[Phillip Augustus]

No. Since World War I, the French have been terrible, and even in WWII, they faced a machine that was well-nigh unstoppable, absent American and Russian involvement. During WWI, the French fought nobly, valiantly, and ultimately successfully. Sadly, the sacrifices made in that stupid, suicidal war sucked much of the spirit out of France- and out of the rest of the Continent as well.

[Phillip Augustus]

What do you have to say about this ridiculous propaganda?

[weikel]

In WWII the French Army in 1940 had more and better tanks more planes( if you include the RAF) more men, more everything basically then the Germans. I know they've run it through some computer simulation and the computer has not been able to lose with the French. I heard the trade unions sabotaged the French railroads and stopped them from redeploying when the bulk of the German tanks came through the Ardennes( the Soviets controlled the trade unions and in 1940 were supporting the Nazis). Is there any truth to that?