Barbary Wars
The search result below lists those novels which are based around the Barbary Wars.
- 1. Blood Brothers
- (Matching tags: Barbary Wars,E. Thomas Behr)
- 1805 In 1805, in the war-ravaged Mediterranean, Henry Doyle, a soldier of fortune−and professional killer−arrives at a squalid tavern in the roughest section of Malta for a meeting with a ...
- 2. With Preble at Tripoli
- (Matching tags: James Otis,Barbary Wars)
- ... Commodore Edward Preble in 1803 known as the First Barbary War Author: James Otis Title: With Preble at Tripoli: A Story of "Old Ironsides" and the Tripolitan War Series: ...
- 3. Mr. Midshipman Murdock and the Barbary Pirates
- (Matching tags: Joseph B. Icenhower,Murdock,Barbary Wars)
- Midshipman Jim Murdock joins the USS Liberty, 44 (a sister ship to the frigate United States) which sails to the Mediterranean to take part in the war against the Barbary ...
- 4. The Salem Frigate
- (Matching tags: John Edward Jennings,War of 1812,Barbary Wars)
- ... the period 1798-1815, centered on the frigate Essex, which they helped build. During the course of the story both serve on the Essex during its first voyage, the Philadelphia during the Barbary Wars and ...
- 5. Decatur's Revenge
- (Matching tags: Edwin P. Hoyt,Stephen Decatur,Barbary Wars)
- ... Barbary pirates called the American Fort, to add to the British Fort and the French Fort, all bastions built by Murad's prisoners. Well, if Stephen Decatur had anything to do with it, there would be no ...
- 6. Against Cold Steel
- (Matching tags: Edwin P. Hoyt,Stephen Decatur,Barbary Wars)
- ... merciless summer sun surrendered to an arid Barbary autumn, Captain Stephen Decatur would lead one of the most brilliant gunboat attacks ever logged in the annals of naval history. ...
- 7. Hellfire in Tripoli
- (Matching tags: Edwin P. Hoyt,Stephen Decatur,Barbary Wars)
- 1804 Lt. Stephen Decatur, U.S.N., was the captain of one of two small American ships anchored off the seaport city of Tripoli on a February night in 1804. For years, the Barbary Pirates had ...
- 8. In Pursuit of Glory
- (Matching tags: William H. White,Oliver Baldwin,Barbary Wars)
- 1807 Oliver Baldwin, recently back from the Barbary Wars, sets sail in the U.S. frigate Chesapeake on a routine patrol. The patrol becomes anything but routine when the ship is confronted ...
- 9. The Greater The Honor
- (Matching tags: William H. White,Oliver Baldwin,Barbary Wars)
- ... the Mediterranean to join Commodore Preble's squadron to protect our trade against the "Barbary Pirates," the North African Corsairs who made their livelihood preying upon merchant vessels sailing in the ...
- 10. A Call to Arms
- (A)
- ... Alexandria and Cairo. Historic events depicted in the novel have been subjected to intense research and have been vetted by historians. Set primarily in the Mediterranean Sea during the First Barbary ...
- 11. A Call to Arms (HC)
- (Naval Fiction Releases)
- ... in the novel have been subjected to intense research and have been vetted by historians. Set primarily in the Mediterranean Sea during the First Barbary War (1801-1805), A Call To Arms offers the reader ...
- 12. A Rage for Glory: The Life of Commodore Stephen Decatur, USN
- (AOS Naval Non-Fiction - Biographical)
- ... acts of courage in combat made him one of the most celebrated figures of his era. Decatur's dazzling exploits in the Barbary Wars propelled him to national prominence at the age of twenty-five. His dramatic ...
- 13. American Light and Medium Frigates 1794–1836
- (AOS Naval Non-Fiction - Ships & Design)
- ... the globe. Among the ships Mark Lardas examines is USS Constellation: the first ship to be commissioned by the United States Navy. Alongside stirring accounts of engagements during the Barbary Wars, ...
- 14. Gregory Fremont-Barnes
- (Other Authors)
- ... Trafalgar 1805 Nelson's Crowning Victory Victory vs Redoutable Ships of the line at Trafalgar 1805 Wars of the Barbary Pirates To the Shores of Tripoli: The Birth ...
