The Wars of the Barbary Pirates

The Wars of the Barbary Pirates

Einband:
Kartonierter Einband
EAN:
9781846030307
Untertitel:
To the shores of Tripoli: the rise of the US Navy and Marines
Genre:
Geschichte
Autor:
Fremont-Barnes Gregory
Herausgeber:
Osprey Publishing
Anzahl Seiten:
96
Erscheinungsdatum:
10.11.2006
ISBN:
978-1-84603-030-7

The Barbary War was the first war to be waged by the United States after gaining independence.

Autorentext
Gregory Fremont-Barnes holds a doctorate in Modern History from the University of Oxford. As a Senior Lecturer in the Department of War Studies at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, he has written extensively on a range of subjects covering military affairs since the 18th century. In addition to teaching cadets, he travels widely for the Ministry of Defence, running courses for foreign military and intelligence officers, and spent two years in Afghanistan on Operation Toral.

Klappentext
The wars against the Barbary pirates not only signaled the determination of the United States to throw off its tributary status, liberate its citizens from slavery in North Africa, and reassert its right to trade freely upon the seas: they enabled America to regain its sense of national dignity. The wars also served as a catalyst for the development of a navy with which America could project its newly acquired power thousands of miles away. By the time the fighting was over the young republic bore the unmistakable marks of a nation destined to play a major role in international affairs.


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