"Scouting the American Revolution: The French Intelligence" Topic
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Tango01 | 28 May 2020 10:28 p.m. PST |
…COMMUNITY "We often hear about intelligence activities which take place during times of war. Having good intelligence is indeed critical to military and diplomatic success. But there is also intelligence work that goes into the decision to enter a war in the first place, either as a primary combatant or as a participant in an alliance. When France considered an alliance with the American colonies against Great Britain, it wanted to be sure it was making as informed a decision as possible. While the better-known reports are the ones that gave the final push to make that leap,[1] those reports were built upon the lesser-known spade work, by earlier emissaries sent to gather information necessary to make a decision of such military, political and economic gravity…" Main page link Amicalement Armand |
doc mcb | 29 May 2020 4:44 a.m. PST |
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Tango01 | 29 May 2020 2:51 p.m. PST |
A votre service mon ami!. (smile) Amicalement Armand
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