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C.S. Forester, creator of the beloved Horatio Hornblower series, takes readers on an exciting adventure to the shores of Tripoli in North Africa. That s where, more than 200 years ago, the United States was threatened by pirates who snatched American merchant ships and imprisoned sailors – and the country s young, untested navy took on the task of fighting the pirates in their home waters. This true tale features thrilling ocean battles, hand-to-hand combat, and the first landing on foreign soil by the US Marines, and it s as fresh and relevant today as when it was first published.