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Author: Edwin Palmer Hoyt Publisher: Thorndike Press ISBN: 9780783888330 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 196
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Lt. Stephen Decatur, U.S.N., was the captain of one of two small American ships anchored off the seaport city of Tripoli on a February night in 1804. For years, the Barbary Pirates had been based here, a plague to shipping. Now they had captured an American frigate, imprisoned her captain, and planned to use the ship against the Americans! But Decatur had planned well for this mission. Here is the true, exciting and dramatic story of Decatur's exploits that cold winter night -- exploits which Lord Nelson called the most daring of the Barbary War. No one thought he could achieve his goals and live to fight again ...
Author: Edwin Palmer Hoyt Publisher: Thorndike Press ISBN: 9780783888330 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 196
Book Description
Lt. Stephen Decatur, U.S.N., was the captain of one of two small American ships anchored off the seaport city of Tripoli on a February night in 1804. For years, the Barbary Pirates had been based here, a plague to shipping. Now they had captured an American frigate, imprisoned her captain, and planned to use the ship against the Americans! But Decatur had planned well for this mission. Here is the true, exciting and dramatic story of Decatur's exploits that cold winter night -- exploits which Lord Nelson called the most daring of the Barbary War. No one thought he could achieve his goals and live to fight again ...
Author: Arne Zuidhoek Publisher: BRILL ISBN: 9004515674 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 900
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The Pirate Encyclopedia, as the essential companion for scholars, students, and a general audience intrigued by tales and facts, offers the most complete body of data available on the legitimacy of more than 7.000 adventurers as subjects of investigation.
Author: Ethan Jones Publisher: Knightsville Books ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 207
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How can they stop an assassination if they’re protecting the wrong man? Justin Hall and Carrie O'Connor are Canadian Intelligence Service elite operatives in North Africa hot on the trail of an assassination plot. The intelligence comes from a questionable source, swearing the target is the US president. Suspicions point to a powerful terrorist group bankrolled by an untouchable Saudi prince. What's worse, Justin and Carrie discover something is crucially wrong and need an ingenious solution. Can they stop the Saudi prince, dismantle the plot, and save the life of Tripoli's target? Fans of David Baldacci, Vince Flynn, and Daniel Silva will love this high-octane spy thriller. Reviews “There’s a lot to like in Tripoli’s Target…” — Andrew Kaplan, author “Taut, exciting and bang on the genre… very well done indeed.” — Thomas Mogford, author ★★★★★ “A very well constructed storyline with unexpected twists that had me on the edge of my seat…” ★★★★★ “'Tripoli's Target' pulled me in and didn't let go. The storyline was incredibly detailed. From the scenic cities, the action scenarios and the thrilling suspense. The way the story played out was full of shocking betrayals and complex conspiracies that blew me away.” The Justin Hall Series Tripoli’s Target is the second novel in this best-selling series with hundreds of five-star reviews and thousands of sales. Each book is a clean, self-contained international espionage mission without cliffhangers and can be enjoyed on its own. If you enjoy fast-paced non-stop action, then you'll love Tripoli's Target. Scroll up, click and escape into the adrenaline-drenched world of Justin Hall now! If you love assassinations, conspiracies, crime, espionage, military, political, psychological, technothrillers, terrorism, suspense, spy thrillers, secret agents, clandestine covert missions, and action & adventure with series favorites such as Jack Storm, Justin Hall, Javin Pierce, Carrie O’Connor, or Max Thorne… You’ll love this book.
Author: Dave Sloggett Publisher: Casemate Publishers ISBN: 1783031549 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 372
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The uprising in Libya in the spring of 2011 took the world by surprise. The Gaddafi regimes brutal attempts at suppressing the uprising, however, soon prompted the international community to respond. NATO agreed to impose a no-fly zone across Libya, which was led by Britain, France and the USA.For the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, the deployment of RAF and Royal Navy assets in support of UN Resolution 1973, came at a time when severe cuts to the UKs defense spending were in the process of being enacted. With the Royal Navy aircraft carriers and their Harrier jets no longer available, would the UK be able to mount operations 3,000 miles away?In this, the first book to analyze the Libyan campaign, David Sloggett details the causes of the uprising, and examines each stage of the war through to its termination with the death of Colonel Gaddafi.In conclusion, Dr. Sloggett considers the future prospects for a post-Gaddafi Libya and, more significantly, how NATO in general and Britain in particular, will respond to similar events in the future.
Author: Spencer C Tucker Publisher: Naval Institute Press ISBN: 161251510X Category : History Languages : en Pages : 282
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Brave, energetic, intensely patriotic, Stephen Decatur is America's first great naval hero after John Paul Jones. His short and dramatic life is a story of triumph and tragedy told by the noted historian and author of some twenty books, Spencer Tucker. Decatur's raid into Tripoli Harbor in 1804 to burn the Philadelphia, a prized U.S. warship captured when it ran aground during the Barbary Wars, earned him international fame. An admiring Horatio Nelson described the feat as "the most bold and daring act of the age." Explaining the tremendous impact Decatur's action had on the early U.S. Navy, the author notes that it set a standard of audacity and courage for generations of future naval officers. At the age of twenty-five, Decatur was promoted to captain, becoming the youngest naval officer ever to attain that rank in the U.S. Navy. The book fully examines Decatur's astonishing achievements as it chronicles his rapid rise in the Navy, including his command of the Constitution and the United States, during the War of 1812, when he captured the British frigate Macedonian off the Azores. The book also recounts the cruise that many call his greatest triumph: Decatur sailed into the Mediterranean with a nine-ship American squadron to punish the dey of Algiers for taking American merchant shipping, securing peace with Algiers and keeping other Barbary states quiescent. Lionized by a grateful American public upon his return, Decatur offered a toast at a reception in his honor that is now legendary, "Our country! In her intercourse with foreign nations, may she always be in the right; but our country, right or wrong!" In describing Decatur's life, the author also examines Decatur's relationship with James Barron, a Navy captain who fatally shot Decatur during a 1820 duel.
Author: Edwin Palmer Hoyt Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA ISBN: 9780783888316 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 228
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When Stephen Decatur received his commission to captain after the firing of the Philadelphia, he had little time to bask in glory. The spring of 1804 saw the bloody continuation of the Tripolitan Wars, and the bashaw of Tripoli was not about to give up Mediterranean piracy and forced tributes without a battle. And battle was precisely what the U.S. Navy had in store for him. Before the merciless summer sun surrendered to an arid Barbary autumn, Captain Stephen Decatur would lead one of the most brilliant gunboat attacks ever logged in the annals of naval history.
Author: Edwin Palmer Hoyt
Author: Edwin Palmer Hoyt
Author: Edwin Palmer Hoyt
Author: Arne Zuidhoek
Author: Ethan Jones
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Author: Spencer C Tucker
Author: Edwin Palmer Hoyt