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The Barbary Corsairs: Warfare in the Mediterranean, 1480-1580

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The Barbary Corsairs: Warfare in the Mediterranean, 1480-1580 - Heers, Jacques
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The Barbary Corsairs first appeared to terrorize 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. n this newly translated book, Jacques Heers follows the extraordinary exploits of the "Barbarosoa" brothers, and those of other corsairs and profiteers, set against the turbulent backdrop of trade, commerce, and conflict ...

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The Barbary Corsairs: Warfare in the Mediterranean, 1480-1580 2006, Greenhill Books, London, England

ISBN-13: 9781853675522

Hardcover