
Victory in Tripoli
How America's War with the Barbary Pirates Established the U.S. Navy and Shaped a Nation
- 288 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
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Victory in Tripoli
How America's War with the Barbary Pirates Established the U.S. Navy and Shaped a Nation
About this book
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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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 - Barbary Piracy
- Chapter 2 - Ensnared in Barbary
- Chapter 3 - Eaton Enters Barbary
- Chapter 4 - The Trials and Tribulations of a U.S. Consul
- Chapter 5 - America Declares War
- Chapter 6 - American Might, Frustrated
- Chapter 7 - Slouching toward Failure
- Chapter 8 - The Philadelphia Disaster
- Chapter 9 - American Gunboat Diplomacy
- Chapter 10 - General Eaton’s Advance
- Chapter 11 - To the Shores of Tripoli
- Chapter 12 - American Peace
- Chapter 13 - The Lessons of War
- Bibliography
- Photo Credits
- Index