- 15. Wars of the Barbary Pirates: To the Shores of Tripoli: The Birth of the US Navy and Marines
- (AOS Naval Non-Fiction - General)
- The Barbary War - the first American war against Libya - was the first war waged by the United States outside national boundaries after gaining independence and unification of the country. The four Barbary ...
- 16. Tim Severin
- (Other Authors)
- ... series about a pirate. AOS Pirate Fiction Series: The Pirate Adventures of Hector Lynch Year Book Comment 1677 Corsair Barbary corsairs raid ...
- 17. Richard Spilman Review: The Sallee Rovers by M. Kei
- (Book Reviews)
- ... is not set during the Napoleonic wars and features, as the title suggests, Sallee Rovers, Barbary Coast corsairs, sailing from the Atlantic coast of what is now Morocco. In this novel the Spanish ...
- 18. Captain Judas
- (AOS Pirate Fiction)
- Ex US Navy officer, Captain Amos Trent of the merchant ship Medea has his gun crew impressed by a Royal Navy warship. As a result he is unable to defend the ship when he is attacked by Barbary ...
- 19. This Day in Naval History - December
- (This Day in History)
- ... 1796 HMS Courageux (74), Lt. John Burrows (Act.), struck on rocks under Apes' Hill, coast of Barbary. ...
- 20. This Day in Naval History - November
- (This Day in History)
- ... November 1758 HMS Lichfield. (50), Cptn. Matthew Barton, went aground on the Barbary coast and the crew were enslaved until 1760 1808 Boats of HMS Heureux (16), William Coombe, ...
- 21. This Day in Naval History - August
- (This Day in History)
- ... Horatio Nelson defeat moored French fleet under Francois-Paul Brueys D’Aigalliers 1801 U.S. schooner Enterprise (12), Lt. Andrew Sterett, encountered the Barbary corsair Tripoli (14), Admiral ...
- 22. This Day in Naval History - July
- (This Day in History)
- ... to strike Barbary Pirates 02 July 1803 HMS Minerve (38), Cptn. Jahleel Brenton, grounded in a thick fog on the western point of the Corries of Cherbourg and captured. 1813 ...
- 23. This Day in Naval History - March
- (This Day in History)
- ... 2 Dutch ships off the Barbary coast. Flora took Castor (32) but Crescent struck to Brille (32) before she was driven away by Flora. 1799 HMS Sparrow (12) and HMS Trent ...
- 24. This Day in Naval History - February
- (This Day in History)
- ... Delight (10), Robert Hay, lost in a hurricane at the Mauritius. 24 February 1808 HMS Hirondelle (16), Lt. Joseph Kidd, wrecked on shore the coast of Barbary. 1809 HMS ...
- 25. The Salem Frigate
- (T)
- ... the period 1798-1815, centered on the frigate Essex, which they helped build. During the course of the story both serve on the Essex during its first voyage, the Philadelphia during the Barbary Wars and ...
- 26. In Pursuit of Glory
- (I)
- 1807 Oliver Baldwin, recently back from the Barbary Wars, sets sail in the U.S. frigate Chesapeake on a routine patrol. The patrol becomes anything but routine when the ship is confronted ...
- 27. Command
- (C)
- ... to defend Malta against Barbary corsairs, ferocious privateers and the French who are frantically trying to rescue the remnants of their army in the Levant. But a cruel twist of fate puts paid to Kydd's ...
- 28. Against Cold Steel
- (A)
- ... merciless summer sun surrendered to an arid Barbary autumn, Captain Stephen Decatur would lead one of the most brilliant gunboat attacks ever logged in the annals of naval history. ...
- 29. C. S. Forester
- (Authors)
- ... Sail : the Story of the Naval War of 1812 A look at the Naval War of 1812 The Barbary Pirates The US expedition Including the first landing on foreign soil by the US Marines. ...
- 30. William H. White
- (Authors)
- ... Isaac Biggs and one about the Barbary Wars featuring Oliver Baldwin. He has also written stand alone novels. Series: War of 1812 Trilogy (Isaac Biggs) Year Book Comment ...