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David Smethurst

The US Navy’s Long History with Libya

“From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli.”  Those are the opening words to the official hymn of the United States Marine Corps. The Barbary Wars of 1801-1805 are an oft-forgotten part of American history. But those wars, fought to protect US ships from pirates along the coast of North Africa, were fundamental in […]

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