The Barbary pirates came from four North African countries of Morocco, Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli with centuries of raids on merchant vessels, and forced slavery. When the American merchant brig, Betsey, was captured in 1784, the United States Navy was born, as the young nation began its war on piracy in the Mediterranean.
Forester brings to life the revolutionary ships and young captains who eventually achieved peace and security in the Mediterranean.
The Barbary pirates came from four North African countries of Morocco, Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli with centuries of raids on merchant vessels, and forced slavery. When the American merchant brig, Betsey, was captured in 1784, the United States Navy was born, as the young nation began its war on piracy in the Mediterranean.
Forester brings to life the revolutionary ships and young captains who eventually achieved peace and security in the Mediterranean.