A Very, Very Short War

[NimitsTexan]

I've been in and out of war with the French in a UP M/M prestige campaign the whole time.

That sort of thing is more accurate than not. The major western powers were involved in numerous conflicts, Britain, for example, was inbolved in:
War of Spanish Succession 1701-1714 (13 years)
War of the Quadruple Alliance 1718-1720 (2 years)
Anglo-Spanish War 1727-1729 (2 years)
War of Jenkin's Ear 1739-1740 (1 year)
War of Austrian Succession 1740-1748 (8 years)
Seven Year's War 1754-1763 (8 years)
American Revolutionary War 1775-1783 (8 years)
War of the First Coalition 1792-1797 (5 years)
War of the Second Coalition 1798-1801 (3 years)

So in the 100 years from 1701-1801, Britain was at war for 50 of them.

[AussieGiant]

That is exactly what is going on in my UP m/m game.

It's a lot of manoeuvring, counter attacking, truce, trade, war, manoeuvre etc etc.

As you say NimitsTexan, all very believable.