Jefferson's War America's First War on Terror 1801-1805 [Paperback]

Author Joseph Wheelan has marvelously captured the story of America's war against the Barbary pirates, our first war against terror and the nations that support it. The Barbary pirates, a Muslim enemy from Tripoli, attacked European and American merchant shipping with impunity. Jefferson ordered the U.S. Navy to Tripoli in 1801 to repel force with force. The Barbary War was also a proving ground for such young officers as William Bainbridge, Stephen Decatur, Isaac Hull, and David Porter -key players in the impending War of 1812 against Great Britain.Joseph Wheelan, a graduate of the University of Wyoming and University of Colorado-Denver, was for 26 years an editor and reporter for theAssociated Pressand theCasper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune. He and his wife Pat live in Cary, North Carolina. His next book will beJefferson's Trial, on the treason trial of Aaron Burr.