Download or read book Kingfisher Knowledge: Pirates & Smugglers written by Moira Butterfield and published by Kingfisher. This book was released on 2008-04-29 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a swashbuckling introduction to the highwaymen--and women--of the seas from the Cilician pirates who terrorized the Mediterranean more than two thousand years ago to today's well-organized and ruthless buccaneers who target supertankers on the China Sea. The book examines the terror tactics of pirates throughout the ages and uncovers the secretive schemes of modern-day smugglers.