Well, if the statement above is what comes out when you "for once don't mean anything against the french " then I'd rather not know how it sounds...
True, just like the US in WW2 was more interested in defeating Germany than in liberating France.... :wink:
Actually the french monarchy never expected any help in return from the US. On the contrary, the young french Republic expected help from their...
Well in this case it wasn't really a "victorious" duel for the Sherman "Renard" since both the Renard and the opposing Panther were destroyed in...
I do not know wether there is a difference in english language to differ these 2 types of "castles". In french both of them can be called...
....would surely be of great help! :wink:
I agree that problems of guest workers/immigrants have been dangerousely neglected(and still are to some extent). But I do not see the situation...
Good question. Czekoslovakia: Peacefull occupation.Didn't some czech prime minister actually "invite" the Wehrmacht.(Under considerable...
It is a difficult question again. For his defence, Göring argued that : - Germany did not attack France/Britain, but France/Britain attacked...
As far as I know, the elections should have taken place in the whole country at the same time, but the south refused.
Public opinion about death penalty is very unstable. In France when death penalty was abolished in 1982, some 55 to 60% of the population was...
From what I know, in all 4 of them were build, and 3 used against Paris. All 4 were destroyed near the end of the war at the Krupp factory in...
True. Back then many in the west were very preoccupied that more and more former colonies could go the path of communism, and it was not always...
Some claimed that Hitlers attack only preceded Stalins by some weeks.... But altough in the summer of 1941 the germans captured whole soviet...
Innocence is a relative term in wartime..... They did of course intend to create terror among parts of the population which they considered...
An important difference between AL qaida, and ETA/IRA is that Al Qaida threatens the whole west, whereas for example ETA only threatens Spain...
Fortunately not. :wink: Today statistics say that there are 5.700.000 muslims in France(total population 60.000.000) Of these, some 1.500.000...
Got some favorite castles too. This one is located just some 4 kilometers from where I live. In 1705, during the war of spanish sucession, it...
In France the classic remembrance day is November 11th, but May 8th also commemorates the fallen. November 11th is more specifically aimed at...
I hope to see you again soon.
