On The Blockade by Optic, Oliver, 1822-1897

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Naval blockades and seapower strategies and counter-strategies, 1805-2005

Subjects: “…Blockade…”

Marcy The Blockade Runner by Castlemon, Harry, 1842-1915

Subjects: “…United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Blockades -- Juvenile fiction…”
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Naval blockades in peace and war an economic history since 1750 by Davis, Lance Edwin

Subjects: “…Blockade History…”

The Narrative of a Blockade-Runner by Wilkinson, J., 1821-1891 (John)

Subjects: “…United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Blockades…”
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The Blockade of Phalsburg An Episode of the End of the Empire by Chatrian, Alexandre

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The Liberty Boys Running the Blockade or, Getting Out of New York by Moore, Harry

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Sketches From My Life By The Late Admiral Hobart Pasha by Hobart-Hampden, Augustus Charles, 1822-1886

Subjects: “…United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Blockades…”
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Great Britain's Sea Policy A Reply to an American Critic reprinted from 'The Atlantic Monthly' by Murray, Gilbert, 1866-1957

Subjects: “…World War, 1914-1918 -- Blockades…”
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Under the blue pennant, or Notes of a naval officer by Grattan, John W

Subjects: “…Navy. North Atlantic Blockading Squadron (1861-1865)…”

The Royal Navy and the war at sea 1914-1919

Principles of Maritime Power / by Elleman, Bruce A., 1959-

Table of Contents: “…Mutiny -- Blockades -- Coalitions -- Piracy -- Expeditionary warfare -- Commerce raiding -- Non-military naval operations -- Sea control -- Sea denial -- Conclusions: Sea vs. land powers -- Glosssary of terms -- List of 100 case studies…”

The power of curencies and currencies of power

Table of Contents: “…The origins and use of currency power -- The pretenders to the dollar's crown -- The dollar and US power -- Financial blockades: reserve currencies as instruments of coercion -- Global trade and global currencies -- The renminbi's rise and Chinese politics -- The new shape of Asia -- The international monetary system: past, present...and a possible future? …”

The power of curencies and currencies of power

Table of Contents: “…The origins and use of currency power -- The pretenders to the dollar's crown -- The dollar and US power -- Financial blockades: reserve currencies as instruments of coercion -- Global trade and global currencies -- The renminbi's rise and Chinese politics -- The new shape of Asia -- The international monetary system: past, present...and a possible future? …”

Retribution the battle for Japan, 1944-45 by Hastings, Max

Table of Contents: “…Dilemmas and decisions -- Japan: defying gravity -- The British in Burma -- Titans at sea -- America's return to the Philippines -- "Flowers of death" : Leyte Gulf -- Ashore: battle for the mountains -- China: dragon by the tail -- MacArthur on Luzon -- Bloody miniature: Iwo Jima -- Blockade: war underwater -- Burning a nation: Lemay -- The road past Mandalay -- Australians: "Bludging" and "Mopping up" -- Captivity and slavery -- Okinawa -- Mao's war -- Eclipse of empires -- The bombs -- Fantasy in Tokyo -- Reality at Hiroshima -- Manchuria: the Bear's claws -- The last act -- Legacies…”

Principles of maritime strategy by Corbett, Julian Stafford 1854-1922

Table of Contents: “…The theoretical study of war : its use and limitations -- The theory of war -- Natures of wars : offensive and defensive -- Natures of wars : limited and unlimited -- Limited war and maritime empires -- Wars of intervention : limited interference in unlimited war -- Conditions of strength in limited war -- Theory of the object : command of the sea -- Theory of the means : constitution of fleets -- Theory of the method : concentration and dispersal of force -- Introductory : Inherent differences of the conditions of war on land and on sea ; Typical forms of naval operations -- Methods of securing command : Obtaining a decision ; Blockade -- Methods of disputing command : Defensive fleet operations-- "a fleet in being" ; Minor counter-attacks -- Methods of exercising command : Defence against invasion ; Attack and defence of trade ; Attack, defence and support of expeditions.…”

Just and unjust wars a moral argument with historical illustrations by Walzer, Michael

Table of Contents: “…War against civilians: sieges and blockades -- 11. Guerrilla war -- 12. Terrorism -- 13. …”

America's entry into World War I

Table of Contents: “…Link -- The sinking of the Lusitania was a criminal German action / The Outlook -- The sinking of the Lusitania was retaliation for Britain's blockade strategy / The Fatherland Germany -- Part II. …”

Cataclysm : General Hap Arnold and the defeat of Japan by Wolk, Herman S.

Smith and Aitkenhead's Textbook of anaesthesia

Table of Contents: “…General Principles of Pharmacology -- Inhalational Anaesthetic Agents -- Intravenous Anaesthetic Agents -- Local Anaesthetic Agents -- Analgesic Drugs -- Muscle Function and Neuromuscular Blockade -- Sedative and Anxiolytic Drugs -- Drugs Acting on the Cardiovascular System -- Drugs Acting on the Respiratory System -- Drugs Used in Renal Disease -- Metabolism, the Stress Response to Surgery and Perioperative Thermoregulation -- Fluid, Electrolyte and Acid-Base Balance -- Haematological Disorders and Blood Transfusion -- Basic Physics for the Anaesthetist -- Anaesthetic Apparatus -- Clinical Measurement and Monitoring -- Preoperative Assessment and Premedication -- Intercurrent Disease and Anaesthesia -- Consent and Information for Patients -- The Operating Theatre Environment -- The Practical Conduct of Anaesthesia -- Management of the Difficult Airway -- Management of the High-Risk Surgical Patient -- Local Anaesthetic Techniques -- Anaesthesia for the Bariatric Patient -- Day-Case Anaesthesia -- Anaesthesia for Gynaecological and Genitourinary Surgery -- Anaesthesia for Orthopaedic Surgery -- Anaesthesia for ENT, Maxillofacial and Dental Surgery -- Ophthalmic Anaesthesia -- Anaesthesia for Vascular, Endocrine and Plastic Surgery -- Neurosurgical Anaesthesia -- Anaesthesia for Thoracic Surgery -- Anaesthesia for Cardiac Surgery -- Obstetric Anaesthesia and Analgesia -- Paediatric Anaesthesia -- Emergency Anaesthesia -- Anaesthesia Outside the Operating Theatre -- Anaesthesia for the Patient with a Transplanted Organ -- Postoperative Care -- Postoperative Pain -- Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting -- Complications During Anaesthesia -- Quality and Safety in Anaesthesia -- The Intensive Care Unit -- Management of Chronic Pain -- Resuscitat ion…”