Lots of people have some wrong ideas about France. This link can inform you better. Sadly, it's very poor for the historical part, but other sites are best for it. anyway, I suggest that you visit this link, to learn, discover some things about France, your oldest ally, despite the recent tensions.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France

Hope you'll enjoy !

(Advice : visit the link, and then the other internal links about various topics).

PE

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Pro rege saepe, pro patria semper (Colbert)

Obsequium amicos, veritas odium parit (Terence)

"If one needed only the arms against the French, we would be victorious, the French are small, weak ; only one of our Germans would beat four of them; but they become with the fire supernatural beings." writing in 1806 by a Prussian officer after Iena and Auerstaedt

PE, I'll check the site. You are mistaken though about recent 'tensions', what has happened and I think you are beginning to realize it, has been a break-a real one.

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"We are fighting today for our life, for our liberty, for our all, we cannot go on being led as we are. Somehow or other, we must get into the Government men who can match our enemies in fighting spirit, in daring, in resolution and in thirst for victory."~Leo Amery 1940, while staring at Chamberlain