<p><strong><em>In Barbary Pirate</em>, Greg Bak tells the extraordinary story of how an ordinary seaman became a privateer under the protection of the Pasha of Tunis.</strong></p>
In 1603 John Ward led a mass desertion from the English navy, stole a ship and defected to the Ottoman Empire's outpost at Tunis. Ward became infamous as the admiral of a fleet of English ships sailing under the Ottoman crescent, and for schooling Muslims in English sailing and gunnery.
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ISBN
9780752451619
Publisert
2010-01-29
Utgiver
Vendor
The History Press Ltd
Vekt
270 gr
Høyde
200 mm
Bredde
130 mm
Dybde
20 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
240

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