America's First Ally: France in the Revolutionary War Desmarais Norman
America's First Ally: France in the Revolutionary War Desmarais Norman An overview of how France influenced the American War of Independence, intellectually, financially, and militarily, and how this…
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America's First Ally: France in the Revolutionary War Desmarais Norman
An overview of how France influenced the American War of Independence, intellectually, financially, and militarily, and how this resulted in America's eventual victory.This is a comprehensive look at how France influenced the American Revolutionary War in a variety of ways: intellectually, financially, and militarily. It then moves to cover the many forms of aid provided by France to support America during the Revolutionary War. It raises the crucial question of whether America could have won its independence without the aid of France.The book begins with an overview of the intellectual and ideological contributions of the French Enlightenment thinkers, called the philosophes, to the American and French revolutions.
This ranged from the covert aid France supplied America before her official entry into the war, to the French outfitters and merchants who