The Lost Fleet
The Discovery of a Sunken Armada from the Golden Age of Piracy

Good book, interesting mix of history of piracy in the late XVII century and present times underwater archeology challenges related to the loss of a French fleet from Louis XIV reign in front of current Venezuelan coast.......more

Absolutely No Photos, maps or drawings… Read the title. With all the filming for the BBC, not a single frame could be spared for the book! There was more about personal and business relationships than the site! I guess this is how you make a book length document out of very little to show! Perhaps th......more

Interesting history of the early age of piracy in the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico from the late 1600's to the early 1700's. The work is set on the Las Aves, an atoll off the coast of Venezuela where the wrecks of a French battle fleet from the early 1600's was found. The author describes what w......more

A Fascinating Story! Barry Clifford is a successful maritime explorer known all over the world. He is also an extremely gifted writer who gives the reader a very close look at nine fascinating shipwrecks that occurred during the Golden Age of Piracy. If you like nautical adventure, you will LOVE this......more

A wonderful and fascinating read. This book brings order and perspective to the lore of the Caribbean, making fact out of fiction, preserving the awe and audacity, anchoring the indecency and independence of history's pirates.......more