<< Wow. The first post was joking alright, but you guys have to give France more credit than that... I doubt any of you have even looked into the reasons France fell during World War II. >>
Look, its not just World War II. Lets look at the Frenchie's record in the last 200+ plus years of war.
French and Indian War: Gee, I live in the Ohio River Valley, and I'm speaking English. The French probably didnt do so well.
Napoleanic Wars: "They came in the same old way, ... and we beat them, in the same old way" - Duke of Wellington. Napolean lost at Waterloo. Game over.
Franco-Prussian War: Bismark used the French like a $5 (skanky French) whore. French lose, again.
WWI: "The Germans? Come in through Belgium?! NEVER! They'll attack across the border. Now pass the wine and hookers." - minutes from the French Ministry of War meeting... of 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, and 1914. Without the English, and the threat of the USA, the French would be speaking german.
WWII: "The Germans? Come in through Belgium?! Not AGAIN! They did that LAST TIME! They'll attack straight across the border. Now pass the wine and hookers." - minutes from the French Ministry of War meeting... of 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, and 1939. French are totally overrun in a matter of weeks. Without England and the USA, the french would be speaking German.
Indo-China: The French lost again.
Hmmm... seriously, I cant remember what war the french last won mostly by themselves