H'Chu Apenkee! If you've been reading my entries, you may have noticed I mainly write two different article types: "Did you notice" and historical parallels. You may remember my article comparing the Empire to the Nazis ( http://blogs.starwars.com/j3d1mast3rsblogs/27 ) or my article accuising George Bush of being a secret Sith Apprentice ( http://blogs.starwars.com/j3d1mast3rsblogs/15 ) But today, I am comparing the American Revolution to the Galactic Civil War.

My Case (Similarities):
-Rebellion against an Empire
-Rebels used "hit and run" attacks to make up for their lack of training, numbers, and resources
-Quickly escalates from mere protests to outright war
-Tides turn dramatically (I can't remember, it was the ewoks that took Fort Ticonderoga, right?)
-Famous "independence" document (paper written by Thomas Jefferson/Holocast by Mon Mothma)
- About 33%,33%33% in terms of who wants independence, who wants to remain loyal and who just doesn't care
-New government is a Republic
-New government is almost obliterated by a comeback by the oppressors (War of 1812/Second Imperial War)
-Republic succeeds in second war
-Highly trained, uniformly dressed and marched troops v.s. "ragtag" bunch of trouble makers
-Washington sneaking across the Delaware River/Luke, Leia, Han, Chewy, sneak onto Endor



Ok, I thinks that's enough for now...


By the way,
a while back I wrote an article about the fascinating world of Lightsaber building ( http://blogs.starwars.com/j3d1mast3rsblogs/11 ). Rereading it, I discovered a mistake. I said that Yoda's saber was lost in the duel w/ Palps, but I didn't know if he build a new one. The movies don't specify, but I remember reading of a fight with someone of Dagobah, and Yoda had a saber. Whether he found his old one or build a new one is anyone's guess, though I assume it is difficult to find the metal, crystals, and hardware necessary to build a lightsaber.




Mee jewz ku!