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Dangerous Waters

Modern Piracy and Terror on the High Seas

By John Burnett

By John Burnett

By John Burnett

By John Burnett

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    About Dangerous Waters

    While sailing alone one night in the shipping lanes across one of the busiest waterways in the world, John Burnett was attacked by pirates. Through sheer ingenuity and a little bit of luck, he survived, and his shocking firsthand experience became the inspiration for Dangerous Waters.

    Today’s breed of pirates are not the colorful cutthroats painted by the history books. Unlike the romantic images from yesteryear of Captain Hook, Long John Silver, and Blackbeard, modern pirates can be local seamen looking for a quick score, highly trained guerrillas, rogue military units, or former seafarers recruited by sophisticated crime organizations.

    Including new, up-to-date information for the paperback edition, Dangerous Waters is both a dauntless investigation and an epic, breathtaking modern tale of the sea.

    About Dangerous Waters

    While sailing alone one night in the shipping lanes across one of the busiest waterways in the world, John Burnett was attacked by pirates. Through sheer ingenuity and a little bit of luck, he survived, and his shocking firsthand experience became the inspiration for Dangerous Waters.

    Today’s breed of pirates are not the colorful cutthroats painted by the history books. Unlike the romantic images from yesteryear of Captain Hook, Long John Silver, and Blackbeard, modern pirates can be local seamen looking for a quick score, highly trained guerrillas, rogue military units, or former seafarers recruited by sophisticated crime organizations.

    Including new, up-to-date information for the paperback edition, Dangerous Waters is both a dauntless investigation and an epic, breathtaking modern tale of the sea.

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    About John Burnett

    John S. Burnett is a former reporter for United Press International. He has written for National Geographic, the Guardian, and the New York Times. He is also the author of Dangerous Waters: Modern Piracy and Terror on the High Seas.

    About John Burnett

    John S. Burnett is a former reporter for United Press International. He has written for National Geographic, the Guardian, and the New York Times. He is also the author of Dangerous Waters: Modern Piracy and Terror on the High Seas.

    Product Details

    Category: Domestic Politics

    Paperback | $17.00
    Published by Plume
    Sep 30, 2003 | 368 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-7/16 | ISBN 9780452284135

    Category: Domestic Politics

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Plume
    Sep 30, 2003 | 368 Pages | ISBN 9781101118733

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    Praise

    “An important story with thorough research, interviews, and anecdotes, and a little Hollywood drama thrown in.” —The Washington Times

    Table Of Contents

    Dangerous WatersPrologue: The Attack
    Introduction

    1. And Our Hoses Piss a Little
    2. I Kill, of Course!
    3. A Dangerous Space
    4. An Easy Target
    5. The Empty Sea
    6. Better Than Dancing Lessons
    7. A Christian Approach
    8. But We’ve Got the Dummies
    9. Dead Men Tell No Tales
    10. To Hell and Gone
    11. The Lost Command
    12. Where Are the Americans?
    13. Into the Breach
    14. Dangerous Waters
    15. Ghost Ships of the High Seas
    16. A Pirate by Any Other Name
    17. Into the Dead Zone
    18. Murder Not Uncommon
    19. In the Dark of the Night
    20. Attack in Real Time
    21. The Enemy Within
    Afterword-In Through the Front Door
    In Through the Back

    Notes
    Glossary
    Bibliography
    Index
    Acknowledgments
    About the Author

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