Pirate Killers: the Royal Navy and the African Pirates
The Royal Navy and the African Pirates
$63.38
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2011
Summary
One hundred and fifty years ago the Royal Navy fought a daring campaign against ruthless pirates and won. On West African shores they killed “The King of the Pirates”, Bartholomew Roberts and captured his fleet. Scores of his men were executed by the Admiralty Court.
On the Barbary Coast of North Africa pirates preyed on shipping in the Mediterranean and Atlantic as they had done for centuries and they terrorized the populations of the coastal towns. To them, piracy was a way of life,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781848842403 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1848842406 |
| Author: | Graham A. Thomas |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword Maritime |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2011 |
| Weight: | 496g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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“Especially in looking at Barbary and the Rif, Thomas objectively presents the Navy’s challenges, constraints, successes, and failures.”
“The author mined archives and other original sources to produce this book.”– “Seapower”“The author reveals the broad brushstrokes of the operation, as well as several of its most notable clashes…”– “Military Heritage Magazine”“Especially in looking at Barbary and the Rif, Thomas objectively presents the Navy’s challenges, constraints, successes, and failures.”– “Naval Historical Foundation”
About The Author
Graham A. Thomas
Graham A. Thomas is an author and a historian.
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