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Click for part 3 Saar Offensive, 1939 The 1930s truly was the calm before the storm. France and Britain, with the exertions of the 'War to End All Wars' behind them though still fresh in the memory, and their empires pretty much pacified, were enjoying a peaceful decade they did not want to end. The... Continue Reading →
“History is written by the winners,” quipped Napoleon. Despite France's vast compilation of conquests at home and abroad, historians found space to record the occasions this superpower was mauled also. This four-part article includes the worst military calamity of every decade, from the founding of the First Republic in 1792 until Algeria's independence in the... Continue Reading →
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