The French rested easy because they believed their own propaganda.
On 1/30/2012 5:59 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
Fiddle-faddle! The French had the utmost confidence in the Maginot Line. They knew that the Germans would not even ~try~ to invade. Why the only entrance into France was through the Benelux Countries, and they were friends. The Germans were to stupid to go through Belgium. No, the French rested easy in those idyllic pre-war years... Cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Bob W<p...@web-options.com> Sent: January 30, 2012 1/30/12 To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail She's a French film teacher, so naturally she invokes Voltaire. In fact, as the spectator watching the film from our viewpoint, you know what happened in the war so you can see that the trains prefigured events to come. But bear in mind that trains have run between Germany and France several times before WWII, and also that many of the French pre-war films were about the coming war, which of course many people knew was going to happen, and had a pretty good idea of the likely outcome for France. La Regle du jeu (Renoir) is the classic example. B
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