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Originally Posted by Daradon
Not to mention, while they didn't fare very well in the WW's (and like you mentioned, that was about circumstance, not because they weren't tough or brave) they did have one of the larger empires in the world history and some big years of conquest.
Yeah, it's just not a fair stereotype. It's all about the US chest thumping and the 'we saved your asses attitude many of them have about WW2,' which always made me a bit angry because countries like Canada and Australia who were much smaller were in the wars from the starts and made much larger contributions per capita, and countries like France and Poland really saw the worst of it and needed help much sooner.
Course, Americans know sheet about history and geography for the large part.
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When you look at the geography, France is a very difficult country to defend. The geography practically facilitates German invasion. It's certainly not an island like Britain.
There is a reason why when the U.S. tries to build consensus and coalitions on military matters, France is one of the go-to countries.