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Pirate Killers: The Royal Navy and the African Pirates Graham A. Thomas Hardback

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Features
Illustrated, Dust Jacket
Time Period Manufactured
2010-2019
Topic
Maritime History, Military History, Navy, Regional History, World History
Personalise
No
Vintage
No
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
Personalised
No
Ex Libris
No
Edition
First Edition
Book Title
Pirate Killers The Royal Navy and the African Pirates
Intended Audience
Young Adults, Adults
Original Language
English
Narrative Type
Non-Fiction
Inscribed
No
Signed
No
Genre
History, Military, War & Combat, Maritime History
ISBN
9781848842403
Publication Year
2011
Type
Textbook
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Name
Pirate Killers: the Royal Navy and the African Pirates
Item Height
234mm
Author
Graham A. Thomas
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books LTD
Item Width
156mm
Subject
History
Number of Pages
224 Pages

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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, and the great sea-powers of the day couldn't stop them. Then, in one of the most remarkable - and neglected - anti-piracy operations in maritime history, the Royal Navy confronted them, defeated them and made the seas safe for trade. This is the subject of Graham A Thomas' compelling new study of one of the most pernicious episodes in the history of African piracy. As he tells this compelling story, he uncovers the long tradition of piracy and privateering along the African shore. Vividly he describes attacks not only in the Mediterranean but also on the other side of the continent, along the shores of West Africa and around Madagascar. But perhaps the most telling sections of his narrative concern critical engagements that stand out from the story - the daring rescue of the British merchant ship The Three Sisters by HMS Polyphemus in 1848 and the actions of the battleship HMS Prometheus against the Rif pirates a few years later. His account is based on documents held at the National Archives and other original sources. It gives a fascinating inside view into the way in which the Royal Navy responded to the menace of piracy in the nineteenth century. AUTHOR: Graham A Thomas is a historian specialising in British naval and maritime history in the eighteenth century. He has also written on aerial warfare in the Second World War and Korea. He works as an information officer for Defence Equipment Focus. His most recent publications include Pirate Hunter: The Life of Captain Woodes Rogers and, with Craig Cabell and Allan Richards, Captain Kidd: The Hunt for the Truth. SELLING POINTS: . Graphic history of the Royal Navy's fight against African pirates in the nineteenth century. . Puts their actions in the context of the long history of African piracy. . Focuses on the exploits of naval heroes who took on the pirates. . Explains why the pirates were able to get away with their depredations for so long. ILLUSTRATIONS: 20 illustrations *

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Publisher
Pen & Sword Books LTD
ISBN-13
9781848842403
eBay Product ID (ePID)
102625272

Product Key Features

Author
Graham A. Thomas
Publication Name
Pirate Killers: the Royal Navy and the African Pirates
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2011
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
224 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
Graham A. Thomas
Topic
Travel Writing
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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