Pirates

by Ross Kemp

Pirates have been around as long as people have used the oceans as trade routes, and their reign on the world's high seas has inspired many a novelist. This title introduces the corsairs of Somalia, Indonesia and Nigeria that are armed with AK47 assault rifles, RPG-7 rocket launchers and semi-automatic pistols.

Genres: Nonfiction

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Czeska · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love all of his books!

[Gary Power · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good overview of piracy and a world tour of piracy hot-spots such as the South China Sea, Nigeria, and the Somali coast. Like the TV series this is ballsy reporting and is well researched revealing incites into a dangerous world. Kemp uses a few too many cliches, using three in a row in one instance, but overall this is well very written, tense, and occasionally very funny. A good quick read.

[Louise Armstrong · Rating 3 out of 5]

All credit to him for getting out there - but this is more informative about a man's attempt to get out there then it is about pirates - good for macho character interest, light on analysis.