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ESS 66 : WARS OF THE BARBARY PIRATES

ESS 66 : WARS OF THE BARBARY PIRATES

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ESS 66 : WARS OF THE BARBARY PIRATES

Par GREGORY FREMONT-BARNES

The wars against the Barbary pirates not only signaled the determination of the United States to throw off its tributary status, liberate its citizens from slavery in North Africa, and reassert its right to trade freely upon the seas: they enabled America to regain its sense of national dignity. The wars also served as a catalyst for the development of a navy with which America could project its newly acquired power thousands of miles away. By the time the fighting was over the young republic bore the unmistakable marks of a nation destined to play a major role in international affairs.

Texte en anglais
96 pages
Format : 170 X 250
50 photos


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