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Old 21st February 2005, 00:22
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Originally Posted by Ruy Horta
What should have been done or could have been done to change the outcome of 1940?
- I can't give away my answers publicly yet! Sorry!

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One possible answer might be a(n anglo-)french advance in 1939,
- CERTAINLY, definitely.

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but would such a move have been politically or psychologically possible?
- Why not? The Allied populations would have been enthusiastic. But the French generals kept repeating that their army was not suited for offensive!

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These questions are fair as long as 1940 is portrayed as somehwat of a french failure...
- Well, it WAS a French failure to a large part, the greater part, but not only. Britain played a major part too in this and has NO reason to be proud either - except of her brave fighting men.[/quote]
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