Pirate & Gypsy Girls

AMT Jolly Rodger Pirate Ship Hot Rod Model Kit

Pirateology

• Pirate & Gypsy Girls - One in a stunning series of beautiful art books celebrating the golden age of illustration. Each volume showcases fourteen faithfully reproduced artworks from the Collectors Press archives, each selected with attention to historical significance and artistic merit. A lively introduction discusses the artists and times. Ahoy Mate! With skirts hiked-up as high as the seas, these icons of independent womanhood are colorful reminders of adventurous tales and mystical times of long ago.
• Pirate Ship 1660-1730 - This title redresses the imbalance, conducting a detailed exploration of the wide variety of pirate vessels that sailed the high seas during the 'golden age' of piracy (1690–1730), from gun-bristling warships to smaller craft such as sloops, brigantines and early schooners. It incorporates the latest archaeological evidence to produce a fascinating account of these vessels, detailing their origins, development and tactical engagement. Packed with contemporary illustrations and superbly detailed color artwork, the ships of the 'golden age' are brought vividly to life.
• The Jolly Rogers: The Story of Tom Blackburn and Navy Fighting Squadron VF-17 - The Jolly Rogers is the true story of one of the U. S. Navy's foremost World War II fighter squadrons, VF-17, and its charismatic commander , fighter ace Tom Blackburn. The Jolly Rogers is an action packed war memoir and unit history, Blackburn describes VF-17's intense, winning campaign against the Japanese over the northern Solomon Islands and Rabaul in late 1943 and early 1944. Beginning with his own experiences as a trainer of fighter pilots early in World War II and his leadership of a small carrier-based fighter squadron supporting the invasion of North Africa, Blackburn goes on to provide a rich, detailed account of how he shaped a crew of over-eager hotshots into one of the highest scoring fighter squadrons of World War II and U. S. Navy history. In only 76 days of combat, Lieutenant Commander Tom Blackburn's Jolly Rogers knocked down a record of 154 enemy warplanes, and Blackburn himself emerged as one of VF-17's leading aces with eleven aerial combat victories to his credit. The Jolly Rogers is both a valued contribution to military aviation history, and an exciting story that will fascinate the military buff simply in search of a good read. -