The Pirate World: A History of the Most Notorious Sea Robbers

ISBN-13: 9781472830975 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 336 str.

Angus Konstam

Opis

An updated, revised, and highly illustrated history of piracy from one of the subject's most respected authors.

Spis treści

Introduction /1.Pirates of the Ancient World /2. Medieval Pirates /3.The Sea Dogs of the Renaissance /4. Mediterranean Corsairs /5. The Buccaneers /6. The Golden Age of Piracy /7. The Pirate Round /8. The Last of the Pirates /9. The Chinese Pirates /10. Modern Piracy /11. Pirates in Fiction /Conclusion /Notes /Select Bibliography /Index

O autorze

Angus Konstam, hails from Orkney, off the north coast of Scotland. A Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, he has written widely on naval history, with well over a hundred books in print. He is a former Royal Navy officer, maritime archaeologist and museum curator, who has worked in the Royal Armouries, Tower of London, and Mel Fisher Maritime Museum. Now a full-time author and historian, he lives in Orkney.