Pirates
Author: David Cordingly
Publisher: Misc. Account
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9781572152649
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA comprehensive history of the many pirates that raided unsuspecting vessels in waterways around the world.
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Author: David Cordingly
Publisher: Misc. Account
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9781572152649
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA comprehensive history of the many pirates that raided unsuspecting vessels in waterways around the world.
Author: Yonah Alexander
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2009-09-03
Total Pages: 710
ISBN-13: 0275997510
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA provocative new look at an important security topic examines terrorist threats and attacks on shipping and ports—and provides strategies for safety. Terror on the High Seas: From Piracy to Strategic Challenge is a provocative look at maritime security and the steps that must be taken if terrorist threats are to be nullified. From the Achille Lauro hijacking to the bombing of the USS Cole to attacks on shipping channels, terrorists have employed a variety of tactics, both successful and unsuccessful. These have included the smuggling of arms and plots to bomb shipyards, as well as attacks on Merchant Marine ships, maritime offices, fuel storage facilities, and Navy personnel, ships, and facilities, on shore and in port. This book constitutes the first research effort after the unprecedented attacks of September 11, 2001, to provide government, industry, and the academic and policy communities with a major resource on potential threats to the maritime environment. Assuming that past tactics, as well as a variety of other unconventional attacks, will be utilized by both domestic and international groups well into the 21st century, the book sagely outlines the response needed from government and industry to meet the coming challenges.
Author: John Burnett
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2003-09-30
Total Pages: 344
ISBN-13: 1101118733
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhile sailing alone one night in the shipping lanes across one of the busiest waterways in the world, John Burnett was attacked by pirates. Through sheer ingenuity and a little bit of luck, he survived, and his shocking firsthand experience became the inspiration for Dangerous Waters. Today's breed of pirates are not the colorful cutthroats painted by the history books. Unlike the romantic images from yesteryear of Captain Hook, Long John Silver, and Blackbeard, modern pirates can be local seamen looking for a quick score, highly trained guerrillas, rogue military units, or former seafarers recruited by sophisticated crime organizations. Including new, up-to-date information for the paperback edition, Dangerous Waters is both a dauntless investigation and an epic, breathtaking modern tale of the sea.
Author: John S. Burnett
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2003-09-01
Total Pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780452284135
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA journalist and professional seaman paints a chilling portrait of the new piracy, a nefarious and deadly brand of crime plaguing the high seas.
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security
Publisher:
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 72
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Diane Yancey
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Published: 2012-01-06
Total Pages: 106
ISBN-13: 1420508490
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn entertaining and informative look at piracy throughout the centuries, this edition examines the real-life experiences of pirates and pirate hunters. Tales focus on piracy committed in the Caribbean, the Barbary Coast, and Asia, with a chapter devoted to modern piracy in areas like Somalia and the Strait of Malacca. Author Diane Yancey examines how the lives of pirates and their often brutal behavior contrast with romantic portrayals of maritime outlaws. Female pirates are also described, as well as the variety of superstitions that pirates had about women and how this affected their position within the pirate community.
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 491
ISBN-13: 9241547200
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis publication shows designated first-aid providers how to diagnose, treat, and prevent the health problems of seafarers on board ship. This edition contains fully updated recommendations aimed to promote and protect the health of seafarers, and is consistent with the latest revisions of both the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines and the International Health Regulations.--Publisher's description.
Author: Kris E. Lane
Publisher:
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780765638427
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis second edition of Kris Lane's best-selling Pillaging the Empire retains its concise narrative form, but now includes an updated review of pirate scholarship since the first edition was published in 1998, including a new section on piracy in East and Southeast Asia in the early modern period. Lane's treatment of piracy between 1500 and 1750 remains unique in its broad coverage and inclusion of victims' perspectives. With the inclusion of new material on piracy in East and Southeast Asia, the book is now unique for narrating global piracy. This engaging story of maritime predation from the age of Columbus to the reign of Charles V of Spain is a fascinating account of the complex phenomenon that was the classic age of piracy. The well-known pirate leaders such as Francis Drake and Henry Morgan are present along with lesser-known figures such as Ann Bonny and Mary Read, two of the few female pirates on record. Pillaging the Empire brushes aside many legends, and pays careful attention to the varied circumstances and still more varied motives that led to the rise of this bloodthirsty pursuit of riches.
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
Publisher:
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 192
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Debra A. Miller
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Published: 2014-05-20
Total Pages: 103
ISBN-13: 073777648X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat factors motivate modern day pirates? Are pirates the same as terrorists? Should international navies or local fleets handle pirates? Does aid help prevent piracy, or does it have no effect? This anthology explores the ongoing problem of modern-day piracy. Rising in prevalence at the turn of the 21st century, pirates attacked commercial ships in Southeast Asia and off the coast of Somalia. Readers will learn about the complexities of nautical law, the conflicts on land that engender piracy at sea, and how governments are dealing with forces unaligned to any nation.