{"product_id":"the-sea-rovers-practice-pirate-tactics-and-techniques-1630-1730-9781574889116","title":"The Sea Rover's Practice: Pirate Tactics and Techniques, 1630-1730","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e. . . .rich in colourful detail, and displays impressive knowledge of sailing and fighting skills.\u003c\/b\u003e --Richard Hill, \u003ci\u003eThe Naval Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccessible to both the general and the more scholarly reader, it will appeal not only to those with an interest in piracy and in maritime, naval, and military history, but also to mariners in general, tall-ship and ship-modeling enthusiasts, tacticians and military analysts, readers of historical fiction, writers, and the adventurer in all of us.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo read of sea roving's various incarnations - piracy, privateering, buccaneering, la flibuste, la course - is to bring forth romantic, and often violent, imagery. Indeed, much of this imagery has become a literary and cinematic clich?. And what an image it is! But its truth is by halves, and paradoxically it is the picaresque imagery of Pyle, Wyeth, Sabatini, and Hollywood that is often closer to the reality, while the historical details of arms, tactics, and language are often inaccurate or entirely anachronistic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuccessful sea rovers were careful practitioners of a complex profession that sought wealth by stratagem and force of arms. Drawn from the European tradition, yet of various races and nationalities, they raided both ship and town throughout much of the world from roughly 1630 until 1730. Using a variety of innovative tactics and often armed with little more than musket and grenade, many of these self-described \"soldiers and privateers\" successfully assaulted fortifications, attacked shipping from small craft, crossed the mountains and jungles of Panama, and even circumnavigated the globe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuccessful sea rovers were often supreme seamen, soldiers, and above all, tacticians. It can be argued that their influence on certain naval tactics is felt even today. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sea Rover's Practice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is the only book that describes in exceptional detail the tactics of sea rovers of the period - how they actually sought out and attacked vessels and towns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Benerson Little\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Potomac Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.92h x 6.40w x 0.93d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781574889116","brand":"Potomac Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42709329936521,"sku":"9781574889116","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_0c09d6da-f62b-4650-af78-56ca84065173.jpg?v=1719513981","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-sea-rovers-practice-pirate-tactics-and-techniques-1630-1730-9781574889116","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}