How History's Greatest Pirates Pillaged, Plundered, and Got Away With It

Who were the world’s most successful pirates, and why? “Interesting and very readable . . . Little clearly knows his subject well.” — International Journal of Naval History More than just simple retellings of tried-and-true stories of buccaneers on the high seas, this book focuses on pirating tactics of the 1500s through the 1800s to give an in-depth view of how pirates functioned through history. Stories of the thirteen most famous pirates as they raid major ships and pillage coastal villages r