James Holland

It's got parity in terms of air forces.

Then you add Holland.

Then you add Belgium.

Then you add Great Britain.

And that looks like a very, very tough nut to crack.

I mean, the reason why France is subdued in 1940 is 50%.

of the Germans and their operational art in that particular instance, and 50% French failure, really, and incompetence.

brilliance of the Germans and their operational art in that particular instance, and 50% French failure, really, and incompetence.

brilliance of the Germans and their operational art in that particular instance, and 50% French failure, really, and incompetence.

brilliance of the Germans and their operational art in that particular instance, and 50% French failure, really, and incompetence.

Well, yes, if it works. If it works, but it doesn't. You know, that's a problem. I mean, he goes into Poland on the assumption that Britain and France will not declare war. You know, he is not prepared for Britain and France declaring war on Germany. He thinks they won't.

Well, yes, if it works. If it works, but it doesn't. You know, that's a problem. I mean, he goes into Poland on the assumption that Britain and France will not declare war. You know, he is not prepared for Britain and France declaring war on Germany. He thinks they won't.

Well, yes, if it works. If it works, but it doesn't. You know, that's a problem. I mean, he goes into Poland on the assumption that Britain and France will not declare war. You know, he is not prepared for Britain and France declaring war on Germany. He thinks they won't.

Well, yes, if it works.

If it works, but it doesn't.

You know, that's a problem.

I mean, he goes into Poland on the assumption that Britain and France will not declare war.

You know, he is not prepared for Britain and France declaring war on Germany.

He thinks they won't.

It has the size, but one of the problems that France has is that it's very, very top heavy. It's very cumbersome in the way it operates. There's no question that it's got some brilliant young commanders, but at the top, the commander's very old. Most of them are First World War veterans, you know, whether, I mean, Weygand, Gamelan, General Georges, these people, they're all well into their 60s.