by Nigel Cawthorne · John Blake · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781843582557
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«Pirates of the 21st Century» is Nigel Cawthorne's historical essay on modern piracy, published by John Blake in paperback (278 pages, in English).
It reviews attacks in the Strait of Malacca, the Gulf of Guinea and Bangladesh, and explains how a patrol against the looting of Somali fishing grounds became a business. In a country at war, pirates sustain entire villages and are compared to Robin Hood. It questions whether international peacekeeping forces can restore security to the oceans.
The full title is «Pirates of the 21st Century: How Modern-Day Buccaneers are Terrorising the World's Oceans»; the work falls within naval history and true crime.
A history and true crime work aimed at adult readers interested in contemporary piracy and maritime security.
Nigel Cawthorne is a British freelance writer and editor of both fiction and non-fiction. He is also a journalist and specializes in writing about history.
