THE FRENCH CIRCA 1789 During the sea battle between John Paul Jones (the Bon Homme Richard) and the British ship the Serapis, Jones only attacked because he had the support of four French ships. Guess what? When Jones attacked, the French turned the other way; they (gasp, surprise) retreated. Then, after Jones attacked the Brits anyway the French came back and shot at Jones. This in a new book about John Paul Jones by Evan Thomas and talked about this morning on Imus. Long review HERE