The Barbary Pirates
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The Barbary Pirates 15th 17th Centuries
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Author : Angus Konstam
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2016-08-25
The Barbary Pirates 15th 17th Centuries written by Angus Konstam and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-25 with History categories.
For the best part of three centuries the 'corsairs' or pirates from the 'Barbary' coasts of North Africa dominated the Western and Central Mediterranean. They made forays far into the Atlantic, preying on the shipping and coastal settlements across Christian Europe, ranging from Greece to West Africa and the British Isles. In the absence of organized European navies they seldom faced serious opposition, and the scope of their raiding was remarkable. As well as piracy and slave-raiding they fought as privateers, sharing their spoils with the rulers of the port-cities that provided them with ships, men, and a ready market. This book examines their development and their style of fighting, chronicles their achievements and failures, and illustrates their appearance and that of their ships, explaining why they were so feared and effective.
The Barbary Pirates
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Author : C. S. Forester
language : en
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Release Date : 2017-07-11
The Barbary Pirates written by C. S. Forester and has been published by Pickle Partners Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-11 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
C.S. Forester, creator of the beloved Horatio Hornblower series, takes young readers on an exciting adventure to the shores of Tripoli in North Africa. That’s where, more than 200 years ago, the United States was threatened by “pirates” who snatched American merchant ships and imprisoned sailors—and the country’s young, untested navy took on the task of fighting the pirates in their home waters. This true tale features thrilling ocean battles, hand-to-hand combat, and the first landing on foreign soil by the U.S. Marines, and it’s as fresh and relevant today as when it was first published (1953).
The Barbary Pirates
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Author : Cecil Louis Troughton Smith
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-08-16
The Barbary Pirates written by Cecil Louis Troughton Smith and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-16 with Fiction categories.
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Barbary Pirates" by Cecil Louis Troughton Smith. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
The Wars Of The Barbary Pirates
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Author : Gregory Fremont-Barnes
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2014-06-06
The Wars Of The Barbary Pirates written by Gregory Fremont-Barnes and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-06 with History categories.
The wars against the Barbary pirates not only signaled the determination of the United States to throw off its tributary status, liberate its citizens from slavery in North Africa, and reassert its right to trade freely upon the seas: they enabled America to regain its sense of national dignity. The wars also served as a catalyst for the development of a navy with which America could project its newly acquired power thousands of miles away. By the time the fighting was over the young republic bore the unmistakable marks of a nation destined to play a major role in international affairs.
The Shores Of Tripoli
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Author : James L. Haley
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2016-11-01
The Shores Of Tripoli written by James L. Haley and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-01 with Fiction categories.
The first novel in award-winning historian James L. Haley’s brilliant adventure series featuring young midshipman Bliven Putnam as he begins his naval service aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise. It is 1801 and President Thomas Jefferson has assembled a deep-water navy to fight the growing threat of piracy, as American civilians are regularly kidnapped by Islamist brigands and held for ransom, enslaved, or killed, all at their captors' whim. The Berber States of North Africa, especially Tripoli, claimed their faith gave them the right to pillage anyone who did not submit to their religion. Young Bliven Putnam, great-nephew of Revolutionary War hero Israel Putnam, is bound for the Mediterranean and a desperate battle with the pirate ship Tripoli. He later returns under legendary Commodore Edward Preble on the Constitution, and marches across the Libyan desert with General Eaton to assault Derna—discovering the lessons he learns about war, and life, are not what he expected. Rich with historical detail and cracking with high-wire action, The Shores of Tripoli brings this amazing period in American history to life with brilliant clarity.
History Barbary Pirates
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Author : iMinds
language : en
Publisher: iMinds Pty Ltd
Release Date : 2014-05-14
History Barbary Pirates written by iMinds and has been published by iMinds Pty Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-14 with History categories.
Learn about the Barbary Pirates with iMinds insightful knowledge series. For 350 years, from the late 15th century onwards, Europeans travelling by boat in the Mediterranean Sea were under constant threat of pirate attack. But these were not pirates as normally understood; rather, they were Muslim warriors officially sanctioned to plunder ships from Christian countries and kill or enslave anyone they found aboard. The ships of the Barbary corsairs, as the pirates were known, were usually owned by the local ruler, or pasha, who granted the captain of each ship license to engage in piracy against ships from non-Muslim countries. Local merchants would also invest in corsair ships, which could be a source of handsome profits. iMinds brings targeted knowledge to your eReading device with short information segments to whet your mental appetite and broaden your mind.
Pirates Of Barbary
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Author : Adrian Tinniswood
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2011-05-31
Pirates Of Barbary written by Adrian Tinniswood and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-31 with History categories.
From the coast of Southern Europe to Morocco and the Ottoman states of Algiers, Tunis and Tripoli, Christian and Muslim seafarers met in bustling ports to swap religions, to battle and to trade goods and sales - raiding as far as Ireland and Iceland in search of their human currency.Studying the origins of these men, their culture and practices, Adrian Tinniswood expertly recreates the twilight world of the corsairs and uncovers a truly remarkable clash of civilisations Drawing on a wealth of material, from furious royal proclamations to the private letters of pirates and their victims, as well as recent Islamic accounts, Pirates of Barbary provides a new perspectives of the corsairs and a fascinating insight into what it meant to sacrifice all you have for a life so violent, so uncertain and so alien that it sets you apart from the rest of mankind.
The Barbary Pirates
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Author : Cecil Scott Forester
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1953
The Barbary Pirates written by Cecil Scott Forester and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1953 with Large type books categories.
Lords Of The Sea
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Author : Alan G. Jamieson
language : en
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date : 2013-02-15
Lords Of The Sea written by Alan G. Jamieson and has been published by Reaktion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-15 with History categories.
The escalation of piracy in the waters east and south of Somalia has led commentators to call the area the new Barbary, but the Somali pirates cannot compare to the three hundred years of terror supplied by the Barbary corsairs in the Mediterranean and beyond. From 1500 to 1800, Muslim pirates from the Barbary Coast of North Africa captured and enslaved more than a million Christians. Lords of the Sea relates the history of these pirates, examining their dramatic impact as the maritime vanguard of the Ottoman Empire in the early 1500s through their breaking from Ottoman control in the early seventeenth century. Alan Jamieson explores how the corsairs rose to the apogee of their powers during this period, extending their activities from the Mediterranean into the Atlantic and venturing as far as England, Ireland, and Iceland. Serving as a vital component of the main Ottoman fleet, the Barbary pirates also conducted independent raids of Christian ships and territory. While their activities declined after 1700, Jamieson reveals that it was only in the early nineteenth century that Europe and the United States finally curtailed the Barbary menace, a fight that culminated in the French conquest of Algiers in 1830. A welcome addition to military history, Lords of the Sea is an engrossing tale of exploration, slavery, and conquest.
The Story Of The Barbary Pirates
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Author : R. Conrad Stein
language : en
Publisher: Children's Press(CT)
Release Date : 1982
The Story Of The Barbary Pirates written by R. Conrad Stein and has been published by Children's Press(CT) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with History categories.
Relates the circumstances of the United States' involvement with the Barbary States of North Africa in the early years of the nineteenth century.