Henry Carter Hull

Describes the naval history and sea traditions of the Mediterranean Regions in ancient times.

This is the little-known story of how a newly independent nation was challenged by four Muslim powers and what happened when America's third president decided to stand up to intimidation. When Thomas Jefferson became president in 1801, America faced a crisis. The new nation was deeply in debt and needed its economy to grow quickly, but its merchant ships were under attack. Pirates from North Africa's Barbary coast routinely captured American sailors...

In the winter of 1793, Master and Commander Charles Hayden is ordered to return to the HMS "Themis" and accompany the last convoy of the season as they bring supplies to Hood's fleet in the Mediterranean, but Hayden must fight the French navy and native insurgents in Corsica in order to complete his mission.

Captain Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin set sail for Peru, where they encounter volcanic eruptions, Maturin's illegitimate son, and danger.

Ship's doctor Stephen Maturin, a British intelligence agent, stands as the sole bulwark against the sabotage of his friend Captain Jack Aubrey's mission in Malta.

A maritime history of the United States, covering a period that ranges from before the arrival of Columbus through the late twentieth century; with illustrations, photographs, and maps.

Jack Aubrey, a senior captain commanding a line-of-battle ship in the Royal Navy's blockade of Toulon, is sent off with his old shipmate Stephen Maturin on a hazardous mission to the Greek Islands.

Commander Alan Lewrie of the Royal Navy strikes a devil's bargain when, with the British squadron stretched dangerously thin due to the advances of Napoleon, he enlists the aid of Serbian pirates.