ANGUS KONSTAM

From the mythological warrior Achilles to the Chinese general and strategist Zhou Yu, this illustrated book describes more than 160 prominent war leaders of the 'ancient world' -from the beginning of recorded history in about 2,000 BC, to the end of t ...

In the 17th century, English, French and Dutch buccaneers launched a series of attacks on Spanish towns, ports and shipping. This volume details the buccaneer captains, such as Henry Morgan, the crews of their ships, how they recruited, and how they fought their battles on land and at sea.