{"product_id":"b000fck6de","title":"The Pirate Coast: Thomas Jefferson, the First Marines, and the Secret Mission of 1805","description":"\u003cp\u003eA real-life thriller—the true story of the unheralded American who brought the Barbary Pirates to their knees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a tale of high ideals, derring-do, [and] extraordinary courage. — New York Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn an attempt to stop the legendary Barbary Pirates of North Africa from hijacking American ships, William Eaton set out on a secret mission to overthrow the government of Tripoli. The operation was sanctioned by President Thomas Jefferson, who at the last moment grew wary of intermeddling in a foreign government and sent Eaton off without proper national support.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShort on supplies, given very little money and only a few men, Eaton and his mission seemed doomed from the start. He triumphed against all odds, recruited a band of European mercenaries in Alexandria, and led them on a march across the Libyan Desert. Once in Tripoli, the ragtag army defeated the local troops and successfully captured Derne, laying the groundwork for the demise of the Barbary Pirates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow, Richard Zacks brings this important story of America's first overseas covert op to life in  The Pirate Coast .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA historical page-turner with guts, glamour, and gore. —Anthony Swofford,  New York Times –bestselling author of  Jarhead\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e[A] rollicking account of the event that put 'the shores of Tripoli' in the Marine Hymn. [A] truly cinematic story. — National Review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA thrilling, better-than-fiction history. . . . Plenty of swords and swashbuckling. — People\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":67924733952245,"sku":"YSL53885","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/8774\/8597\/files\/81Ewosd5MCL._SY1500.jpg?v=1793673599","url":"https:\/\/www.newbooks.store\/products\/b000fck6de","provider":"NewBooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}