th century, nineteenth
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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. 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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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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Addison, Paul. Churchill: The Unexpected Hero. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2005, 2006, xii, 308 pp. Full & balanced coverage of a 90-year career; Churchill, twice First Lord & Prime Minister; "former naval person"; "Special Relationship" only special one way, U.S. dominated, & Churchill at fault.
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20th C. (1900-1999); Anglo-American; Churchill, Winston; First Lord; Royal Navy; Special Relationship; World War I; World War II;
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20th century, twentieth, Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, Churchill, Winston, First Lord, Prime Minister, War Minister , First Lord, civilian head of Admiralty , Royal Navy, Britain, England, Special Relationship, Anglo-American relation, England, Britain, America, United States, US, USA, world war 1, first world war, world war 2, second world war
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Agnew, Vanessa. "A Scots Orpheus in the South Seas: Encounter Music on Cook's Second Voyage." J Mar Res (1 May 2001). Use of music in cross-cultural encounters.
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18th C. (1700-1799); Anglo-Scot; Cook, James; exploration; memoir; music;
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18th century, eighteenth, Anglo-Scot, Scotland, Scottish, Cook, James, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , music, culture, arts
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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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Albert, J.G. "Attlee, the Chiefs of Staff and the Restructuring of 'Commonwealth Defence' between VJ Day and the Outbreak of the Korean War." D.Phil. diss, Oxford, 1986. (ITT 37-1, 1988).
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20th C. (1900-1999); Admiralty; Cold War; Imperial Defence; Korea; World War II;
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20th century, twentieth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Imperial Defence, Committee of Imperial Defence, cold war, Korea, war, Korean War, Cold War , world war 2, second world war
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Alcock, C.P. "Britain and the Korean War, 1950-1953." Ph.D. diss, Manchester, 1986.
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20th C. (1900-1999); Anglo-American; Cold War; Korea; Royal Navy;
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20th century, twentieth, Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, Korea, war, Korean War, Cold War , Royal Navy, Britain, England, cold war
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Alexander, Joseph H. & Bartlett, Merrill L. Sea Soldiers in the Cold War: Amphibious Warfare, 1945-1991. Annapolis: NIP, 1995, xi, 220 pp. Operational history, e.g., Korea, Falklands, Middle East.
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amphibious; Anglo-American; Cold War; commando; Falkland; Korea; Middle East; Royal Navy; United States Navy;
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amphibious, invasion from sea, landing, attack from sea, landing craft, Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, cold war, commando, guerrilla warfare, Royal Marine , Falkland, Malvenas, Malvinas, island, colony, campaign, war, battle of First World War , Korea, war, Korean War, Cold War , Middle East, Royal Navy, Britain, England, united states navy, US navy
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Alexander, Joseph H. Fleet Operations in a Mobile War: September 1950-June 1951. Washington: Naval Historical Center, 2001, 53 pp. Author-expert on amphibious warfare; operations in Korean War.
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amphibious; invasion; Korea; Royal Navy; United States Navy;
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amphibious, invasion from sea, landing, attack from sea, landing craft, invasion, armada, landing , Korea, war, Korean War, Cold War , united states navy, US navy, Royal Navy, Britain, England
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Allaway, Jim. Leander Class Frigates: Milestones from the Career of the Royal Navy's Most Successful Post-War Frigate Design: From the Pages of Navy News. Norwich: HMSO, 1995, vi, 72 pp. Folio, over 100 illustrations.
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anti-submarine warfare; architecture; Cold War; frigate; Royal Navy;
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architecture, shipbuilding, design, construction, structure, naval architect , anti-submarine warfare, submarine, ASW, sonar , frigate, anti-submarine warfare vessel , cold war, Royal Navy, Britain, England
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Alldritt, Keith. The Greatest of Friends: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill, 1941-1945. New York: St. Martin; London: Hale, 1995, 224 pp. Focused on psychological & social aspects of relationship; both "former naval persons."
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Admiralty; Anglo-American; Churchill, Winston; personality; Royal Navy; Special Relationship; United States Navy; World War II;
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Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, Royal Navy, Britain, England, Special Relationship, Anglo-American relation, England, Britain, America, United States, US, USA, united states navy, US navy, world war 2, second world war, personality, prominent leader, noted person , Churchill, Winston, First Lord, Prime Minister, War Minister
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Allen, Louis. Singapore, 1941-1942. The Politics and Strategy of the Second World War Series. London: Davis-Poynter; Newark: Delaware UP; London: Cass, 1977, 1979, 1992, 1994, 2003, xvii, 343 pp. Accurate interpretation of pivotal historic event.
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Admiralty; Anglo-Japanese; Churchill, Winston; critique of Royal Navy; Imperial Defence; Royal Navy; Singapore; strategy; World War II;
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Anglo-Japanese, Japan , Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Churchill, Winston, First Lord, Prime Minister, War Minister , critique of Royal Navy, criticism, analysis, critical analysis, controversy, Royal Navy, Britain, England, Singapore, campaign, battle, siege, naval base, commercial port, entrepot, disastrous surrender , strategy, strategic, world war 2, second world war, Imperial Defence, Committee of Imperial Defence
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Ambler, John. The Royal Marine Band Service. Southsea: RM Historical Society, 2003, viii, 280 pp. Centennial of RN School of Music & RM Band Service.
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20th C. (1900-1999); education; memorial; music; Royal Marine;
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20th century, twentieth, music, culture, arts, Royal Marine, commando , memorial, heritage, tradition, bicentennial , education, educate, training, train, teaching, teach, schooling, school, learning, learn
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Andrew, Christopher M. "Churchill and Intelligence." Intell & Nat Sec, 3 (July 1988): 181-93. Unprecedented faith in intelligence.
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20th C. (1900-1999); Admiralty; Churchill, Winston; First Lord; intelligence; World War I; World War II;
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20th century, twentieth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Churchill, Winston, First Lord, Prime Minister, War Minister , intelligence, code breaking, espionage, counter-intelligence, Secret Service, SIGINT , world war 1, first world war, world war 2, second world war, First Lord, civilian head of Admiralty
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Armitage, David. "The Elizabethan Idea of Empire." TRHS, 6 ser, 14 (September 2003): 269-78. From NMM conference.
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16th C. (1500-1599); Colonial America; colonialism; expansion; exploration; imperialism; music;
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16th century, sixteenth, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , colonialism, colony, imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , music, culture, arts
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Arvin, L.P. "Churchill as Minister of Munitions: A Study of Domestic Decision-Making in Wartime." Ph.D. diss, Claremont 1986.
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20th C. (1900-1999); Admiralty; Churchill, Winston; interwar; strategy; weapons;
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20th century, twentieth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Churchill, Winston, First Lord, Prime Minister, War Minister , strategy, strategic, weapon, arms trade , interwar
| 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 |