How do a few daring sailors build sea powers that Europe can neither crush nor ignore?

In The Story of the Barbary Corsairs, Stanley Lane-Poole follows the North African pirates who raid ships and coastal towns across the Mediterranean and beyond. Aruj and Khair ed-Din, the Barbarossa brothers, stand at the beginning. Around them, Algiers, Tunis and Tripoli grow into powers sustained by plunder, ransom and the sale of captives.

Suleiman the Magnificent gives Khair ed-Din command of his fleet, while Dragut emerges as a master of galley warfare. Sultans, emperors and admirals struggle for control of the sea. Beneath the battles lie trade, religion, money and fear. The captives at the oars reveal the human cost, while J. D. Jerrold Kelley explores the American naval wars against the corsairs.

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• The brothers called Barbarossa Follow Aruj and Khair ed-Din as they build power through daring and conflict.
• A sea worth fighting for Trace the struggle for Mediterranean control through rival fleets, coastal raids and Ottoman backing.
• Lives behind the battles Look beyond the admirals to captives whose lives depend on ransom or forced labour.
• The business of raiding Explore how plunder, tribute and trade shape the choices of corsairs and their opponents.
• From galleys to sailing ships Watch changing ships carry the corsairs beyond the Mediterranean and far into the Atlantic.

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This book suits readers who love sea battles, sieges and daring captains, and anyone curious about how pirates, empires and trade shaped the Mediterranean.