Sure, but one can't really claim, "The french are MASTERS of war" with them losing the north and west part of their territory after one battle and surrendering the rest of their country a month later.
Parsing language isn't one of my skill sets. Wasn't William the Conquerer French? Didn't the French send us help? France didn't start or end with DeGaul.
They fought England for 100 years to solidify their hold on their territory. They were the terror of Europe under Napoleon. They hung on like bulldogs during the meat grinder of WW1 trench warfare.
Sure, but one can't really claim, "The french are MASTERS of war" with them losing the north and west part of their territory after one battle and surrendering the rest of their country a month later.
And the British aren't either since they got cornered in Dunkirk? And the Americans in Hawaii got sucker punched too.
But surrendering the entire country? Is the title 'Masters of War' just a participation trophy type thing for you?
The government did that.
Not the countrymen.
Parsing language isn't one of my skill sets. Wasn't William the Conquerer French? Didn't the French send us help? France didn't start or end with DeGaul.
They fought England for 100 years to solidify their hold on their territory. They were the terror of Europe under Napoleon. They hung on like bulldogs during the meat grinder of WW1 trench warfare.