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They should have defended in Berlin.
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Verdun was a huge fortress, it was chosen for that purpose because of its geography. There is no point defending at the border if there is better terrain a few miles back.
are you saying that any country who has been attacked within its borders deserves to be hated.Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind- bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space.
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Are you saying that because the French failed abysmally that they shouldn't be called out for failing?
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Well EVERYONE involved failed abysmally at Verdun. A monsterous waste of human life because every damn General involved insisted on getting men past machine guns by using the soon to be dead bodies other men to catch the bullets.
And what good did it do to the take the place anyway. No one was going anywhere afterwards because there was no way to supply troops more than twenty miles from a rail line which for both sides ended at or near Verdun.Comment
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im not saying they failed abysmally, i think you are having difficulty with the reality of warfare in the early 20th centuryOriginally posted by JohnT
Are you saying that because the French failed abysmally that they shouldn't be called out for failing?
Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind- bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space.
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Well, theres not only the Statue of Liberty. The white House is a bigger copy of the Palais de la Légion d'Honneur, Palace of the Honour Legion, a famous medal. I dont think french intented to offusk american when they offered the Statue of Liberty, but I notice americans copied many french buildings and architectur. Like we copied it on Italian during the Renaissance.Originally posted by Main_Brain
I American-French Conflict must have been created by the French Present the famous Statue of Liberty..
by sending this Monument the French indirectly said 'hey look We can create Great Things' (implying the US cant.
but thats just my 2Hours after Midnight impression.
It is IMHO the true proof that USA copied France because of France's impressive cultural influence, like France copied Italy during Renaissance for the same reason.
(Actually, the Pentagon, the Golden Gate Bridge and big buildings such as the Chrisler building are the only example of american architectur I could quote, tell me if I forget something
(I know its very very mean, but I just couldnt resist))
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Possibly. My main area of interest is early modern history (1450-1700). Regardless, the French still couldn't beat the Germans no matter how many people they threw at them. They needed US (and British, and Canadian, and etc) help to get them out of their country.Originally posted by TheStinger
im not saying they failed abysmally, i think you are having difficulty with the reality of warfare in the early 20th century
I mean, did you respect your class sissy?*
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the french were rubbish in WW2 i accept that, although it was more of a problem with their tactics(a hangover from WW1) than the individual soldier.
In WW1 they didn't run away. also Germany is a more populous country than France and so would always win in an attrition war unless the French had allies.Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind- bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space.
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Which they did, which still didn't help them... at least, not until us Yanks went "Over There."Originally posted by TheStinger In WW1 they didn't run away. also Germany is a more populous country than France and so would always win in an attrition war unless the French had allies.Comment
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The Germans were already going to lose by the time the US entered, they made the end come quicker but the result wasn't in doubt.Originally posted by JohnT
Which they did, which still didn't help them... at least, not until us Yanks went "Over There."Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind- bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space.
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If America wouldnt have come to the war, we would never have been german, we would have been soviets."Just because you're paranoid doesnt mean there's not someone following me..."
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Sorry, the caffiene rush I got from drinking 64+ ounces of Diet Coke is wearing off... had a long drive earlier today (see my thread!
) and I need to be off to bed.
We'll agree to disagree until a later time, OK?
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im talking ww1 hereOriginally posted by Pandemoniak
If America wouldnt have come to the war, we would never have been german, we would have been soviets.Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind- bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space.
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look forward to itOriginally posted by JohnT
Sorry, the caffiene rush I got from drinking 64+ ounces of Diet Coke is wearing off... had a long drive earlier today (see my thread! ) and I need to be off to bed.
We'll agree to disagree until a later time, OK?
Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind- bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space.
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oopsOriginally posted by TheStinger
im talking ww1 here"Just because you're paranoid doesnt mean there's not someone following me..."
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