[DeFault User]

A better example of an exception would be Napoleon before he decided that Moscow would be a good winter adventure.

Strange isn't it how the French made that mistake in th 19th century and the Germans did the same damn thing in the 20th century.

Now the Germans are following the French down another road to a loss. They don't seem to pick their battles very well.

[steveegg]

Strange isn't it how the French made that mistake in th 19th century and the Germans did the same damn thing in the 20th century.

Considering that, by that time, the average Napoleonic army unit had more than its fair share of Prussians in it (at least if memory serves), it's not as strange as it appears.

Now the Germans are following the French down another road to a loss. They don't seem to pick their battles very well.

Slightly different perspective; I see the Germans leading the French along like a poodle much like they did 60 years ago. The only difference for the French is they think they found someone who won't turn on them this time.