October 6, 1879. The roar of guns and the shout of men reached a heightened pitch as the Highlanders and Gurkhas crested the ridgeline and attacked the Afghani trenches. Khaki and green uniforms mixed
A vivid chronicle of America's war against the Barbary pirates of North Africa describes the four-year battle, which culminated in a ragtag, vastly outnumbered army of Greeks, Arabs, and U.S. Marines,
