Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War that Changed American History
- Section
- Deane’s Library
- Type
- Book Review
- Pages
- 238
- Author
- Brian Kilmeade
- Published
- 2015
- Date
- Tags
- history, military, piracy, africa
“This is a recounting of the First Barbary War. That event is important because it was the first overseas conflict the young United States ever fought in. (From the Marine Corp hymn: ‘From the halls of Montezuma, to the shores of Tripoli…’ The ‘shores of Tripoli’ happened in the First Barbary War.)…”