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The Barbary Corsairs: Warfare in the Mediterranean, 1480-1580

Door Jacques Heers

Categorie
Middeleeuwen
Boeknummer
#328299-XE16
Titel
The Barbary Corsairs: Warfare in the Mediterranean, 1480-1580
Auteur
Heers, Jacques
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
London : Greenhill Books
Jaar van uitgave
2003
ISBN10
1853675520
ISBN13
9781853675522
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original red boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated in b/w, 8vo.
Samenvatting

The Barbary Corsairs first appeared to terrorize shipping in the 16th century. These Muslim pirates sailed out of the ports of North Africa and, acting as officers of the sprawling Ottoman Empire, plundered the trading routes of the Mediterranean and sowed horror in the hearts of Christians everywhere. The most famous and powerful were the Barbarossa brothers, sons of a renegade Christian. The true founders of the Algiers regency, they initially preyed on fishing vessels or defenseless merchantmen before growing bolder and embarking upon more brazen expeditions - attacking fortified ports and cities; raiding and kidnapping inhabitants of the African coast; and hunting ships from the Christian nations. In this newly translated book, Jacques Heers follows the extraordinary exploits of the ... (Lees verder)brothers, and those of other corsairs and profiteers, set against the turbulent backdrop of trade, commerce and conflict throughout the Mediterranean during the 14th - 16th centuries. It's an enthralling adventure, robustly written, and it brings to life an age when travel and trade were perilous enterprises.
Pagina's
272
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 8,00

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