The French War Against America
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Author |
: Harlow Giles Unger |
Publisher |
: Turner Publishing Company |
Total Pages |
: 282 |
Release |
: 2005-03-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781620459607 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1620459604 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Synopsis The French War Against America by : Harlow Giles Unger
Acclaim for The French War Against America "A very readable and provocative tale of early Franco-American relations that will please some and infuriate others."—John Buchanan, author of The Road to Valley Forge: How Washington Built the Army That Won the Revolution "Harlow Unger has written an amazing tour de force revealing France's two-faced role in the American Revolution and the early Republic. The book also has enormous relevance for contemporary politics. Don't miss it."—Thomas Fleming, author of Liberty!: The American Revolution
Author |
: Hilary Kaiser |
Publisher |
: Praeger |
Total Pages |
: 248 |
Release |
: 2008 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015073985742 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (42 Downloads) |
Synopsis French War Brides in America by : Hilary Kaiser
In 1944 and 1945, millions of American soldiers took part in the Liberation of France. It was impossible for these GIs, who brought with them freedom, health, and wealth, to avoid fraternizing with French women. Some 6,500 Franco-American marriages would later take place. Many of these women would cross the Atlantic to join their husbands, following the example of their compatriots who had wed doughboys after World War I. This book, a collection of oral histories, tells the story of mademoiselle and the GI by following the destinies of 15 French war brides--three from World War I and 12 from World War II. All of the women encountered cultural shock as they discovered an opulent and open society, but one which was also materialistic and racially segregated. But these women, like the many others who came to America, got on with it and survived. Although about half of the marriages ended in divorce, only about 150 of the women returned to France. Most of them, in their own way, lived the American Dream. Today these women are both French and American. They reflect the image of a successful betrothal between two cultures.
Author |
: Harlow G. Unger |
Publisher |
: Trade Paper Press |
Total Pages |
: 312 |
Release |
: 2005-03-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015060638288 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (88 Downloads) |
Synopsis The French War Against America by : Harlow G. Unger
Acclaim for The French War Against America "A very readable and provocative tale of early Franco-American relations that will please some and infuriate others." —John Buchanan, author of The Road to Valley Forge: How Washington Built the Army That Won the Revolution "Harlow Unger has written an amazing tour de force revealing France's two-faced role in the American Revolution and the early Republic. The book also has enormous relevance for contemporary politics. Don't miss it." —Thomas Fleming, author of Liberty!: The American Revolution Praise for Lafayette "Harlow Unger has cornered the market on muses to emerge as America's most readable historian. His new biography of the Marquis de Lafayette combines a thoroughgoing account of the age of revolution, a probing psychological study of a complex man, and a literary style that goes down like cream." —Florence King, Contributing Editor, National Review
Author |
: René Chartrand |
Publisher |
: Osprey Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 1992-03-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 185532167X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781855321670 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (7X Downloads) |
Synopsis The French Army in the American War of Independence by : René Chartrand
The French forces that fought during the American War of Independence (1775-1783) were, to a large extent, a product of the disasters of the Seven Years' War (1756-1763). During that war the fleet had been swept off the oceans, and nearly all colonies had been lost. Sweeping reforms were demanded. From the end of 1762 a series of royal orders dictated by common sense and good planning were signed by the king, and a vast reorganisation was started, ensuring that the army that fought in the American War presented a very different, altogether more formidable threat to her foes.
