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The Barbary Pirates 15th-17th Centuries

By Angus Konstam , Gerry Embleton

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Year
2016
ISBN
1472815432, 9781472815439
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
69 MB (72753011 bytes)
Series
Elite
Pages
64\68
Library
AvaxHome
Time added
2016-09-20 12:43:27
Naval;Military;History;World;Civilization & Cultur

Description

For the best part of three centuries the “corsairs,” or pirates, from the “Barbary” coasts of North Africa dominated the western and central Mediterranean, making forays far into the Atlantic and preying on the shipping and coastal settlements across Christian Europe, ranging from Greece to West Africa to 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 style of fighting, chronicles their achievements and failures, and illustrates their appearance and that of their ships, explaining why they were so feared and so effective.

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