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Aflalo, Frederick George. The Sea-Fishing Industry of England and Wales: A Popular Account of the Sea Fisheries and Fishing Ports of Those Countries. London: Edward Stanford, 1904, xx, 386 pp.

Keywords:

18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, age of steam, age of sail, merchant marine, naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary , port, commercial center, seaport, trade center, entrepot , fishing, fishery, fish, herring, cod, trawling

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Agnarsdottir, A. "Scottish Plans for the Annexation of Iceland, 1785-1813." Northern Studies, 29 (1992).

Keywords:

18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, Anglo-Scot, Scotland, Scottish, colonialism, colony, imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , fishing, fishery, fish, herring, cod, trawling , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure

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Alexander, Roy. The Cruise of the Raider Wolf. Sydney: Angus & Robertson; New Haven: Yale UP, 1939, 270 pp.

Keywords:

Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , cruiser, protection of trade, light cruiser, heavy cruiser, anti-aircraft cruiser , commerce, trade, business, merchant marine, world war 1, first world war, ship, boat, vessel

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Allardyce, William Lamond. The Story of the Falkland Islands: Being an Account of Their Discovery and Early History, 1500-1842. Stanley: GPO, 1909, 31 pp.

Keywords:

16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, colonialism, colony, expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Falkland, Malvenas, Malvinas, island, colony, campaign, war, battle of First World War , imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , fishing, fishery, fish, herring, cod, trawling , trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing, whaling, whale, whaleship, whaler, fishing

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Allen, Stephen. "HMAS Sydney: The Limits of Historical Analysis." J Australian War Memorial, 22 (April 1993): 4-10. November 1941, Australian cruiser lost without a trace; massive public interest in Australia since; conspiracy theories abounded.

Keywords:

cruiser, protection of trade, light cruiser, heavy cruiser, anti-aircraft cruiser , Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , Anglo-Japanese, Japan , Royal Australian Navy, Australia , battles, ship, boat, vessel, world war 2, second world war

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Amis, Kingsley. The James Bond Dossier: On the James Bond Novels of Ian Fleming. New York: NAL; London: Jonathan Cape; London: Pan, 1965, 1966, 159 pp.

Keywords:

Bond, James, nautical fiction , intelligence, code breaking, espionage, counter-intelligence, Secret Service, SIGINT , nautical fiction, sea fiction , personality, prominent leader, noted person

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Andrade, Ernest, Jr. "Arms Limitation Agreements and the Evolution of Weaponry: The Case Study of the Treaty Cruisers." See D. Masterson, NHS-6, pp. 179-90.

Keywords:

20th century, twentieth, Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, Anglo-French, France , Anglo-Japanese, Japan , disarmament, arms reduction, arms limitation, reduction of arms, treaty , diplomacy, treaty, foreign policy, Foreign Office, negotiation, international relations , interwar, cruiser, protection of trade, light cruiser, heavy cruiser, anti-aircraft cruiser , Imperial Defence, Committee of Imperial Defence

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Archer, Clive & Scrivener, David, eds. Northern Waters: Security and Resource Issues. London: Croom Helm, 1986, xii, 240 pp. For Royal Institute of International Affairs; 15 essays, some cited.

Keywords:

20th century, twentieth, association, society, group, organization, organisation, conference, conference paper, symposium, enterprise, commerce, trade, business, economy, economic , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , north sea, oil , fishing, fishery, fish, herring, cod, trawling , trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing

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Archer, James. Colin Archer: A Memoir. Gloucester: John Bellow, [1949], 120 pp. Fram; to polar icecap, fishing.

Keywords:

19th century, nineteenth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , fishing, fishery, fish, herring, cod, trawling , memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , whaling, whale, whaleship, whaler, fishing

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Ashcroft, Neil. "World War and the Trawl Fisheries of England and Wales, 1910-1950." See D. Starkey, Politics and People in the Atlantic Fisheries, pp. 41-56.

Keywords:

20th century, twentieth, auxiliary, fishing, fishery, fish, herring, cod, trawling , mine, underwater weapon, shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders, world war 1, first world war, world war 2, second world war

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Ashford, Philip. "The Rise and Fall of the Bristol Channel Herring Fishery with Special Reference to Porlock, Somerset, 1580-1830." MM, 92 (February 2006): 23-30.

Keywords:

16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, English Channel, Imperial Defence, fortification , fishing, fishery, fish, herring, cod, trawling , port, commercial center, seaport, trade center, entrepot

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Bachrach, Harriet, ed. Jutland Letters June-October 1916: From Commodore C.E. Le Mesurier, 4th Light Cruiser Squadron, to His Wife, Florence, from the Grand Fleet in Scapa Flow with a Recollection by Their Son, Captain E.K. Le Mesurier. Salisbury: Wessex, 2006, iv, 116 pp. Foreword: Julian Thompson.

Keywords:

Anglo-German, Germany, Prussia , Jellicoe, John, First Sea Lord, Commander of Grand Fleet, Jutland , Jutland, battle, peninsular , battles, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , personality, prominent leader, noted person , Royal Navy, Britain, England, world war 1, first world war, cruiser, protection of trade, light cruiser, heavy cruiser, anti-aircraft cruiser

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Backer, Steve. Japanese Heavy Cruisers. Ship Craft Series, # 5. London: Chatham, 2006, 64 pp. Folio, 120 illustrations.

Keywords:

Anglo-Japanese, Japan , cruiser, protection of trade, light cruiser, heavy cruiser, anti-aircraft cruiser , world war 2, second world war

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Backer, Steve. Shipcraft 19: County Class Cruisers (Barnsley: Seaforth, 2012)

Keywords:

20th century, twentieth, cruiser, protection of trade, light cruiser, heavy cruiser, anti-aircraft cruiser , Royal Navy, Britain, England, world war 2, second world war, interwar

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Baker, William Avery. "Fishing under Sail in the North Atlantic." See B. Labaree, Atlantic World of Robert G. Albion, 1975.

Keywords:

age of sail, Atlantic World, British domination, British North America, culture, influence , historian, history, historical, fishing, fishery, fish, herring, cod, trawling , enterprise, commerce, trade, business, economy, economic

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Balcom, B.A. The Cod Fishery of Isle Royale, 1713-1758. La peche de la morue a I'lsle Royale, 1713-1758. Ottawa: Parks Canada, 1984, 88 & 94 pp. English & French.

Keywords:

18th century, eighteenth, Anglo-French, France , fishing, fishery, fish, herring, cod, trawling , enterprise, commerce, trade, business, economy, economic , Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England

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Ballantyne, Iain. HMS London. Warships of the Royal Navy Series, # 2. Barnsley: Leo Cooper, 2003, xi, 228 pp. Portsmouth-built cruiser of 2nd World War & after; 11 iterations since 1652.

Keywords:

age of steam, cruiser, protection of trade, light cruiser, heavy cruiser, anti-aircraft cruiser , Royal Navy, Britain, England, world war 2, second world war, age of sail

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Bannister, Jerry. The Rule of the Admirals: Law, Custom and Naval Government in Newfoundland, 1699-1832. Toronto: Toronto UP, 2003, xix, 423 pp. Rule of fishing admirals.

Keywords:

17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , colonialism, colony, fishing, fishery, fish, herring, cod, trawling , law, leadership, leader, command, commander in chief

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Barkham, Michael M. "The Offshore and Distant-Water Fisheries of the Spanish Basques, c. 1500-1650." See D. Starkey, History of North Atlantic Fisheries, pp. 229-49.

Keywords:

16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, fishing, fishery, fish, herring, cod, trawling , Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , Atlantic World, British domination, British North America, culture, influence

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

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