Angers still pushing for compensation for Plantagenet murder in 1499
I mentioned this amusing little issue last month. The city of Angers is still trying to get the British crown jewels as compensation for Henry VII’s judicial murder of the last legitimate male...
View ArticleFrance, 1940: If you can’t beat ’em, sleep with them?
The ignominy of military defeat and occupation in 1940 was bad for French civilian morale, but according to Patrick Buisson, the female population adapted to the new reality much faster than anyone...
View ArticleQotD: Orwell on the Dieppe raid
D[avid] A[stor] very damping about the Dieppe raid, which he saw at more or less close quarters and which he says was an almost complete failure except for the very heavy destruction of German fighter...
View ArticleFrench fishing fleet dabbles in piracy, maritime intimidation
The BBC reports on a recent incident between British and French fishing vessels: Fishermen are calling for Royal Navy protection after claims they were attacked by French vessels. Kevin Lochrane, from...
View ArticleDr. Richard Holmes – Agincourt 1415
Published on 3 Oct 2012 Dr Richard Holmes’ TV Documentary series from 1996 entitled War Walks. This episode concerns the legendary Battle of Agincourt. Unfortunately, Richard Holmes — my favourite...
View ArticleThe Somme, then and now –“most of these men would be dead 40 minutes after...
Published on 6 Oct 2013 After painstaking research I found a lot of the exact positions that Malins filmed the Battle footage from. I hope to re-edit it soon and make it a bit smoother; also will be...
View ArticleNew rule of thumb for military adventures
James Joyner suggests a new rule of thumb needs to be used: Could anyone have imagined a decade ago a scenario when the United States would go to war with France by our side and England on the...
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Suddenly of greater interest to the media – where are the carriers now?
Zero Hedge pulled a quick summary of US, French, and British naval units in light of the rumours of some kind of attack on Syria: A U.S. military source said on Friday the U.S. Navy was increasing its...
View ArticleThe odd pre-history of the Statue of Liberty
B.K. Marcus on what schoolchildren don’t learn about the famous New York city landmark: Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi wanted wealth and world renown for building a celebrated colossus, and he was willing...
View ArticleThe Dieppe Raid
The Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies has a two-part post on the Dieppe raid and the decision-making process that led up to the operation: Professor Emeritus Terry Copp,...
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Russia’s French amphibious ships
As reported a few months back, the Russian navy will be getting a pair of amphibious ships from France. The deal isn’t going quite as smoothly as the Russians had hoped: Russia recently bought two...
View ArticleUnderwater archaeologists revisit Louisbourg
Archaeologists are visiting Louisbourg harbour to inspect the remains of several French ships that were sunk during the second siege of Louisbourg in 1758: Parks Canada’s underwater archeologists have...
View ArticleIndia’s submarine program hits (even more) delays
Strategy Page reports on the latest set of delays to hit the Indian navy’s submarine building program: India’s effort to build six submarines (French Scorpenes), under license, has been delayed once...
View ArticleFrench intelligence agency discovers the power of the “Streisand Effect”
The French Central Directorate of Interior Intelligence (DCRI) didn’t appreciate that Wikipedia had an article on one of their installations (link is to the English version of the page in question), so...
View ArticleMistral in Russian is Vladivostok
Strategy Page on the largest purchase of Western military equipment by Russia since the end of the Second World War: The Russian Navy intends to have its version of the French Mistral amphibious ships...
View ArticleQotD: In praise of cheap, gimcrack, run-of-the-mill manufacturing
For the first time ever, labourers were able to purchase cheap goods for themselves. The first factories focused on mass production of cheap goods for the poor. Shoes, for example, were produced for...
View ArticleDavid Friedman reviews The Birth of the West by Paul Collins
David Friedman on the recent book The Birth of the West: Rome, Germany, France, and the Creation of Europe in the Tenth Century, by Paul Collins. Take five or six soap operas set in central and western...
View ArticleUS poised to increase involvement in Mali
Sheldon Richman explains why it could be a problem if the American presence in northwestern Africa is further expanded: Ominously but unsurprisingly, the U.S. military’s Africa Command wants to...
View ArticleObsessing over drugs will damage sports much more than Lance Armstrong could
At sp!ked, Tim Black reviews Seven Deadly Sins: My Pursuit of Lance Armstrong, by David Walsh: And so, in the aftermath of his Oprah-atic confession, bound to neither sate the critics nor elate the...
View ArticleKelly McParland: US and French attitudes to affairs differ markedly
In the National Post, Kelly McParland contrasts the French reaction to affairs on the part of public officials with the American reaction: In Paris they must be busily turning the pages now, looking...
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