Scourge of the Seas: Buccaneers, Pirates and Privateers

by Angus Konstam

Book Overview

In their heyday, the sight of a pirate ship on the horizon would strike terror into the hearts of their intended victims. The colorful yet fearsome reputation of the pirate still resonates today and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846032113
• ISBN13: 9781846032110
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 2.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.7" x 9.7"

Customer Reviews

A top pick for collections seeking more than a casual coverage.

Scourge of the Seas: Buccaneers, Pirates and Privateers examines the myths and realities of pirate life, examining the stories of adventure on the seas, the biographies of practicing pirates throughout history, and considering pirate ships and vivid battles alike. Other books on pirate history may offer the same viewpoint with a less detailed perspective: SCOURGE OF THE SEAS covers not just events and personalities, but is packed with details about ships, weaponry, codes of behavior, and holds plenty of color photos throughout. A top pick for collections seeking more than a casual coverage.

Full of information and well written

Angus Konstam's Scourge of the Seas: Buccaneers, Pirates & Privateers is one of those books that just has to find a way into your personal library. Full of facts about pirate society and society's feeling of repulsion of their activities, Scourge manages to keep the reader interested by great writing and wonderful illustrations. Dealing with pirates from just about every angle, Konstam also does a complete of including just about every important pirate for 200 years. Dealing with how they organized their activities, how their ships operated, and how they divided their booty, Scourge is a wonderful read. Significant chapters include The Buccaneers and Their Victims, Buccaneer Commanders, The Pirate Crew, Pirate Warfare, Pirate Codes, Pirate Flags, Pirate Justice, The Development of Privateering, Organization and Recruitmnet, The Anti-Piracy Campaign of the 1820's. Well researched, and written with the reader in mind, Scourge will be a book you'll love to read.