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Victory in Tripoli : how America's war with the Barbary pirates established the U.S. Navy and built a nation /

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Main Author: London, Joshua E. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Pub., [2005]
Subjects:
Eaton, William, > 1764-1811.
United States > History > Tripolitan War, 1801-1805 > Naval operations.
Generals > United States > Biography.
Marines > United States > Biography.
Pirates > Africa, North > History > 19th century.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1801-1805 (Guerre tripolitaine) > Opérations navales.
Généraux > États-Unis > Biographies.
Fusiliers marins > États-Unis > Biographies.
Pirates > Afrique du Nord > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Generals.
Marines.
Military operations, Naval.
Pirates.
North Africa.
United States.
1800-1899
Nonfiction.
collective biographies.
Biographies.
History.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: "Will Nothing Rouse My Country!"
  • Barbary Piracy
  • Ensnared in Barbary
  • Eaton Enters Barbary
  • The Trials and Tribulations of a U.S. Consul
  • America Declares War
  • American Might, Frustrated
  • Slouching toward Failure
  • The Philadelphia Disaster
  • American Gunboat Diplomacy
  • General Eaton's Advance
  • To the Shores of Tripoli
  • American Peace
  • The Lessons of War.