According to the first line, we were talking about WW1 :
The French were involved rather heavily in WW1 you'll find


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The French were involved rather heavily in WW1 you'll find


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France only learned from WW1 that war was to be avoided (perfectly
sensible)
and that a defensive strategy would deter Germany (turned out not to be
true
as we know). Many in Britain made the same mistakes, but you were unlucky
enough to be before us in the firing line.

John


Yep. "Too few, too late" was also true for the french armies...

Christophe