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Author:

McKnight, Terry.

Title:

Pirate Alley : commanding Task Force 151 off Somalia / Terry McKnight and Michael Hirsh ; [foreword by Jim Miklaszewski].

Publisher:

Naval Institute Press,

Copyright Date:

c2012

Description:

xx, 233 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Pirates--Somalia--21st century.
Piracy--Somalia--21st century.
Piracy--Aden, Gulf of--21st century.
Combined Task Force 151 (International Naval Task Force)
Hijacking of ships--Somalia--Prevention.
Hijacking of ships--Aden, Gulf of--Prevention.
Somalia--History, Naval--21st century.
Aden, Gulf of--History, Naval--21st century.

Other Authors:

Hirsh, Michael, 1943- 410587

Notes:

Includes index.

Contents:

Rules of engagement -- Finally, Terry meets the pirates -- Piracy 101 -- Best management practices -- Should merchant ships be armed? -- Crime without punishment -- To pay or not to pay -- Attack on the Maersk Alabama -- Hostage in the lifeboat -- The rescue of Captain Phillips -- Chopstick diplomacy on the high seas -- Strategy and tactics -- A course to steer.

ISBN:

1612511341 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9781612511344 (hbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)785079505

LCCN:

2012027964

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)