Название: The War Is in the Mountains: Violence in the World's High Places
Автор: Judith Matloff
Издательство: Duckworth Overlook
ISBN: 0715651897
Год: 2017
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 272
Размер: 4,1 МБ
Язык: Английский

Mountainous regions are home to only ten percent of the world’s population yet host a strikingly disproportionate share of the world’s conflicts. Mountains provide a natural refuge for those who want to elude authority, and their remoteness has allowed archaic practices to persist well into our globalized era.

Название: A History of Pirates: Blood and Thunder on the High Seas
Автор: Nigel Cawthorne
Издательство: Arcturus Publishing
ISBN: 0785818561
Год: 2004
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 240
Размер: 1,3 МБ
Язык: Английский

The modern image of the pirate is derived from Captain Charles Johnson’s accounts of the cut-throats who sailed under the Jolly Roger. It was he who gave mythical status to the likes of Blackbeard and Captain Kidd. Using contemporary sources, Nigel Cawthorne now turns the spotlight on the reality of pirate life, revealing the truth behind the legends.