No doubt. And my ancestors having come from France, I'd like to think I have a little of my hero's blood, coursing thru my veins.
I refer to Charles "The Hammer" Martel, who it is said, saved Western Civilization as we know it and stopped the barbaric, murdering, hordes of Islamic Jihadists efforts at World-Wide Supremacy at the battle of Tours.
Most people have no idea how close they came to conquering all of Europe.
The Battle of Tours earned Charles the cognomen "Martel" ('Hammer') for the merciless way he hammered his enemies. Many historians, including Sir Edward Creasy, believe that had he failed at Tours, Islam would probably have overrun Gaul, and perhaps the remainder of Western Europe. Gibbon made clear his belief that the Umayyad armies would have conquered from Japan to the Rhine, and even England, having the English Channel for protection, with ease, had Martel not prevailed.
Creasy said "the great victory won by Charles Martel ... gave a decisive check to the career of Arab conquest in Western Europe, rescued Christendom from Islam, [and] preserved the relics of ancient and the germs of modern civilization." Gibbon's belief that the fate of Christianity hinged on this battle is echoed by other historians including John B. Bury, and was very popular for most of modern historiography.