africa, north

Includes information on the Algerine War (1815), Algiers Treaty (1795), Continental Congress, U.S. Congress, Stephen Decatur, Democratic-Republicans, William Eaton, Federalists, France, Benjamin Franklin, free trade, Great Britain, U.S. House of Representatives, Ali Hassan (dey of Algiers), Islam, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, Yusuf Karamanli (bashaw of Tripoli), Koran, Tobias Lear, James Madison, mercantilism, Morocco Treaty, Navigation Acts, U.S. Navy, Netherlands, Richard O'Brien, Treaty of Paris, pirates, piracy, Portugal, Edward Preble, Sallee Rovers, U.S. Senate, slaves, slavery, Spain, Sweden, Tripoli, Tripoli Treaty, Tunis, war on terrorism, War of 1812, George Washington, etc.

A introduction to the history, geography, economy, culture, and people of the four north African countries formerly known as the Barbary States.

When the draft board calls on the eve of World War II, Roman leaves behind a career in minor-league baseball to join the army, and finds himself driving a tank in the North African campaign.

Contains approximately three thousand alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about significant people, places, and events in the history of the Middle East and North Africa since 1800, and includes maps, genealogies, a glossary, and an index.

A history of the land and people of the geographic entity known as North Africa, featuring individual discussions of Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, and Libya.

Author's account of the twenty-six years he spent traveling and living with the nomads of Africa from 1965 to 1991.

Describes the history, culture, peoples, and physical geography of North Africa and the Middle East.

Biography of German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel discussing his military career, his mind, methods, and style of leadership.

Provides an introduction to the history, religion, land, climate, and languages of North Africa and examines ancient Egyptian culture and society, the Berbers and Phoenicians, the Arab conquest, the Moors and Ottomans, the colonial era, and their struggle for independence.

Text and photographs introduce the five countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea in North Africa: Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, and Egypt--countries which also share the Sahara desert.