tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375512083268389933.post8908815726151491118..comments2023-09-30T10:36:23.154-05:00Comments on Accidental Historian: History Nerdiness Takes No Vacations, Part 4Gedshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15047239425466517786noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375512083268389933.post-80195966728365078962010-05-04T23:23:18.556-05:002010-05-04T23:23:18.556-05:00They really did. And the sad postscript is that t...They really did. And the sad postscript is that the best thing the French navy did in WWII was to scuttle itself at its moorings in Toulon rather than let the Nazis take the ships when the Vichy government began talking peace...Gedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047239425466517786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375512083268389933.post-62329440600473554612010-05-03T22:07:16.341-05:002010-05-03T22:07:16.341-05:00Always sad to look back and realize how much of hi...Always sad to look back and realize how much of history has been lost. At least with these modern ships it is relatively well documented and we are into the age of the photograph and even the motion picture where it can still be seen even if it no longer exists. <br /><br />Trying to patch together all the disparate clues is the most fascinating aspect of history but at the same time the most frustrating. A key document or artifact disappears during the march of years and we're left baffled as to how one event lead to another. <br /><br />The French navy never really recovered from the Revolution and Trafalgar did it? They really have had a rough couple of centuries military-wise.Rhino of Steelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10609356564527659197noreply@blogger.com