Eugene Rasor's Bibliography

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13925

Laxton, Edward. The Famine Ships: The Irish Exodus to America, 1846-1851. London: Bloomsbury, 1996, vi, 250 pp. Disappointing, simplistic; popular history, but poor example of that.

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13926

Laxton, Paul, ed. The New Nature of Maps: Essays in the History of Cartography: J.B. Harley. Baltimore: JHUP, 2001, xv, 331 pp. Intro: J.H. Andrews.

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13927

Layard, G.S., ed. The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton: With a Supplement. 2 vols. London, 1814.

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13928

Laycock, William S. The Lost Science of John "Longitude" Harrison. Ashford: Brant Wright, 1976, 159 pp. Bicentennial of his death; details on his clock.

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13929

Layman, C.H. & Cameron, Jane. The Falklands and the Dwarf: The Cruise of HMS Dwarf in the Falkland Islands, 1881-1882. Chippenham: Picton, 1995, xiv, 160 pp.

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13930

Layman, C.H. "Duty in Bomb Alley." USNIP, 109 (August 1983): 35-40. Argonaut frigate, several air-bomb hits, Falklands campaign.

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13931

Layman, R.D. Before the Aircraft Carrier: The Development of Aviation Vessels, 1849-1922. Annapolis: NIP; London: Conway, 1989, 128 pp. Folio; foreword: George van Deurs; 73 years, 10 nations; fills significant void in literature.

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13932

Layman, R.D. The Cuxhaven Raid: The World's First Carrier Air Strike. London: Conway, 1985, 160 pp. December 1914, German airship base.

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13933

Layman, R.D. "Engadine at Jutland." Warship (1990): 93-101. Seaplane carrier; 1st scouting flight, 40 miles; sighted 3 German cruisers, reported, but report failed to reach fleet.

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13934

Layman, R.D. & McLaughlin, Stephen. The Hybrid Warship: The Amalgamation of Big Guns and Aircraft. Annapolis: NIP, 1991, 192 pp. 150 illustrations; more potent & cost effective; e.g., Furious & Vindictive; few beyond design stage.

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13935

Layman, R.D. Naval Aviation in the First World War: Its Impact and Influence. London: Chatham, 1996, 218 pp. 40 illustrations; details on neglected subject.

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13936

Layman, R.D. To Ascend from a Floating Base: Shipboard Aeronautics and Aviation, 1783-1914. Canbury: Farleigh Dickinson UP; London: Associated UP, 1979, 271 pp. "Prehistory" of naval aviation.

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13937

Layne, Christopher. "British Grand Strategy, 1933-1939: Theory and Practice in International Politics." Ph.D. diss, California, Berkeley, 1981, 897 pp. (DAI 42/11, p. 4925).

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13938

Leach, Douglas Edward. Arms for Empire: A Military History of the British Colonies in North America, 1607-1763. London: Collier-Macmillan; New York: Macmillan, 1973, xv, 566 pp.

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13939

Leach, Douglas Edward. Now Hear This: The Memoir of a Junior Naval Officer in the Great Pacific War. Kent: Kent State UP, 1987, xv, 184 pp.

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13940

Leach, Douglas Edward. Roots of Conflict: British Armed Forces and Colonial Americans, 1677-1763. Chapel Hill: NCUP, 1986, xi, 232 pp.

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13941

Leach, Henry. "British Maritime Forces: The Future: Lecture, 9 June 1982." JRUSI, 127 (September 19872): 10-15.

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13942

Leach, Henry. Endure No Makeshifts: Some Naval Recollections. London: Leo Cooper, 1993, 274 pp. Ancedotal; Falklands campaign; retired 1982.

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13943

Leahy, J.H. Ask the Chief: Backbone of the Navy. Annapolis: NIP; London: Greenhill, 2004, xiv, 230 pp. Whatever navy.

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13944

Lean, Francis. The Royal Navy List, October 1904, Containing Special Points of Interest: . . . For Officers of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines on the Active and Retired Lists together with a Current History of the Royal Navy. London, 1904, xxxii, 491 pp. Established, 1878, published quarterly, sanctioned by Admrialty.

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