The Real History of Pirates

Pirate Attacks and Tactics

Educational Dec 23, 2021 24 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

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S1 E4: What did pirates want? Money—or anything they could turn into money. Consequently, they usually wished for a speedy surrender, didn’t particularly want a battle, and rarely sunk the ships they captured. Consider the many tactics pirates used to apprehend their prey in the age of sails, from understanding the weather gage to deceptive flag practices.

Educational Dec 23, 2021 24 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2021
Run Time: 24 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.