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synopsis may belong to another edition of this title. Book Description: Uncovers the heyday of the legendary Barbary corsairs , pirates and slave-raiders from the North African coast who for centuries terrorized European shipping in the Mediterranean and western Atlantic, and even raided the English and Irish coasts. About the Author: Angus Konstam hails from the Orkney Islands, and is the author of over 50 books, 30 of which are published by Osprey. This acclaimed and widely published author has written several books on piracy, including The History of Pirates, and Blackbeard: America s Most Notorious Pirate. A former naval officer and museum professional, he worked as the Curator of Weapons at the Tower of London and as the Chief Curator of the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum in Key West, Florida. He now works as a full-time author and historian, and lives in Edinburgh, Scotland. ....
Battleship Suicide: A Nazi Captain Was Tricked Into Killing His Warship The loss of the Graf Spee was a blow to the prestige of Hitler s small but expensive navy. Here s What You Need to Remember: Just before he put the gun to his head and pulled the trigger, the German officer penned a final note. For a captain with a sense of honor, it goes without saying that his personal fate cannot be separated from that of his ship, wrote Hans Langsdorff on December 19, 1939, in a hotel room in Buenos Aires. Langsdorff finished his letter to the Nazi ambassador to Argentina, lay down on a German battle flag, and shot himself. ....