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For the most part, the bf 109 and spitfire were both wellmatched, with own unique strengths and shortcomings. France plunged into a dark age, occupied by the nazis with the terrible implications bombing raids, executions, deportation, murders and famine. But even if they did, the marines and 101st airborne division would be able to swoop in on helicopters and ospreys while the 82nd airborne division could drop thousands of reinforcements from planes to close any openings. Who would win the united kingdom or france an ageold rivalry that stems far back into history. Today in 2017 we compare the military strength of two powerful european nations. France did not become a geopolitical equal of britain, spain did not win gibraltar and the dutch economy was severely injured. Jul 02, 2016 analysis of hypothetical conventional war between france and united kingdom, happening in a political bubble. Who would win a war between the united kingdom and france. I was thinking maybe the french would because british forces are stretched more than the frenchies. I would say that france has a good advantage in having a larger air force.

As with the war for independence the usa managed because. Chinas current leader, xi jinping, alludes to the era in his call for a china dream of national rejuvenation. Apr 06, 2017 britains kyle edmund is set to face lucas pouille in the first match of the quarterfinal against france on friday. France wins handsdown in both of those categories, especially after the recent uk defence budget massacre. Here is all the information on when the tennis games will take place. A hypothetical axis victory in world war ii has become a common concept of alternative history and counterfactual history. Great britain refers to the island of britain, which, politically, is composed of wales, scotland, and england as well as some of the small islands off the coast of the big island, such as the. Remainers won these elections and theyd win a second. Who would win in a war between france and great britain. In response, france, britain, and spain sent naval forces to veracruz to. Harry turtledove, in the presence of mine enemies 2003, in which the u. The uk is ranked 5 in the world while france is ranked 6 on the top militaries list.

Dick, the man in the high castle 1962, in which nazi germany and imperial japan win world war ii. If france managed to trail the british trident submarines from port and sink them in a firststrike, then the uk might as well just give up rather than be vaporised. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. The uk would win, eventually, but france would put up a fight. French marine commandos wade ashore off the annam coast in july 1950. Indeed, lists iran as being stronger than britain in several categories. New 52 hal was a rookie and was lacking concentration and therefore his constructs were less durable. The west would probably win, there is never going to be a war between france. England vs great britain vs united kingdom europe blog.

I read a lot on the web stating britain would win against the u. Who won the most wars against eachother, england or france. One of the main points for the french, is their solidarity. Visitbritain shop is the official shop of the british tourist board, and has everything you need for a great trip to britain, including travelcards, rail passes and tickets to a variety of attractions. France, germany, great britain, italy, the netherlands, poland, portugal and spain. In the early part of the war, it could be argued that the bf 109 e and f variants held the upper hand over the. However, spain having a weak military compared to france, germany and britain, france almost alone could not resist an anglogerman invasion, and geography is not on the french side either. Their european opponents did not achieve their war objectives. Jun 24, 2011 great britain, mostly because it is an island and had a better navy the role of its army was generally relatively insignificant, despite much exaggeration from the british, though it had some major defeats against france, and, as a naval power, often needed massive help from its continental allies best example. The public havent changed their minds on brexit, but remain would win a second vote john curtice. Later volumes were set in the great war, in which the csa allies with britain and france, and the u. The historical ties between france and the uk, and the countries preceding them, are long and complex, including conquest, wars, and alliances at various points in history.

So the principle of mad does not apply to these 3 countries. What happens is that britain invades, the french police arrest the troops, and then the french foreign legion invades britain, and gives them the napoleonic code. Nov 02, 2018 who would win the united kingdom or france an ageold rivalry that stems far back into history. The roman era saw both areas, except scotland, conquered. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. The french admiral was unwilling to negotiate and the rn couldnt afford to fight against the french fleet if it were handed over to the axis, bearing in mind that in 1940 it was just britain vs germany and italy ergo we sank them there and then a wise decision imho. Britain remains as divided as ever over leaving the eu. The east coast and midwest of the united states are occupied by germany and the west coast by japan. A war between modern day france and modern day ukengland.

