:::You know how many of De Gaulle's troops "stormed the beaches of Normandy" to liberate their own country? 177. Mostly "advisors". And they weren't anywhere near the first wave. And this was only after De Gaulle acquiesced, cause he didn't want to send any. By contrast, New Zealand, with a fraction of the population and halfway around the world, had its own front. | :::You know how many of De Gaulle's troops "stormed the beaches of Normandy" to liberate their own country? 177. Mostly "advisors". And they weren't anywhere near the first wave. And this was only after De Gaulle acquiesced, cause he didn't want to send any. By contrast, New Zealand, with a fraction of the population and halfway around the world, had its own front. |