Author:
Little, Benerson, 1959-
Imprint:Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, c2010.
Physical Descriptionxv, 357 p. [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Note:Of black flags and bloody banners: The pursuit of pirates and privateers -- Heroes of the fantastic: Pirate hunting in the Age of the Iliad -- In the Age of Ancient Empires: Pirate hunting in the Mediterranean, 1450-700 BC -- Of laurel leaves and pirate princes: Pirate hunting in the Mediterranean, 700 BC-AD 476 -- The scourge from the North: Standing against the Norsemen, 780-1066 -- A sea roving free-for-all: In the Age of Ancient Empires: Pirate hunting in the Northern Seas, 1066-1492 -- Of faith, galleys, and greed: Defeating the Mediterranean Corsairs, 476-1492 -- Spanish galleons and Portuguese carracks: Plunderers fighting plunderers, 1492-1654 -- Of blind eyes and opportunity: An introduction to the "Golden Age," 1655-1725 -- The real pirates of the Caribbean: Pirate hunting in the "Golden Age," 1655-1725 -- From the Mediterranean to the North Sea: The War against pirates and corsairs, 1493-1830 -- Of frigates and cruisers: In pursuit of the commerce raiders, 1688-1865 -- Pirates, Rebels, and warriors: Pirate hunting in the East, 694 BC-AD 1896 -- Death from beneath the waves: Combating the submarine menace, 1914-1945 -- Ships, SEALs, and satellites: The return of the pirate hunters.
