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| Format physique additionnel : | Online version: Bradford, Alfred S. Flying the black flag. Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2007 (OCoLC)608023727 |
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| Type d’ouvrage : | Ressource Internet |
| Format : | Livre, Ressource Internet |
| Tous les auteurs / collaborateurs : |
Alfred S Bradford |
| ISBN : | 9780275977818 0275977811 |
| Numéro OCLC : | 80917302 |
| Description : | xii, 210 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Contenu : | Preface -- pt. 1. Greek piracy -- 1. Odysseus : hero and pirate -- 2. Greeks and barbarians -- 3. Greek vs. Greek -- 4. Greek vs. Macedonian -- pt. 2. The Romans -- 5. The Romans take decisive action -- 6. The pirates of Cilicia -- 7. The scourge of the Mediterranean -- 8. The end of Mediterranean piracy -- pt. 3. The Vikings -- 9. "From merciless invaders ..." -- 10. The Rus -- 11. Conversion and containment -- pt. 4. The worldwide struggle against piracy -- 12. The Buccaneers -- 13. Tortuga and the pirate utopia -- 14. Henry Morgan -- 15. The raid on Panama -- 16. The infamous Captain Kidd -- pt. 5. The Barbary pirates -- 17. Crescent and cross in the Mediterranean -- 18. War by other means -- pt. 6. Pirates of the south China coast -- 19. Out of poverty and isolation -- 20. The Dragon Lady -- pt. 7. To the shores of Tripoli -- 21. New nation, new victim -- 22. "Preble and his boys" -- 23. The Marines go ashore -- 24. The end of Mediterranean piracy ... -- pt. 8. Conclusions and reflections -- 25. How pirates are made -- 26. Pirates and terrorists -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Responsabilité : | Alfred S. Bradford ; illustrated by Pamela M. Bradford. |
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Synopsis de l’éditeur
"At the center of the book's jacket illustration, a bearded, bloodthirsty pirate captain brandishes a cutlass with which he is about to split an embattled naval officer's skull. Desperate men shooting, slashing, stabbing, and throttling one another surround the captain and the officer. The dead and dying litter the deck. Prospective readers might assume that this scene, when considered with the black flag that is part of the title, indicates the book is about piracy from the early 1600s to about 1725. If so, they would be dead wrong!... There is a good deal of material on Greek and Roman piracy that will probably be new to all but the most dedicated piracy buffs. Recommended. General collections and public libraries." - Choice