MUSKETS – PART 3
(This post is a continuation of Muskets – Parts 1 & 2. If you haven’t done so already, it’s best[…]
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Author: Adam Nichols
I'm an associate professor with the University of Maryland, in the U.S. I spent twenty years teaching for the University of Maryland’s European division, in England, Scotland, Norway, Iceland, and Germany, and downrange on military installations in Bosnia, Kosovo, Kuwait, and Afghanistan. I've also lived and worked in Australia, China, and Canada. I presently live in the U.S.
MUSKETS – PART 2
(This post is a continuation of Muskets – Part 1. If you haven’t done so already, it’s best to read[…]
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MUSKETS – PART 1
This week’s blog post is something a little different: we’re going to take a look at the muskets that Barbary[…]
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CAPTIVES ABOARD CORSAIR SHIPS
When Barbary corsairs captured a European ship, or raided come coastal settlement, they took as much booty as they could[…]
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THE VIEW FROM THE OTHER SHORE
Most of the posts in this blog relate the experiences of Europeans. To a large extent, this is because there[…]
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DON QUIXOTE – THE CAPTIVE’S TALE – Part 1
Most everybody has heard of the book Don Quixote—or, to give it its more complete title, The Ingenious Gentleman Don[…]
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DON QUIXOTE – THE CAPTIVE’S TALE – PART 2
(This post is a continuation of Don Quixote – The Captive’s Tale – Part 1. If you haven’t done so[…]
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DON QUIXOTE – THE CAPTIVE’S TALE – PART 3
(This post is a continuation of Don Quixote – The Captive’s Tale – Parts 1 & 2. If you haven’t[…]
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DON QUIXOTE – THE CAPTIVE’S TALE – PART 4
(This post is a continuation of Don Quixote – The Captive’s Tale – Parts 1, 2, & 3. If you[…]
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DON QUIXOTE – THE CAPTIVE’S TALE – PART 5
(This post is a continuation of Don Quixote – The Captive’s Tale – Parts 1 through 4. If you haven’t[…]
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