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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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Adam, Frank. Henscherin der Meere: Die Britische Flotte zur Zeit Nelson. Hamburg: Koehlers, 1998, 345 pp. Early version of next entry.
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age of sail; historian; nautical fiction; Nelson, Horatio; War of French Revolution and Napoleon;
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age of sail, nautical fiction, sea fiction , Nelson, Horatio, historian, history, historical, War of French Revolution and Napoleon, France
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Adam, Frank. Hornblower, Bolitho and Company: Krieg unter Segeln in Roman und Geschichte. Frankfort: Ullstein, 1987, 1992, 204 pp. Survey of nautical fiction concentrating on Royal Navy, 1775-1815; Forester, Hardy, Kent, Parkinson, Pope, Woodman, Maynard, O'Brian, Styles, Forrest, Meacham & Meredith; tables of time periods when fictional seamen operated.
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age of sail; historian; nautical fiction; Nelson, Horatio; War of French Revolution and Napoleon;
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age of sail, nautical fiction, sea fiction , historian, history, historical, Nelson, Horatio, War of French Revolution and Napoleon, France
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Adams, Charles Francis. Richard Henry Dana: A Biography. 2 vols. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1890, 1891.
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nautical fiction, sea fiction , personality, prominent leader, noted person , condition, life below deck, lower deck, atmosphere, enlisted life
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Adams, Max. "Admiral Collingwood: The Real Jack Aubrey?" Traf Chron, 18 (2008): 247-54.
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Collingwood, Cuthbert; leadership; nautical fiction; War of French Revolution and Napoleon;
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Collingwood, Cuthbert, nautical fiction, sea fiction , War of French Revolution and Napoleon, France, leadership, leader, command, commander in chief
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Adams, Ralph James Quincy. Balfour: The Last Grandee. London: Murray, 2007, 479 pp. First Lord; major new biography; sympathetic.
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20th C. (1900-1999); First Lord; Imperial Defence; Middle East; personality; World War I;
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20th century, twentieth, First Lord, civilian head of Admiralty , world war 1, first world war, personality, prominent leader, noted person , Middle East, Imperial Defence, Committee of Imperial Defence
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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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Adkin, Mark. The Sharpe Companion: A Detailed Historical and Military Guide to Bernard Cornwell's Bestselling Series of Sharpe Novels. London: HarperCollins, 1998, 2000, 2003, xxii, 322 pp. Richard Sharpe, fiction; 2003 ed: Vol. I: The Early Years, 1777-1808.
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18th century, eighteenth, literature, culture, nautical fiction, sea fiction
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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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Aiton, A.S. "The Assiento Treaty as Reflected in the Papers of Lord Shelburne." HisAHR, 8 (1928): 167-77. Assiento, contract to supply slaves to Spanish colonies.
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18th C. (1700-1799); Anglo-Spanish; commerce; diplomacy; imperialism; slave trade; trade;
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18th century, eighteenth, Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , commerce, trade, business, slave trade, Atlantic slave trade, Middle Passage, imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , diplomacy, treaty, foreign policy, Foreign Office, negotiation, international relations , trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing
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Alderman, Clifford Lindsey. Wooden Ships and Iron Men. New York: Walker, 1964, 134 pp. Nautical fiction; juvenile literature; young English sailor, thence to American navy during War of 1812; based on Samuel Leech, 1798-1848.
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age of sail; condition; juvenile literature; memoir; nautical fiction; Royal Navy; ship; United States Navy; War of 1812;
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age of sail, condition, life below deck, lower deck, atmosphere, enlisted life , juvenile literature, children's, junior, nautical fiction, sea fiction , Royal Navy, Britain, England, War of 1812, Anglo-American war, England, Britain, America, United States, US, USA, impressment, battle, frigate action, campaign, blockade , united states navy, US navy, ship, boat, vessel, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography
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Alderson, Bernard. Arthur James Balfour: The Man and His Work. London: Grant Richards, 1903, xii, 367 pp. First Lord; "the manifold activities he has been engaged in."
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Admiralty; First Lord; Middle East; personality; Royal Navy; World War I;
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Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, First Lord, civilian head of Admiralty , Middle East, Royal Navy, Britain, England, world war 1, first world war, personality, prominent leader, noted person
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Alexander, Andrew. "Negotiation, Trade and the Rituals of Endurance: An Examination of the Slave Trading Voyage of De Zon, 1775-1776." Itinerario, 31 (2007): 39-58.
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18th C. (1700-1799); diplomacy; memoir; slave trade; trade; voyage;
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18th century, eighteenth, diplomacy, treaty, foreign policy, Foreign Office, negotiation, international relations , slave trade, Atlantic slave trade, Middle Passage, trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , voyage
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Allen, Jerry. The Sea Years of Joseph Conrad. New York: Doubleday; London: Methuen, 1965, 1967, xvi, 368 pp.
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nautical fiction, sea fiction , merchant marine, officer, quarterdeck, leader , personality, prominent leader, noted person
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Allen, Jerry. The Thunder and the Sunshine: A Biography of Joseph Conrad. New York: Putnam, 1958, 256 pp.
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merchant marine, nautical fiction, sea fiction , officer, quarterdeck, leader , personality, prominent leader, noted person
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Allen, William, Thomson, T.R.H. & Trotter, H.D. A Narrative of the Expedition Sent by HM Government to the River Niger in 1841, under the Command of Captain H.D. Trotter, RN. 2 vols. London, 1848.
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19th C. (1800-1899); exploration; memoir; river; Royal Navy; slave trade;
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19th century, nineteenth, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Royal Navy, Britain, England, slave trade, Atlantic slave trade, Middle Passage, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , river
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Allin, Lawrence Carroll. "The United States Naval Institute Intellectual Forum of the New Navy, 1873-1889." Ph.D. diss, Maine, Orono, 1976.
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20th C. (1900-1999); association; nautical fiction; naval lore; United States Navy;
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20th century, twentieth, association, society, group, organization, organisation, conference, conference paper, symposium, naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary , nautical fiction, sea fiction , united states navy, US navy
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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.
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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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An Answer to Mr. Pitt's Attack upom Earl St. Vincent, and the Admiralty, in his Motion for an Enquiry into the State of the Naval Defence of the Country on the 15th of March, 1804. London: Ebers, 1804. A pamphlet, one of many at the time; political-naval conflict.
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19th C. (1800-1899); Admiralty; critique of Royal Navy; First Lord; Jervis, John; Royal Navy; War of French Revolution and Napoleon;
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19th century, nineteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, critique of Royal Navy, criticism, analysis, critical analysis, controversy, Jervis, John, Earl of St. Vincent, First Lord, commander, Mediterranean fleet , First Lord, civilian head of Admiralty , Royal Navy, Britain, England, War of French Revolution and Napoleon, France
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An Apology for English Ship-Builders: Showing that It Is Not Necessary the Country Should Look to the Navy for Naval Architects. London: Effingham Wilson, 1833, 48 pp. Response to First Lord about Surveyor of Navy, June 1832.
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19th C. (1800-1899); Admiralty; architecture; critique of Royal Navy; First Lord; Royal Navy; shipbuilding;
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19th century, nineteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, architecture, shipbuilding, design, construction, structure, naval architect , critique of Royal Navy, criticism, analysis, critical analysis, controversy, First Lord, civilian head of Admiralty , Royal Navy, Britain, England, shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders
| 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 |