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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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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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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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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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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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Auchinleck, Gilbert. A History of the War between Great Britain and the United States of America during the Years 1812, 1813 and 1814. London: Arms & Armour, 1855, 1972, vii, 408 pp. Intro: H.C. Campbell.
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Anglo-American; battles; frigate; Royal Navy; United States Navy; War of 1812;
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Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, frigate, anti-submarine warfare vessel , battles, Royal Navy, Britain, England, united states navy, US navy, War of 1812, Anglo-American war, England, Britain, America, United States, US, USA, impressment, battle, frigate action, campaign, blockade
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Aulich, James, ed. Framing the Falklands War: Nationhood, Culture and Identity. Philadelphia: Open UP, 1991, 1992, x, 150 pp. For an exhibition: The Falklands Factor, Manchester City Art Galleries, 1988-1989.
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Anglo-Argentine; art; culture; Falkland; imperialism; logistics;
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Anglo-Argentine, Argentina, Argentinian, art, painting, painter, artistic, design , culture, music, literature, language, art , Falkland, Malvenas, Malvinas, island, colony, campaign, war, battle of First World War , imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , logistics, supply, supplies
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Bailey, Richard W. "Sutton Hoo and Seventh-Century Art." See R. Farrell, Sutton Hoo: 50 Years After, pp. 31-42. Noted links to Ireland, religious & secular.
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ancient (100 b.c. - 499 a.d.), art, painting, painter, artistic, design , culture, music, literature, language, art , Sutton Hoo, ship burial, archaeological site
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Baily, J.T. Herbert. Emma: The Life of Lady Hamilton. Portsmouth: Hard; London: Menzies, 1905, 1993, 127 pp. Alt. subtitle: A Biographical Essay; with a catalogue & Her Published Portraits; 27 plates.
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art, painting, painter, artistic, design , Hamilton, Emma, Lady Hamilton, mistress of Nelson , Nelson, Horatio, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography
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Baker, Margaret. Discovering Statues in Southern England (Excluding London). Tring: Shire, 1968, 64 pp. Included monuments to Nelson.
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memorial, heritage, tradition, bicentennial , Nelson, Horatio, art, painting, painter, artistic, design
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Ballantyne, Robert Michael. The Lonely Island or Tales of Travellers [Or, the Refuge of the Mutineers]. Temperance Societies with Song Series, # 21. New York: Thomas Nelson; London: Church of England Temperance Publication, 1880, vi, 413 pp. Juvenile fiction; moralizing tone.
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juvenile literature; music; mutiny; nautical fiction; naval lore; religion;
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juvenile literature, children's, junior, nautical fiction, sea fiction , music, culture, arts, religion, chaplain, chapel , mutiny, insurrection, Bounty , naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary
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Barber, Peter. "England I: Pageantry, Defense, and Government: Maps at Court to 1550." See D. Buisseret, Monardhs, Ministers, & Maps, pp. 26-56.
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15th C. (1400-1499); 16th C. (1500-1599); age of sail; art; cartography; Imperial Defence; memorial; Middle Ages (400-1399); music;
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15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth, age of sail, cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical , Imperial Defence, Committee of Imperial Defence, memorial, heritage, tradition, bicentennial , music, culture, arts, art, painting, painter, artistic, design , middle ages (400-1399)
| 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 |