The Sea Rover S Practice
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The Sea Rover S Practice
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Author : Benerson Little
language : en
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
Release Date : 2014-05-27
The Sea Rover S Practice written by Benerson Little and has been published by Potomac Books, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-27 with History categories.
. . . .rich in colourful detail, and displays impressive knowledge of sailing and fighting skills. --Richard Hill, The Naval Review Accessible to both the general and the more scholarly reader, it will appeal not only to those with an interest in piracy and in maritime, naval, and military history, but also to mariners in general, tall-ship and ship-modeling enthusiasts, tacticians and military analysts, readers of historical fiction, writers, and the adventurer in all of us. To read of sea roving's various incarnations - piracy, privateering, buccaneering, la flibuste, la course - is to bring forth romantic, and often violent, imagery. Indeed, much of this imagery has become a literary and cinematic clich?. And what an image it is! But its truth is by halves, and paradoxically it is the picaresque imagery of Pyle, Wyeth, Sabatini, and Hollywood that is often closer to the reality, while the historical details of arms, tactics, and language are often inaccurate or entirely anachronistic. Successful sea rovers were careful practitioners of a complex profession that sought wealth by stratagem and force of arms. Drawn from the European tradition, yet of various races and nationalities, they raided both ship and town throughout much of the world from roughly 1630 until 1730. Using a variety of innovative tactics and often armed with little more than musket and grenade, many of these self-described "soldiers and privateers" successfully assaulted fortifications, attacked shipping from small craft, crossed the mountains and jungles of Panama, and even circumnavigated the globe. Successful sea rovers were often supreme seamen, soldiers, and above all, tacticians. It can be argued that their influence on certain naval tactics is felt even today. The Sea Rover's Practice is the only book that describes in exceptional detail the tactics of sea rovers of the period - how they actually sought out and attacked vessels and towns.
How History S Greatest Pirates Pillaged Plundered And Got Away With It
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Author : Benerson Little
language : en
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
Release Date : 2010-12-01
How History S Greatest Pirates Pillaged Plundered And Got Away With It written by Benerson Little and has been published by Quarto Publishing Group USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-01 with History categories.
Who were the world’s most successful pirates, and why? “Interesting and very readable . . . Little clearly knows his subject well.” —International Journal of Naval History More than just simple retellings of tried-and-true stories of buccaneers on the high seas, this book focuses on pirating tactics of the 1500s through the 1800s to give an in-depth view of how pirates functioned through history. Stories of the thirteen most famous pirates as they raid major ships and pillage coastal villages reveal how the pirates approached such invasions—and how they managed to elude authorities and sometimes whole navies. In addition, vivid firsthand descriptions recreate the excitement, fear, and fury of the most famous raids by these outlaws of the ocean. Delving deep to show piracy’s profound impact on trade, politics, military strategy, culture, and individual lives, the book sifts truth from myth, carefully reconstructs the geopolitical context of each story, and analyzes the tactics that brought the pirates glory, or led to their downfall. Also included are archival images gathered from around the world by the author, a former Navy SEAL and consultant on maritime security.
The Buccaneer S Realm
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Author : Benerson Little
language : en
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
Release Date : 2007
The Buccaneer S Realm written by Benerson Little and has been published by Potomac Books, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.
In 1674, it is three years since Henry Morgan’s pirates sacked Panama. England is now at peace with Spain, and soon France, Holland, and Spain will briefly be at peace among themselves. But soon buccaneers and their French counterparts, the filibusters, will seize the opportunity of material gain presented by the far-flung and failing Spanish Empire. And Spain will produce its own notorious pirates, whose depredations against the English and French will become legend. These men of opportunistic calculation and desperate courage live in a wilder, larger, and richer time and place than any other frontier in modern history—the Spanish Main. Unflinchingly, unhesitatingly, unabashedly, they will take to the peaceful seas for riches by force of arms. The world will witness piracy on a grand scale. While Benerson Little’s previous work showed brilliantly how pirates actually plied their trade, The Buccaneer’s Realm focuses on their cultural and physical environments. It describes not merely their deeds but their world—the New World of the Spanish Main and its many peoples, freedoms, dangers, and exploits that are the foundation of the Americas. A detailed and lively description of pirate life, it will especially appeal to readers with an interest in maritime, naval, military, and colonial history, as well as sociologists, anthropologists, and armchair adventurers.
The American Encyclopaedic Dictionary
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1895
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American Dictionary And Cyclopedia
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1896
American Dictionary And Cyclopedia written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1896 with Encyclopedias and dictionaries categories.
Lloyd S Encyclop Dic Dictionary
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Author : Robert Hunter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1895
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The Encyclopaedic Dictionary
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1889
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Universal Dictionary Of The English Language Rhe Z
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Author : Robert Hunter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1897
Universal Dictionary Of The English Language Rhe Z written by Robert Hunter and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1897 with Encyclopedias and dictionaries categories.
Lloyd S Encyclopaedic Dictionary
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1895
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The Encyclop Dic Dictionary
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Author : Robert Hunter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1887
The Encyclop Dic Dictionary written by Robert Hunter and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1887 with Encyclopedias and dictionaries categories.