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Pirates

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Exposing modern piracy's raw, unglamorous truth.

If you're curious about the reality behind the romanticized tales of pirates, Ross Kemp's "Pirates" is a compelling journey. Kemp peels away the Hollywood veneer to reveal the gritty and dangerous world of contemporary pirates. It's an eye-opener that could change the way you view the open seas and the criminals who roam them.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Pirates

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ISBN: 9780718154431
Authors: Ross Kemp
Publisher: Michael Joseph
Date of Publication: 2009-01-01
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Personal Development, History, Politics
Related Topics: History, War, World History, Politics, Society
Goodreads rating: 3.54
(rated by 70 readers)

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Pirates have been around as long as people have used the oceans as trade routes, and their reign on the world's high seas has inspired many a novelist. But the type of pirate Ross Kemp is investigating now is a world away from the cutlass-and-peg-leg stereotype of Treasure Island and Pirates of the Caribbean. The corsairs he meets in Somalia, Indonesia and Nigeria are armed with AK47 assault rifles, RPG-7 rocket launchers and semi-automatic pistols. They race towards their targets in speed-boats and board and capture vessels in a flash. They are violent, dangerous and ruthless - they will stop at nothing to get the ransoms they have demanded. Piracy is becoming an increasingly serious problem that is not going away. As the pirates he meets stretch their operations ever further to new hunting grounds, Kemp finds out, often to his cost, how much of a force to be reckoned with they are.
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Exposing modern piracy's raw, unglamorous truth.

If you're curious about the reality behind the romanticized tales of pirates, Ross Kemp's "Pirates" is a compelling journey. Kemp peels away the Hollywood veneer to reveal the gritty and dangerous world of contemporary pirates. It's an eye-opener that could change the way you view the open seas and the criminals who roam them.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.