Barbary Wars: The Barbary Pirates

<p>The Barbary Wars is a whole new chapter for the Marines. Congress sold America's ships, disbanded the Marine Corps, and significantly decreased the size of the Army. America didn't have a military and the Barbary states took advantage of this situation. This episode will focus mostly on the history of the Barbary pirates and we'll take a look at how this ultimately impacted the new nation.</p> <p> </p> <p>Check out the details for the Marine Corps Run for Freedom 5k here: <a href= "https://www.marinecorpsrunforfreedom5k.org/">https://www.marinecorpsrunforfreedom5k.org/</a></p>