Phil J wrote in
:

On Feb 28, 1:16*pm, "Jay Honeck" wrote:
As unprepared as American was at that time, if the U.S. had been
part of Europe, Germany could have rolled over us as well.
*Germany's use of advanced technology and advanced tactics put them
ahead of every other country on the planet at that time.

I don't think anyone makes fun of the French for surrendering to
Hitler's blitzkrieg. *The Wehrmacht rolled over everything in its
path, until Hit
ler
decided that they should winter in the Soviet Union. * Bad move for
them
,
good for us.

No, what makes the French the butt of so many jokes was their
collaboratio
n
with the Nazis after the surrender. * The Vichy government was an
abomination.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Yeah, the collaboration is part of it. But I think the French had an
extra-embarrassing surrender because they had invested so much in
their "impregnable" Maginot line. When the Germans simply went around
it, it really made the French look like fools.

People who live in glass houses.

Bertie