Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 months agoWhy does most American's give shit to the French when if not for them we would have lost the revolution?message-squaremessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up174arrow-down16
arrow-up168arrow-down1message-squareWhy does most American's give shit to the French when if not for them we would have lost the revolution?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-squareFalse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down1·2 months agoWW2 ruined their reputation.
minus-squareAbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·2 months agoThe Fall of France and the Vichy regime were pathetic, but the French Resistance was legendary.
minus-squareFalse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoThey also had hundreds of years of military dominance of Europe, up until the Napoleonic Wars. Generally not so hot since then. I definitely don’t think it’s a completely deserved rep, but it undeniably exists.
WW2 ruined their reputation.
The Fall of France and the Vichy regime were pathetic, but the French Resistance was legendary.
They also had hundreds of years of military dominance of Europe, up until the Napoleonic Wars. Generally not so hot since then. I definitely don’t think it’s a completely deserved rep, but it undeniably exists.