Barbary pirate: the life and crimes of john ward
Auteur :
Bak, Greg
Éditeur :
The History Press Ltd
ISBN :
9780752451619
Date de publication :
29 janv. 2010
Dimensions :
20,0 x 13,0 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
270 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In 1603 John Ward led a mass desertion from the English navy, stole a ship and defected to the Ottoman Empire's outpost at Tunis. Ward became infamous as the admiral of a fleet of English ships sailing under the Ottoman crescent, and for schooling Muslims in English sailing and gunnery.