French Covert Action in the American Revolution

Joining the Americans openly in 1778 in their war against the British, France moved ever closer to bankruptcy and its own revolution. 'If Benjamin Franklin's covert operations are not well known to the American public, the secret role of the French in the birth of our nation has certainly been minimized and usually overlooked by historians. James Potts's book successfully fills this gap. Moreover, proving that true spy stories are often more interesting than spy fiction, French Covert Action in the American Revolution, exciting as it is well documented, makes a fascinating as well as valuable contribution to American colonial history." ----John H. Waller, noted author and authority on intelligence