Jack of Harts

A fleet of hundreds of ships left Normandy in 1066 to move one of the largest troop deployments in history and conquer England for the Normans. The English would assemble another fleet of hundreds to land thousands of troops to conquer New York in 1776. And the English would help assemble hundreds of more boats to land troops on Normandy in 1944.

The moral of this story? The English have launched three of the greatest seaborne invasions in the history of the planet. Don’t piss them off. The second moral of the story? Never try to kill France. That is an honor the English reserve for themselves. If you try to do it for them, they will kill you. The third moral of the story? The Americans learned our lessens well from England. If you think they’re crazy, you’ll just love what happens when you get us involved.

Remember Normandy this week. It was a long time coming, and it will be remembered for a long time to come.