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Angus Konstam: American Privateers of the Revolutionary War [2020] paperback ZSCFI Narrated by Sir David AttenboroughDuring the American War of Independence (1775 83), Congress issued almost 800 letters of marque, as a way of combating Britain's overwhelming naval and mercantile superiority. At first, it was only fishermen and the skippers of small merchant ships who turned to privateering, with mixed results. Eventually though, American shipyards began to turn out specially converted ships, while later still, the first purpose built privateers entered the fray.