Author |
: Thomas Balch |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 272 |
Release |
: 1895 |
ISBN-10 |
: BML:37001103577594 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (94 Downloads) |
Synopsis The French in America During the War of Independence of the United States by : Thomas Balch
Author |
: Norman Desmarais |
Publisher |
: Casemate |
Total Pages |
: 313 |
Release |
: 2019-01-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781612007021 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1612007023 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (21 Downloads) |
Synopsis America's First Ally by : Norman Desmarais
The Revolutionary War historian provides “a comprehensive and accessible guide” to the vital influence France had on America’s path to independence (Publishers Weekly). French support for United States independence was both vital and varied, ranging from ideological inspiration to financial and military support. In this study, historian Norman Desmarais offers an in-depth analysis of this crucial relationship, exploring whether America could have won its independence without its first ally. Demarais begins with the contributions of French Enlightenment thinkers who provided the intellectual frameworks for the American and French revolutions. He then covers the many forms of aid provided by France during the Revolutionary War, including the contributions of individual French officers and troops, as well as covert aid provided before the war began. France also provided naval assistance, particularly to the American privateers who harassed British shipping. Detailed accounts drawn from ships’ logs, court and auction records, newspapers, letters, diaries, journals, and pension applications. In a more sweeping analysis, Desmarais explores the international nature of a war which some consider the first world war. When France and Spain entered the conflict, they fought the Crown forces in their respective areas of economic interest. In addition to the engagements in the Atlantic Ocean, along the American and European coasts and in the West Indies, there are accounts of action in India and the East Indies, South America and Africa.
Author |
: Fred Anderson |
Publisher |
: Penguin |
Total Pages |
: 337 |
Release |
: 2006-11-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781101117750 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1101117753 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Synopsis The War That Made America by : Fred Anderson
The globe's first true world war comes vividly to life in this "rich, cautionary tale" (The New York Times Book Review) The French and Indian War -the North American phase of a far larger conflagration, the Seven Years' War-remains one of the most important, and yet misunderstood, episodes in American history. Fred Anderson takes readers on a remarkable journey through the vast conflict that, between 1755 and 1763, destroyed the French Empire in North America, overturned the balance of power on two continents, undermined the ability of Indian nations to determine their destinies, and lit the "long fuse" of the American Revolution. Beautifully illustrated and recounted by an expert storyteller, The War That Made America is required reading for anyone interested in the ways in which war has shaped the history of America and its peoples.
Author |
: Thomas Balch |
Publisher |
: Ardent Media |
Total Pages |
: 262 |
Release |
: 1972 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0839801858 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780839801856 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Synopsis The French in America During the War of Independence of the United States, 1777-1783 by : Thomas Balch
Author |
: Stève Sainlaude |
Publisher |
: UNC Press Books |
Total Pages |
: 304 |
Release |
: 2019-02-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781469649955 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1469649950 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (55 Downloads) |
Synopsis France and the American Civil War by : Stève Sainlaude
France's involvement in the American Civil War was critical to its unfolding, but the details of the European power's role remain little understood. Here, Steve Sainlaude offers the first comprehensive history of French diplomatic engagement with the Union and the Confederate States of America during the conflict. Drawing on archival sources that have been neglected by scholars up to this point, Sainlaude overturns many commonly held assumptions about French relations with the Union and the Confederacy. As Sainlaude demonstrates, no major European power had a deeper stake in the outcome of the conflict than France. Reaching beyond the standard narratives of this history, Sainlaude delves deeply into questions of geopolitical strategy and diplomacy during this critical period in world affairs. The resulting study will help shift the way Americans look at the Civil War and extend their understanding of the conflict in global context.
Author |
: Larrie D. Ferreiro |
Publisher |
: Vintage |
Total Pages |
: 466 |
Release |
: 2017-10-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781101910306 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1101910305 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (06 Downloads) |
Synopsis Brothers at Arms by : Larrie D. Ferreiro
Pulitzer Prize Finalist in History Winner of the Journal of the American Revolution 2016 Book of the Year Award At the time the first shots were fired at Lexington and Concord the American colonists had little chance, if any, of militarily defeating the British. The nascent American nation had no navy, little in the way of artillery, and a militia bereft even of gunpowder. In his detailed accounts Larrie Ferreiro shows that without the extensive military and financial support of the French and Spanish, the American cause would never have succeeded. Ferreiro adds to the historical records the names of French and Spanish diplomats, merchants, soldiers, and sailors whose contribution is at last given recognition. Instead of viewing the American Revolution in isolation, Brothers at Arms reveals the birth of the American nation as the centerpiece of an international coalition fighting against a common enemy.