How History's Greatest Pirates Pillaged, Plundered, and Got Away With It

How History's Greatest Pirates Pillaged, Plundered, and Got Away With It
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Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA
Total Pages : 271
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ISBN-10 : 9781610595001
ISBN-13 : 1610595009
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Book Synopsis How History's Greatest Pirates Pillaged, Plundered, and Got Away With It by : Benerson Little

Download or read book How History's Greatest Pirates Pillaged, Plundered, and Got Away With It written by Benerson Little and published by Quarto Publishing Group USA. This book was released on 2010-12-01 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

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