The pirate coast thomas jefferson the first marines and the secret mission of 1805 zacks richard isbn 9781401300036 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. The pirate coast thomas jefferson the first marines and the secret mission of 1805 zacks richard todd raymond isbn 9780786135028 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. Richard zacks excellent history the pirate coast thomas jefferson the first marines and the secret mission of 1805 was published in 2005 it tells the timeless and yet timely tale of americas first major covert operation which was led by the now almost forgotten william eaton he was an ex captain in the us army and former consul to tunis who was dispatched by president jefferson to north africa on a mission to liberate the crew of the uss philadelphia. Richard zacks excellent history the pirate coast thomas jefferson the first marines and the secret mission of 1805 was published in 2005 it tells the timeless and yet timely tale of americas first major covert operation which was led by the now almost forgotten william eaton he was an ex captain in the us army and former consul to tunis who was dispatched by president jefferson to north africa on a mission to liberate the crew of the uss philadelphia. The story of how in an effort to stop the barbary pirates from hijacking american ships along the coast of north africa and imprisoning us sailors william eaton was sanctioned by president thomas jefferson in 1805 to lead a secret mission to africa to free us hostages being held in tripoli