africa, north

"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 and held them as slaves, demanding ransom and tribute payments far beyond what the new country could afford. ... President Jefferson decided to move beyond diplomacy. He sent the U.S. Navy's new warships and a detachment of Marines to blockade Tripoli, launching the Barbary Wars and beginning America's journey toward future superpower status .... Few today remember these men and other heroes who inspired the Marine Corps hymn: 'From the Halls of Montezumato the Shores of Tripoli, we fight our country's battles in the air, on land and sea'"--Amazon.com.

Includes information on the Algerine War (1815), Algiers Treaty (1795), Continental Congress, U.S. Congress, Stephen Decatur, Democratic-Republicans, William Eaton, Federalists, France, Benjamin Franklin, free trade, Great Britain, U.S. House of Representatives, Ali Hassan (dey of Algiers), Islam, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, Yusuf Karamanli (bashaw of Tripoli), Koran, Tobias Lear, James Madison, mercantilism, Morocco Treaty, Navigation Acts, U.S. Navy, Netherlands, Richard O'Brien, Treaty of Paris, pirates, piracy, Portugal, Edward Preble, Sallee Rovers, U.S. Senate, slaves, slavery, Spain, Sweden, Tripoli, Tripoli Treaty, Tunis, war on terrorism, War of 1812, George Washington, etc.

Examines President Thomas Jefferson's covert operation against the country of Tripoli in 1805 to attempt the rescue of three hundred U.S. sailors and marines by Barbary pirates and the political ramifications as a result.

Recounts the unprovoked attacks on Americans by Muslim terrorists sworn to carry out jihad against all Western powers in 1805, the challenges faced by the new nation and its president, Thomas Jefferson,and examines the events that gave birth to the Navy and the Marines.

"This compilation of facts, overview analysis, and primary sources gives an in-depth look at World War II in Europe and North Africa"--Provided by the publisher.

When the draft board calls on the eve of World War II, Roman leaves behind a career in minor-league baseball to join the army, and finds himself driving a tank in the North African campaign.

A collection of essays that explore the issues women in the Middle-East and North Africa face at the dawn of the twenty-first century, including information on health, education, employment, violence, and politics.

Author's account of the twenty-six years he spent traveling and living with the nomads of Africa from 1965 to 1991.

The true story behind the novel, The English Patient.