Great britain national rugby league team wikipedia. The anglofrench war was a military conflict fought between france and great britain with their. Jul 03, 2018 britain and france waged a second opium war against china from 1856 to 1860. Although all peoples concerned were celts and the germanic angles and franks had not yet invaded either country that would later bear their names, this could. Germany wanted to invade great britain, but first they needed to destroy great britain s royal air force. European union vs the united states eu vs usa 2017 who would win army.

Overall it would be total no victor, even without nuclear weapons. April 1943 united states office of war information, overseas picture division. For the confectioners of france, it was the line that could not be crossed the appearance of british chocolate on their shelves. However, only the uk and france have nuclear weapons in the eu, consisting of 515 between them. The french indian war effectively ended with the surrender of montreal in 1760, but warfare elsewhere in the world prevented a peace treaty being signed until 1763. War between britain and france our greatest trouble during jeffersons rule was brought about by the war between france and great britain. Massive sailing warships, armies of bayonetwielding soldiers, and their skilled allies fought for control of north american, african, and indian colonies. France would put up a fight for about 2 days, give up and hope for the u. Quasiguerre was an undeclared war fought almost entirely at sea between the united states and france from 1798 to 1800, which broke out during the beginning of john adamss presidency. By convention it is said to have lasted from 37 to 1453, but there had been periodic fighting since the 12th century. Expert reveals who would win in uk vs iran fight back to middle ages the likely outcome of a war between the uk and iran has been revealed by a top foreign policy writer, who. These two have been vying for supremacy for millennia so it only seems fair to allow them to face. Combining france, germany, italy, the uk, greece and spain, would give western europe a combined force of 969,000 full time soldiers. In the final analysis, it is difficult to declare an overall victor without going into the details of each variant.

Britain would win in a relatively hard battle at pretty much any time pre 20th century. If its, like, france, britain, the soviet union, the csa, mexico, centroamerica, united italy, burma and india vs germany, canada, the french republic, japan, qing, austria, south africa and australasia then its a curb stomp in favour of the internationale. You might think that the brits will always win through, but the uk is now far more multinational inside. Britain, we have the best trained armed forces in the world, france would not launch their nuclear weapons because the radiation from them would spread across the british channel thats in caps as it is not the french channel as they dont have the backbone to call it theirs, they surrender in every war and britain s armed forces are matched only by that of the world superpowers, there is. The political implications of such a war would be vast, and although a bit silly i understand you just want an answer as to who would win in britain vs france. Numerous examples exist in several languages worldwide. Throughout the 18th century, britain and france waged a bloody series of wars for nothing short of global domination. Analysis of hypothetical conventional war between france and united kingdom. France handed over all its north american territory east of the mississippi, including the ohio river valley, and.

If britain now falls overboard as a result of brexit, france will find it that much harder to keep the vessel afloat. France could do more damage to the british in north america than in europe. If world war 3 broke out, which countries would be on. M24 chaffee american light tank used by french in vietnam. Below are three maps, from three different books, representing three fictional scenarios where germany does win the war. Aug 18, 2011 the message was clear, they were given an ultimatum and a time to surrender. Jul 27, 2015 their european opponents did not achieve their war objectives. Hypothetical axis victory in world war ii wikipedia. The impact of the napoleonic wars in britain the british. The united states army, marines air force and navy would easily take belfast and northern ireland. Also featuring analysis of their armed forces of 2016. How britain went to war with china over opium the new york.

How long the us military would last in a war against the. Tensions between russia and the west of europe have risen. France united kingdom relations are the relations between the governments of the french republic and the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland uk. The last time britain and france fought history forum. Mar 03, 2009 i agree, often technology can hold you back. This was the treaty of paris between britain, france, and spain. The man in the high castle written in 1962, its set in a fictional 1962 where nazi germany, fascist italy and imperial japan have won the war and more or less divided the world between themselves see map above.

Mr macron likes to invite comparisons between his own leadership and that of. Such writings express ideas of what the world would be like had the axis powers of germany, italy, and japan won world war ii. If russia started world war iii, heres how it would go down. Who would win in a war between great britain and the. Throughout this period, england feared a french invasion led by napoleon. Who would win battle royale kindle edition by pallotta. Victories over its european foes preserved britain as a global trading colonial empire, which strengthened, and endured through the 19 th century. France and britain have also conducted such exercises. May 15, 2014 the start of the 19th century was a time of hostility between france and england, marked by a series of wars. Im the author of the who would win series and a zillion other books.

