In this special bonus episode of History in Decades, Jim Rand tells the quiet story of how France decided to help the struggling American cause in 1777. Long before the formal alliance, a secret agreement to send weapons and supplies helped keep the Continental Army in the field when hope was running thin. This is a story about mixed motives, necessary help, and the enduring American belief that freedom ultimately rests on the character of the people fighting for it.

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