Jon Latimer lectured at the University of Wales, Swansea, and served in the Territorial Army.
The late Latimer's last book is an excellent short history of
maritime conflict in the Western Hemisphere in the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries and of the European politics from which it
sprang. He details the growth of the intricate web of exploration,
trade, colonialism, and naval warfare attendant on the decline of
Spain and the rise as imperial powers of Britain and the
Netherlands...Anyone seriously interested in pirates will treasure
this book.
*Booklist*
A richly detailed work. A worthy addition to maritime history
scholarship.
*Library Journal*
Recounted here are numerous tales of sieges and nautical battles,
daring escapes and surprising disasters, vicious raids, piratical
infighting, violent religious tensions, and the political jockeying
of European powers struggling for dominance in the New World.
Latimer employs clear, spare prose with an eye for the potent
detail to accentuate a story...Those familiar with the era or
seeking an in-depth treatment will delight in this rich history,
drawing on remarkable primary sources to make a readable narrative
on the exciting age of the buccaneers.
*Publishers Weekly*
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