Dangerous Waters : Modern Piracy and Terror on the High Seas

English

ISBN: 0452284139

EAN: 9780452284135

Category: History / General/Transportation / Navigation/

Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

Release Date: 09/30/2003

Age Range: 18-UP

Synopsis: While sailing alone one night in the shipping lanes across one of the busiest waterways in the world, John Burnett was attacked by pirates. Through sheer ingenuity and a little bit of luck, he survived, and his shocking firsthand experience became the inspiration for Dangerous Waters. Todays breed of pirates are not the colorful cutthroats painted by the history books. Unlike the romantic images from yesteryear of Captain Hook, Long John Silver, and Blackbeard, modern pirates can be local seamen looking for a quick score, highly trained guerrillas, rogue military units, or former seafarers recruited by sophisticated crime organizations. Including new, up-to-date information for the paperback edition, Dangerous Watersis both a dauntless investigation and an epic, breathtaking modern tale of the sea.

Dangerous Waters : Modern Piracy and Terror on the High Seas

Illustrated: No

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.82 inches

Width: 5.56 inches

Length: 8.44 inches

Weight: 11.85 oz

Pages: 368