tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958522416503442248.post1754515224335647620..comments2024-03-28T01:02:01.844-06:00Comments on Coins and Scrolls: Book Notes: Captain Kidd and the War Against the PiratesSkerpleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393779599461560431noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958522416503442248.post-80427503549089746382018-09-12T20:31:19.815-06:002018-09-12T20:31:19.815-06:00I read the first one back in the day. Bear in mind...I read the first one back in the day. Bear in mind it's a very different sort of time and place (a professional navy, a continental war, a well-settled sea, etc.) It's tempting to project the Napoleonic Wars backwards because they're in so many films, but virtually everything related to sailing and piracy was in a significantly different state beforehand.<br /><br />Aubrey was, as I recall, on patrol to destroy and capture French and Spanish commerce. It's a fully naval action. Without the lure of prizes, why fight? Glory? Your pressed sailors won't die for glory and the crown, but they will die for a few guineas in prize money. He was also fighting relatively close to friendly bases, ports, and a chain of command.Skerpleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06393779599461560431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958522416503442248.post-73177629586117590952018-09-05T22:51:25.338-06:002018-09-05T22:51:25.338-06:00Have you read Patrick O'brian? The first book...Have you read Patrick O'brian? The first book (master commander) is particularly instructive as Aubrey essentially spends a lot of his time acting as a privateer. <br />Ancalagon_TBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13602961033235852856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958522416503442248.post-77274327413435361492018-09-05T15:54:34.094-06:002018-09-05T15:54:34.094-06:00Not inaccurate, except your soccer team was deeply...Not inaccurate, except your soccer team was deeply tied to your politics. It's a subject well worth exploring, along with Venetian bridge wars: http://www.thearma.org/essays/BridgeWars.htm#.WZu7irLyvrcSkerpleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06393779599461560431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958522416503442248.post-89990820883762551062018-09-05T14:34:02.073-06:002018-09-05T14:34:02.073-06:00Pirates are good adventurers. Democracy, drunkene...Pirates are good adventurers. Democracy, drunkeness, false flags. . .<br /><br />Also I just read about Narses and the Nika riots and I can't help but imagine it as a bunch of soccer hooligans.Arnold Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12603155377769597516noreply@blogger.com