My dad never fought in France, but he spent a lot of time in Italy during the Second Great World Unpleasantness, and I think his analysis of the Italian soldiers may apply to the French as well.
Individually extremely brave men, very gallant as well, but poorly led and poorly supplied.
71 posted on 06/09/2009 6:58:35 AM PDT by AnAmericanMother
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