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London may hope that his sound history of the war with the Barbary pirates, published in time for the 2005 bicentennial of the conflict, will inspire readers to support new efforts in the war on terrorism. At any rate, he gives us a thoroughly readable history of a prolonged crisis in American foreign and naval policy that arose when the U.S. became independent from Great Britain and commerce that had been colonial was no longer sheltered by a mother country's large navy. To cope with the seizing of American ships and the ransoming of American sailors who were held under often barbaric conditions, the U.S. revived its navy and sent it into action off the shores of Tripoli. A cheap or unqualified victory wasn't achieved, but a useful precedent was set for armed resistance to international extortion. Moreover, the U.S. made a permanent commitment to maintaining a navy. London also gives full credit for valiant effort to Consul William Eaton, who marched across the desert to press the pirates by land. Roland Green
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At the dawn of a new century, a newly elected U.S. president was forced to confront an escalating series of unprovoked attacks on Americans by Muslim terrorists sworn to carry out jihad against all Western powers. As timely and familiar as these events may seem, they occurred more than two centuries ago. The president was Thomas Jefferson, and the terrorists were the Barbary pirates. Victory in Tripoli recounts the untold story of one of the defining challenges overcome by the young U.S. republic. This fast-moving and dramatic tale examines the events that gave birth to the Navy and the Marines and re-creates the startling political, diplomatic, and military battles that were central to the conflict. This highly interesting and informative history offers deep insight into issues that remain fundamental to U.S. foreign policy decisions to this day.
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London may hope that his sound history of the war with the Barbary pirates, published in time for the 2005 bicentennial of the conflict, will inspire readers to support new efforts in the war on terrorism. At any rate, he gives us a thoroughly readable history of a prolonged crisis in American foreign and naval policy that arose when the U.S. became independent from Great Britain and commerce that had been colonial was no longer sheltered by a mother country's large navy. To cope with the seizing of American ships and the ransoming of American sailors who were held under often barbaric conditions, the U.S. revived its navy and sent it into action off the shores of Tripoli. A cheap or unqualified victory wasn't achieved, but a useful precedent was set for armed resistance to international extortion. Moreover, the U.S. made a permanent commitment to maintaining a navy. London also gives full credit for valiant effort to Consul William Eaton, who marched across the desert to press the pirates by land. Roland Green
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Product Description
At the dawn of a new century, a newly elected U.S. president was forced to confront an escalating series of unprovoked attacks on Americans by Muslim terrorists sworn to carry out jihad against all Western powers. As timely and familiar as these events may seem, they occurred more than two centuries ago. The president was Thomas Jefferson, and the terrorists were the Barbary pirates. Victory in Tripoli recounts the untold story of one of the defining challenges overcome by the young U.S. republic. This fast-moving and dramatic tale examines the events that gave birth to the Navy and the Marines and re-creates the startling political, diplomatic, and military battles that were central to the conflict. This highly interesting and informative history offers deep insight into issues that remain fundamental to U.S. foreign policy decisions to this day.
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PRIOR TO THE Revolutionary War, American merchant ships enjoyed British protection on the high seas. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
bomb ketches, gunboat flotilla, mortar boats, naval stores Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, William Eaton, Commodore Morris, Commodore Preble, Edward Preble, John Adams, Ahmad Qaramanli, James Cathcart, Thomas Jefferson, Commodore Barron, Pasha Yusuf Qaramanli, Tobias Lear, George Washington, New York, Pasha Qaramanli, Commodore Dale, Bey Hammuda Pasha, Captain Bainbridge, President Jefferson, Great Britain, Captain Richard, Captain John Rodgers, Dey Hassan Pasha, North African, President Adams New!
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PRIOR TO THE Revolutionary War, American merchant ships enjoyed British protection on the high seas. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
bomb ketches, gunboat flotilla, mortar boats, naval stores Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, William Eaton, Commodore Morris, Commodore Preble, Edward Preble, John Adams, Ahmad Qaramanli, James Cathcart, Thomas Jefferson, Commodore Barron, Pasha Yusuf Qaramanli, Tobias Lear, George Washington, New York, Pasha Qaramanli, Commodore Dale, Bey Hammuda Pasha, Captain Bainbridge, President Jefferson, Great Britain, Captain Richard, Captain John Rodgers, Dey Hassan Pasha, North African, President Adams New!
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- Tripoli during the reign of Yusuf Pasha Qaramanli (Ife history series ; 1) by Kola Folayan in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Our Navy And the Barbary Corsairs by Gardner Weld Allen in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Barbary Legend by Godfrey Fisher in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Edward Preble (Navies and Men) by Christopher McKee in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- War and Peace in the Law of Islam by Majid Khadduri in Back Matter
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