The Barbary corsairs : warfare in the Mediterranean, 1480-1580

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The Barbary corsairs : warfare in the Mediterranean, 1480-1580

by Jacques Heers ; translated by Jonathan North

Greenhill Books , Stackpole Books, 2003

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Les Barbaresques

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"The Barbary corsairs is an English-langauage translation of Jacques Heer's Les Barbaresques (Editions Perrin)"--T.p. verso

Chronology: p. 13-15

Bibliography: p. 261-265

Includes index

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The Barbary Corsairs first appeared to terrorise 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 defenceless 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 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.

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