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Prize Game, The: Lawful Looting on the High Seas in the Days of Fighting Sail

by Donald A. Petrie
RM45.00 MYR
Prize Game, The: Lawful Looting on the High Seas in the Days of Fighting Sail
Prize Game, The: Lawful Looting on the High Seas in the Days of Fighting Sail

Naval warfare, profit, and sanctioned sea plunder

This is a great pick if you like maritime history with a sharp legal and political edge, not just tales of battle at sea. It brings privateering to life as a strange world where patriotism, commerce, and opportunism all collided. Readers who enjoy overlooked corners of history will likely appreciate how it makes lawful looting feel both fascinating and surprisingly complex.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Prize Game, The: Lawful Looting on the High Seas in the Days of Fighting Sail

by Donald A. Petrie
RM45.00 MYR
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ISBN: 9780425178294
Authors: Donald A. Petrie
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Date of Publication: 2001-07-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History, Law
Related Topics: War, European History, World History
Goodreads rating: 3.69
(rated by 29 readers)

Description

Provides a close-up look at the history of privateering and its impact on maritime history, discussing topics such as the rules of privateering and the taking of prizes, the differences between piracy and privateering, the use of blockades during wartime, and more.
 

Naval warfare, profit, and sanctioned sea plunder

This is a great pick if you like maritime history with a sharp legal and political edge, not just tales of battle at sea. It brings privateering to life as a strange world where patriotism, commerce, and opportunism all collided. Readers who enjoy overlooked corners of history will likely appreciate how it makes lawful looting feel both fascinating and surprisingly complex.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.