Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 16 hours agoWhy does most American's give shit to the French when if not for them we would have lost the revolution?message-squaremessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up164arrow-down15
arrow-up159arrow-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 · 16 hours agomessage-square25fedilink
minus-squareFalse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down1·16 hours agoWW2 ruined their reputation.
minus-squareAbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·15 hours agoThe Fall of France and the Vichy regime were pathetic, but the French Resistance was legendary.
minus-squareFalse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 hours 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.