Jefferson's War: America's First War on Terror 1801-1805PublicAffairs, 21. sep. 2004 - 464 strani Author Joseph Wheelan has marvelously captured the story of America's war against the Barbary pirates, our first war against terror and the nations that support it. The Barbary pirates, a Muslim enemy from Tripoli, attacked European and American merchant shipping with impunity. Jefferson ordered the U.S. Navy to Tripoli in 1801 to repel "force with force." The Barbary War was also a proving ground for such young officers as William Bainbridge, Stephen Decatur, Isaac Hull, and David Porter -- key players in the impending War of 1812 against Great Britain. |
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Stran 363 - Our country! In her intercourse with foreign nations may she always be in the right; but our country, right or wrong.
Stran 92 - The United States set out wrongly and has proceeded so. Too many concessions have been made to Algiers. There is but one language which can be held to these people and this is terror.
Stran 356 - not a minute ; if your squadron appears in sight before the treaty is actually signed by the Dey, and the prisoners sent off, ours would capture them.
Stran 234 - WITH respect to the ex-bashaw of Tripoli, we have no objection to your availing yourself of his co-operation with you against Tripoli, if you shall, upon a full view of the subject, after your arrival upon the station, consider his co-operation expedient. The subject is committed entirely to your discretion. In such an event you will, it is believed, find Mr. Eaton extremely useful to you.
Stran 189 - It will be well, in order to prevent alarm, to carry all by the sword. May God prosper you in this enterprise. I have the honor to be, Sir, your obedient servant, Edward Preble.
Stran 110 - ... had been set on foot by our predecessors to commute the stores for 30,000 D. cash. It would be an excellent bargain, but we know nothing of the result. We have, however, sent them 30,000 D. by our frigates as one year's tribute, and have a vessel ready to sail with the stores for another year. . . . We have taken these steps towards supplying the deficiencies of our predecessors merely in obedience to the law; being convinced it is money thrown away, and that there is no end to the demand of...