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Flying the Black Flag: A Brief History of Piracy


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Table of Contents:
Preface Part I. Greek Piracy 1. Odysseus: Hero and Pirate 2. Greeks and Barbarians 3. Greek vs. Greek 4. Greek vs. Macedonian Part II. 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 Part III. The Vikings 9. "From Merciless Invaders…" 10. The Rus 11. Conversion and Containment Part IV. 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 Part V. The Barbary Pirates 17. Crescent and Cross in the Mediterranean 18. War by Other Means Part VI. Pirates of the South China Coast 19. Out of Poverty and Isolation 20. The Dragon Lady Part VII. 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… Part VIII. Conclusions and Reflections 25. How Pirates Are Made 26. Pirates and Terrorists Notes Bibliography Index

About the Author :
Alfred S. Bradford is the John Saxon professor of ancient history at the University of Oklahoma. He earned his PhD in classical languages and literature from the University of Chicago. He served with the 1/27th infantry in Vietnam. He has been a research assistant and a member at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton.

Review :
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. In this accessible narrative, Bradford surveys more than 2,000 years of piracy around the world. He begins with a description of the exploits of Odysseus. Other topics include the Vikings, the Barbary pirates, and the notorious Dragon Lady, leader of the pirates of the South China coast. Bradford concludes by examining the similarities between pirates and terrorists.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780275996857
  • Publisher: Praeger Publishers Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: A Brief History of Piracy
  • ISBN-10: 0275996859
  • Publisher Date: 30 May 2007
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 224


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