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A vivid chronicle of America's war against the Barbary pirates of North Africa describes the four-year battle, which culminated in a ragtag, vastly outnumbered army of Greeks, Arabs, and U.S. Marines, led by William Eaton, which, in 1805, successfully attacked Tripoli's heavily defended port fortress of Derna. Original.

David Smethurst has held a variety of editorial and writing positions, and has worked at Outside magazine, City Sports magazine, and the Tufts Observer. His articles have appeared in Outside, Runner’s World, and Parenting. Smethurst earned a Ph.D. in geography from the University of California at Berkeley, a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University, and a bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Berkeley. Since 1999, Smethurst has worked in the high technology sector. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and two daughters. This is his first book.