Same thing with the germans. They sent some of their best generals to train our troops but after ww2 we didn’t really want to be associated with their kind.
False@lemmy.world 3 days ago
WW2 ruined their reputation.
RickyRigatoni@piefed.social 3 days ago
NABDad@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Unless they knew something about rockets.
RickyRigatoni@piefed.social 2 days ago
We love our fireworks more than our image.
AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 3 days ago
The Fall of France and the Vichy regime were pathetic, but the French Resistance was legendary.
False@lemmy.world 2 days ago
They also had hundreds of years of military dominance of Europe, up until the Napoleonic Wars. Generally not so hot since then. I definitely don’t think it’s a completely deserved rep, but it undeniably exists.