Tag Archives: Commerce

BOOK REVIEW – Commerce Raiding: Historical Case Studies, 1755-2009

Posted on January 15, 2015 by

Bruce A. Elleman and S.C.M. Paine, eds., Commerce Raiding: Historical Case Studies, 1755-2009. Newport: Naval War College Press, 2013. Index, bibliography, tables, 356 pp. Review by Jason W. Smith Class of 1957 Post-doctoral Fellow in Naval History, US Naval Academy … Continue reading →

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Taking the Moral High Ground: The United States, Privateering, and Immunity of Private Property at Sea

Posted on January 11, 2015 by

Michael J. Crawford Naval History and Heritage Command On 12 April 1961 President John F. Kennedy lodged with the secretary general of the United Nations the 1958 United Nations Convention on the High Seas, which the Senate had ratified. 1 … Continue reading →

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