It's what I keep telling them. If it weren't for the French in 1776 and thenabouts, they'd all be speaking English.
On Fri, 9 Oct 2009, Rich Kulawiec wrote: > On Thu, Oct 08, 2009 at 05:28:32AM +0000, chaim.rie...@gmail.com wrote: > > For the first time in history the French Navy won a battle > > First, it's not necessary to send such traffic to the list *and* to me > *and* to the -bounces address for the list. I suspect that the mail > client you're using is badly broken. > > Second, while I realize that many people (if I might dignify ignorant > simpletons with that term) enjoy bashing the French military, including, > surprisingly, many Americans, they would do well to study and understand > the role of the French Navy in the American War for Independence. It is > quite unlikely that the rebels would have succeeded (given their own > paltry naval resources) against the world's leading sea power were it > not for the willingness of the French to engage British ships on a global > basis. An excellent starting point for self-education on this matter is: > > The French Navy and the Independence of the United States > http://xenophongroup.com/mcjoynt/bonnel.htm > > And a much more thorough treatment may be found here: > > The French Navy and American Independence: A Study of Arms and > Diplomacy, 1774-1787 > Jonathan R. Dull, Princeton University Press, 1975 > > ---Rsk > _______________________________________________ > Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. > https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec > Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. > _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
