Английская Википедия:Benerson Little

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Multiple issues Benerson Little is an American author, primarily of non-fiction, focusing on naval history, in particular, piracy and privateering in the 17th to early 18th centuries, including the Golden Age of Piracy in the Caribbean. Little has also established himself as an expert,Шаблон:Citation needed lead more broadly, on these and other various types of "sea rovers" over history, including through to the present, and has authored several books related to these subjects. He has also applied his expertise to a variety of artistic and commercial productions, including for the Black Sails (2014-) television series, and for the modern board game, Blood & Plunder (Firelock Games), serving as an historical consultant for both.

Early life and education

Benerson "Ben" Kile Little was born on July 30, 1959, in Naval Hospital Key West (on the site of the current Naval BHC Key West[1][2]) in that Florida city, to Alabamians Margaret Little (née Tillery) and Benerson Vernon Little,[3]Шаблон:Better source needed[4]Шаблон:Better source neededШаблон:Better source needed [5]Шаблон:Better source needed his father being "a Navy man."[6]Шаблон:RpШаблон:Better source needed

Little grew up "variously on all three US coasts," and studiedШаблон:Clarify and graduated from Tulane University.Шаблон:When[7]Шаблон:Better source neededШаблон:Better source needed

Career

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Early career

Little joined the U.S. Navy, serving eight years as an officer, 1981–1989,[4][7]Шаблон:Better source needed including the six years beginning 1983 as a Navy SEAL (BUD/S Class 121; SEAL Team 3 and SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1).[7]Шаблон:Better source needed After 1989, Little worked in a strategy and tactics group for the related Naval Special Warfare Command,Шаблон:Verification needed and in the private sector, doing intelligence collection and analysis relating to naval standard and special operations.[7]Шаблон:Better source needed

Published works

In the first decades of the new millennium, Little has been doing research and writing, in particular non-fiction, with a focus on naval history relating to piracy, in particularly on "sea rovers"[6]—from early sea raiders, to privateers, letter-of-marque men, and cruisers, to commerce raiders, and pirates and pirate hunters[8]Шаблон:Rp—including during the Golden Age of Piracy in the Caribbean.[9] Little has established himself as an expert on the history of piracy and related subjects,Шаблон:Citation needed and has authored several books. As of January 2017, he is reported to be devoting time to writing contemporary and historical novels.[7]Шаблон:Better source needed


Books

The following are cataloged book-length publications of Little, as of January 2017:[10]

Non-fiction
Fiction

Selected articles

Consulting

Little consults on maritime and naval issues, including "maritime threat and security, and especially maritime history."[7]Шаблон:Better source needed

He has served as the historical consultant for the Black Sails television series (Starz/Anchor Bay, 2014-),[13][14]Шаблон:Update after for the first three seasons at least,Шаблон:Verification needed[14][13] appearing as well on the 9 min. featurette, 'Black Sails': An Inside Look (2014) that was packaged with the Blu-ray disc of the programme's first season.[14] About the Black Sails production, Little has said:Шаблон:Blockquote a statement about which Søren Dalager Ditlevsen of DR Kultur reported:Шаблон:Blockquote

Little also served as consultant for the modern board game, Blood & Plunder from Firelock Games, "to ensure that all models, campaigns and strategies reflect the period."[15]

Appearances

Шаблон:Expand section Little has appeared in two television documentaries on piracy.Шаблон:Clarify[7]Шаблон:Better source needed

Critical reception

Шаблон:Expand section Interest in Little's work has been both scholarly (in both academic and military circles) and popular;Шаблон:Citation needed notably, Pirate Hunting (2010) was chosen for review by both the Naval and U.S. Army War Colleges.[11][12]

Jack Gottschalk, a graduate of the Naval War College, an adjunct professor at Seton Hall University, and author of Jolly Roger with an Uzi (2000, with Brian P. Flanagan, on modern piracy[16]), writing for the Naval War College Review with regard to Pirate Hunting, expressed the view that:Шаблон:Blockquote

Writing in the National Maritime Historical Society's Sea History, Louis Arthur Norton, professor emeritus at the University of Connecticut, recipient of two Gerald E. Morris Prizes for maritime historiography (2002, 2006), and author of Captains Contentious (2009, on the lives of five Continental Navy captains),[17][18] describes Little's The Sea Rover’s Practice (2011) as a "scholarly, informative, thought-provoking work," and states, "Considering all the titles that have been published in the last decade on piracy, this book is an excellent resource on its true nature."[19]Шаблон:Page needed

As noted,[20] Little's work in providing historical expertise to artistic and commercial efforts on piracy has been seen as imparting high quality to the projects.[13]Шаблон:Citation needed

Personal life

Little married Virgina Irene Buttram (née Sullivan) on March 8, 1986, at the Chapel at the Naval Air Station North Island,[4]Шаблон:Better source needed[21] on the north end of the Coronado peninsula in San Diego Bay.[22] The couple had two daughters, born 1991 and 1994.[4][8]Шаблон:RpШаблон:Self-published inlineШаблон:Better source needed

As of February 2016, Benerson is reported to have been remarried, to Marry Crouch.[23]

Little is described as devoting some of his spare time to research on "historical fencing,"[7]Шаблон:RpШаблон:Better source needed and is a fifteen-year teaching veteran of fencing, with thirty-five years in practice and earlier study under Hungarian masters Francis Zold and Eugene Hamori; as of January 2017, he is reported to be a Professional Member of the United States Fencing Association (especially épée, modern classical foil), and is a co-director of and fencing Instructor at the Huntsville Fencing Club.[5]Шаблон:Better source needed

As of 2010, Little resided in Huntsville, Alabama.[8]Шаблон:Rp

References

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Further reading

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  1. ↑ BHC is "Base Heath Clinic," a branch of Naval Hospital Jacksonville. See Шаблон:Cite web
  2. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  3. ↑ Шаблон:Cite webШаблон:Self-published inline
  4. ↑ 4,0 4,1 4,2 4,3 Шаблон:Cite webШаблон:Self-published inline
  5. ↑ 5,0 5,1 Шаблон:Cite webШаблон:Self-published inline At its first appearance in the "Early life…" section, this citation supports the appearance of "Ben" as a recognized moniker for the title subject. All remaining material in that section is drawn from Tillery Jr., op. cit., except regarding his place of birth (in parentheses), which are from the references appearing therein.
  6. ↑ 6,0 6,1 Шаблон:Cite book
  7. ↑ 7,0 7,1 7,2 7,3 7,4 7,5 7,6 7,7 Шаблон:Cite webШаблон:Self-published inline
  8. ↑ 8,0 8,1 8,2 Шаблон:Cite book
  9. ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
  10. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  11. ↑ 11,0 11,1 Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег <ref>; для сносок NWRCGottschalkPH11 не указан текст
  12. ↑ 12,0 12,1 Шаблон:Cite journal
  13. ↑ 13,0 13,1 13,2 Шаблон:Cite journal
  14. ↑ 14,0 14,1 14,2 Шаблон:Cite journal
  15. ↑ Шаблон:Cite journal
  16. ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
  17. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  18. ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
  19. ↑ Шаблон:Cite journalШаблон:Full citation needed
  20. ↑ See the subsection on his Consulting work in the Career section, above, for a full description of this point.
  21. ↑ This is currently a part of the Commander, Navy Installations Command's (CNIC's) Naval Base Coronado. See the wikilink and citation following.
  22. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  23. ↑ Шаблон:Cite journal
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