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Precisely, the major difference is that they were regional advances as opposed to large scale ones that allowed everyone to benefit, some would be lost because of that and later rediscovered, others would be the building blocks of new ideas. Its quite simply that people didn't always write it...

The so-called dark ages are becoming more and more realised as being far less backward than believed before as well, so the ideas that the Middle ages were more advanced has some traction because they built on what came before.

Marxists can have fun... as long as no-one noticed.

I agree, we have both a millennia long rivalry and enmity with the French but we do acknowledge their own incredible military record as well as the willingness to put the good of their entire country at risk even after being forced to submit. As far as we're concerned the only people that have...

Thank Arxxy, I went by old reports I had read a few years ago which indicated what I had said. Its still bloody stupid though given the number of coloured soldiers in all militaries back then that fought for the 'home countries'. Although it kind of went against a lot of what happened in the UK...

CdG is seen as an arse by just about everyone including the french themselves, he was dismissive of anyone that fought to feee the french including his own colonial troops. There's a story where the famous 'french troops entering Paris' film/photos are mostly German POWs dressed up in french...

As much as we rip the mickey out of the French, almost all the local countries involved in the European war agree that the French Resistance were heroic, tough and never stopped fighting even at the risk of their live. They did have their reasons for surrendering that many can't empathise with...