I would like to say a couple words about the revolution and the history of intelligence. This is one subject that is vastly underrepresented in historical literature. Most of us went through school and learned about the revolution. Even at the college level, we do not delve into the importance of intelligence during the american revolution. This is quite problematic. If you look at the advantages of the british over the americans, the british at almost every advantage. They had a modern professional army that had been battle colonies didas the colon not. The americans had a small Continental Army that could not really be counted on. The british of the greatest navy in the world. The americans did not have a navy to speak of. We have privateers. Pirates, essentially, that we gave the ability to steal and pillage for their pay. Most americans did not actually support independence. Less than half of continental americans support independence. Thousands fought for the british. And many of
Most of us went through school and learned about the revolution. This is quite problematic. If you look at the advantages of they had every advantage. They had a modern professional army that had been bottle battle tested. Had a smalls Continental Army that could not really be counted on. The british of the greatest navy in the world. The americans did not have a navy to speak of. We have privateers. Pirates, essentially, we gave the ability to steal and pillage for their pay. Most americans did not support independence. Less than half of continental support independence. Thousands fought for the british. Others wanted to be left alone. Thats not to mention the british soldiers in the native americans. The british have be worlds greatest economy. We had no central bank. We had a very hard time raising money. So, how did we win . Its not that after he got his masters, he served in the United States marine corps and then joined the cia. Today hes a cia Operations Officer. From 1969 to 20
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Nuclear power today. Cspan is visiting harrisburg, pennsylvania, to learn about its history. Right behind me is the rockville bridge. Built in 1902, at one point, it was the longest known arch bridge in the world. Up next, we take you to the Pennsylvania State museum and show you some of the states most historic treasures. Will come the state museum of pennsylvania. To the state museum of pennsylvania. Of it is devoted to a connection between Early American History and pennsylvania history. If you know your American History, you know a lot of the early part of colonial america took place in pennsylvania. The four we focus on this particular component of the exhibit, let me tell you a little bit about the overall exhibit. Day icons exhibit was put together for the 50th anniversary of the state museum building. Its purpose was to bring out a story that we thought most people would expect a find in the Pennsylvania State museum. For example, we have a section about william penn in the fou
Nuclear power today. Cspan is visiting harrisburg, pennsylvania, to learn about its history. Right behind me is the rockville bridge. Built in 1902, at one point, it was the longest known arch bridge in the world. Up next, we take you to the Pennsylvania State museum and show you some of the states most historic treasures. Will come the state museum of pennsylvania. To the state museum of pennsylvania. Of it is devoted to a connection between Early American History and pennsylvania history. If you know your American History, you know a lot of the early part of colonial america took place in pennsylvania. The four we focus on this particular component of the exhibit, let me tell you a little bit about the overall exhibit. Day icons exhibit was put together for the 50th anniversary of the state museum building. Its purpose was to bring out a story that we thought most people would expect a find in the Pennsylvania State museum. For example, we have a section about william penn in the fou