The French War Against America: How a Trusted Ally Betrayed Washington and the Founding Fathers

by Harlow Giles Unger

Book Overview

By the end of 1798, France-"our oldest ally"--had captured or sunk more than eight hundred American ships, and President John Adams called George Washington out of retirement to command the defense of the nation's shores against imminent French invasion. The French war against America had reached its climax. After thirty-five years of feigning friendship for America, France at last revealed her real motive for supporting the American Revolution--and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471651133
• ISBN13: 9780471651130
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Trade Paper Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.7"