Richard Zacks - The pirate coast Thomas Jefferson, the first ma
| Schrijver: | Richard Zacks |
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| Titel: | The pirate coast Thomas Jefferson, the first marines, and the secret mission of 1805 |
| ISBN: | 9781401300036 |
| Taal: | Engels |
| Uitgever: | Hyperion |
| Bijzonderheden: | Goed, 2005, Gekartonneerd met stofomslag, 432p |
| Prijs: | € 20,00 |
| Verzendkosten: | € 3,50 (binnen Nederland) |
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In an attempt to stop the legendary Barbary Pirates of North Africa from hijacking American ships, William Eaton set out in 1805 on a secret mission to overthrow the government of Tripoli. The operation was sanctioned by President Thomas Jefferson, but at the last moment he grew wary of \"intermeddling\" in a foreign government, and Eaton set off without national support. Short on supplies, given very little money and only a few men, Eaton's mission seemed doomed from the start. But he improbably triumphed, recruiting a band of European mercenaries in Alexandria, along with some Arab cavalry and Bedouin fighters, and leading them on a march across the Libyan Desert. The success of the event is immortalized in the Marines' Hymn, but Jefferson never allowed Eaton the fame he craved.
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