Tom Reiss Quotes
The revolution breaks out; they form this group of swordsmen called the Black Legion. Alex Dumas is there at every moment, protecting the revolution and protecting France, and he rises to the equivalent of a four-star general.
Reiss, Tom. Interview.
The French Revolution was out of control and terribly bloody. Most Americans and even English who supported the principles and reasons for the French revolution ceased their support because of the Reign of Terror. Jefferson, however, saw a link between France and American democracy and was reluctant to end support.
Executed by the English for his part in the Easter Uprising.
he always called him by his first name The name Mad Anthony Wayne stuck.
Ultranationalist Secret Organization. Unlike the Italian Black hand for whom it was named, the Serbs were not interested in money. The were a right wing death squad that assassinated all who opposed a single, unitary, Serbian nation. Dimitrijevic was executed in 1917.
during and after the American Revolution
Historically, with the exception of military coups, in most revolutions and civil wars the dissident anti-government troops have a deep hostility toward the established government.
Today, most Americans know little of Samuel Adams but see John Adams as a much larger and more important figure. But for the American Patriots fighting the Revolution, it was Sam Adams who made the most outstanding contributions to the political strategy and leadership.
Tom Reiss is an American author, historian, and journalist. He is the author of three nonfiction books, the latest of which is The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo (2012), which received the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography. His previous books are Führer-Ex: Memoirs of a Former Neo-Nazi (1996), the first inside exposé of the European neo-Nazi movement; and The Orientalist: Solving the Mystery of a Strange and Dangerous Life (2005), which became an international bestseller. As a journalist, Reiss has written for The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times.
