Of black flags and bloody banners : the pursuit of pirates and privateers -- Heroes of the fantastic : pirate hunting in the age of the Iliad -- In the age of ancient empires : pirate hunting in the Mediterranean, 1450-700 BC -- Of laurel leaves and pirate princes : pirate hunting in the Mediterranean, 700 BC-AD 476 -- The scourge from the North : standing against the Norsemen, 780-1066 -- A sea roving free-for-all : In the age of ancient empires : pirate hunting in the northern seas, 1066-1492 -- Of faith, galleys, and greed : defeating the Mediterranean Corsairs, 476-1492 -- Spanish galleons and Portuguese carracks : plunderers fighting plunderers, 1492-1654 -- Of blind eyes and opportunity : an introduction to the "Golden Age," 1655-1725 -- The real pirates of the Caribbean : pirate hunting in the "Golden Age," 1655-1725 -- From the Mediterranean to the North Sea : the war against pirates and corsairs, 1493-1830 -- Of frigates and cruisers : in pursuit of the commerce raiders, 1688-1865 -- Pirates, rebels, and warriors : pirate hunting in the East, 694 BC-AD 1896 -- Death from beneath the waves : combating the submarine menace, 1914-1945 -- Ships, SEALs, and satellites : the return of the pirate hunters.