It's 1804, the frigate Philadelphia went aground off Tripoli and triumphant Muslims carried the ship, cargo, and 307 offices and crew members into captivity. Here, consumately told, are America's repeated attempts to rescue the hostages and the daring overland invasion of Tripoli--an event memorialized to this day in the Marine hymn.
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It's 1804, the frigate Philadelphia went aground off Tripoli and triumphant Muslims carried the ship, cargo, and 307 offices and crew members into captivity. Here, consumately told, are America's repeated attempts to rescue the hostages and the daring overland invasion of Tripoli--an event memorialized to this day in the Marine hymn.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. Book Royal octavo, hardcover, fine in near fine green and black pictorial dj. Giftable. 357pp, maps, bibliography, index. illus enpdpers, appendix. An interesting account of an almost unknown war-the Barbary War-waged under President Jefferson against the nations along the northern rim of Africa-the Barbary Coast. This forced Americans who had disbanded the Continental Navy to establish a new U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.
