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The Stolen Village: Baltimore and the Barbary Pirates (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)In 1631 Barbary pirates kidnapped the inhabitants of Baltimore, West Cork in a daring night time raid. Only two of them ever returned. Here is the story of their kidnap, sale in the slave markets of Algiers and the political fallout from the attack.
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Hell or Some Worse Place: Kinsale 1601 (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)A fascinating new insight into the epic conflicts between Spain’s Philip III and Elizabeth I of England, culminating in the Spanish invasion of Ireland, the fateful Battle of Kinsale and the downfall of the Gaelic insurgent chieftains O’Neill and O’Donnell.
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Ireland's Pirate Trail: A Quest to Uncover Our Swashbuckling Past (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)Des Ekin embarks on a roadtrip around the entire coast of Ireland, in search of our piratical heritage, uncovering an amazing history of swashbuckling bandits, both Irish-born and imported.
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The Lionkeeper of Algiers: How an American Captive Rose to Power in Barbary and Saved His Homeland from War (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)This page-turning narrative follows the twists and turns of the life of hostage-turned-diplomat James Leander Cathcart upon the international stage of diplomacy, trade, and maritime statecraft at a time when America’s place in the world was hanging in the balance.
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The Brutish Empire: Four Centuries of Colonial Atrocities (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)It's no secret that Britain achieved its empire through forceful, and often brutal, methods. Many nations are still grappling with the dark... Læs mere
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