Pirate Alley is a little outside the normal for this blog. Sure, it’s about pirates. And about naval action. But while it reads like fiction, it is unfortunately not fiction. For unpleasant as it may be, piracy is for real, and…
The full title of this book is Pirates Of Barbary: Corsairs, Conquests, And Captivity In The 17th Century Mediterranean. I have a strong interest in naval fiction (or, if you prefer, maritime fiction). And while this is a non-fiction book, the…