| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 357 pages [16] pages of plates) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Of black flags and bloody banners: The pursuit of pirates and privateers -- Heroes of the fantastic: Pirate hunting in the Age of the Iliad -- In the Age of Ancient Empires: Pirate hunting in the Mediterranean, 1450-700 BC -- Of laurel leaves and pirate princes: Pirate hunting in the Mediterranean, 700 BC-AD 476 -- The scourge from the North: Standing against the Norsemen, 780-1066 -- A sea roving free-for-all: In the Age of Ancient Empires: Pirate hunting in the Northern Seas, 1066-1492 -- Of faith, galleys, and greed: Defeating the Mediterranean Corsairs, 476-1492 -- Spanish galleons and Portuguese carracks: Plunderers fighting plunderers, 1492-1654 -- Of blind eyes and opportunity: An introduction to the "Golden Age," 1655-1725 -- The real pirates of the Caribbean: Pirate hunting in the "Golden Age," 1655-1725 -- From the Mediterranean to the North Sea: The War against pirates and corsairs, 1493-1830 -- Of frigates and cruisers: In pursuit of the commerce raiders, 1688-1865 -- Pirates, Rebels, and warriors: Pirate hunting in the East, 694 BC-AD 1896 -- Death from beneath the waves: Combating the submarine menace, 1914-1945 -- Ships, SEALs, and satellites: The return of the pirate hunters |
| Summary |
To catch a predator-on the high seas |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-342) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Pirates -- History
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Piracy -- History
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TRUE CRIME -- General.
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Piracy
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Pirates
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781597975889 |
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1597975885 |
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