Nasser of course refused, and on october 31, egypt was attacked and invaded by the military forces of britain and france. Lets see who has a stronger army in this episode of the. Uk covers are shown on the left, and us covers on the right. Why britains military could beat china business insider. Who would win in a war between france, germany and the uk. Germany vs france who would win army military comparison. Mar 01, 2009 britain, we have the best trained armed forces in the world, france would not launch their nuclear weapons because the radiation from them would spread across the british channel thats in caps as it is not the french channel as they dont have the backbone to call it theirs, they surrender in every war and britain s armed forces are matched only by that of the world superpowers, there is. The american knights of the air who risked everything to fight in the battle of britain by alex kershaw, t. To a lot of people the uk refers to england in the same way that the us refers to america, but of course such a simplistic answer is wrong and will upset a lot of people if you say this to the wrong group. And why is that so after the defeat and surrender of germany in world war ii, the allies us, britain, france made sure that germany would never be able to rearm and remilitarize itself again. Feb 17, 2011 britain and the french revolution edited by h t dickinson macmillan, 1989 partners in revolution. I just dont see china getting involved unless an ally had posed a threat to them. Find out in this awesome bindup of five books in the popular who would win.

You might think that the brits will always win through, but the uk is now far more multinational inside than is france. Adam woodard all eyes will be on the famed seminole golf club this weekend for competitive golfs longawaited return. An obvious example of this is the vietnam war, where the m16 failed by comparison to the ak47. He handed authority over to charles dalbert, constable of france, and boucicault, both experienced soldiers. Hundred years war, intermittent struggle between england and france in the 14th15th century over a series of disputes, including the question of the legitimate succession to the french crown. A ministry of food was created to help with the homefront food situation. Part of the indochina wars, the cold war, and the decolonisation of asia. Jan 16, 2006 that sweet enemy brings both british wit robert tombs is a british historian and gallic panache isabelle tombs is a french historian to bear on three centuries of the history of britain and a brilliantly original accountnarrated from both sidesof the lovehate relationship between britain and france that began in the time of louis xiv. I once got into an argument with a friend of mine as to who would win an all out war between the wizarding community and a muggle population that was fully aware of its presence if not its location and in a genocidal mood. The united irishmen and france by marianne elliot yale university press, 1982 the friends of.

If you really like binkovs videos, you can support him via patreon. Chances are, even infantry from france, britain, or russia would have trouble pushing through the lines in these conditions. Plan out your entire trip in advance, and save money at the same time. Not to mention how small britain is, now i know you will talk crap, i dont care, this is just for those who need to get there facts straight. Shaun edwards made his debut for great britain against france in 1985 at headingley. Anglofrench warswars between england also referred to as great britain or the united kingdom, and france norman invasion of england1066william the conqueror, duke of normandy and a vassal of the french king, conquered the anglosaxon kingdom of england, and made himself king of england.

However, technology generally gives one side an advantage, but it depends on the terrain, and of. France and britain have an equal military power, superior to that of germany. The british did not want the french to have any food from abroad, and, hoping to starve them, said that no vessels should be allowed to enter french ports. The term pax germanica, latin for german peace, is sometimes used for this theoretical.

All you need to know about the second world war in france. When it comes to terms of troop numbers the french top us having a larger army. In 1985, garry schofield rewrote the record books by scoring four tries as great britain beat new zealand in a test series at central park, wigan. Nine reasons why the allies won the battle of britain.

France has a few but not enough to wipe out the entire uk. Professor malcolm chalmers, director of uk defence policy studies at the renowned royal united services institute, says britain would have a clear advantage in a straight fight at an equidistant. If hitler fails to invade or destroy britain, he has lost the war, churchill said in the summer of 1940. Outnumbered mexican army defeats french at battle of puebla. Python, killer whale vs great white shark, and tyrannosaurus rex vs. That sweet enemy brings both british wit robert tombs is a british historian and gallic panache isabelle tombs is a french historian to bear on three centuries of the history of britain and a brilliantly original accountnarrated from both sidesof the lovehate relationship between britain and france that began in the time of louis xiv. How the british won the american revolutionary war journal. A study published last week by the consumer website claims that britain has the worst quality of life in europe, and surprise france the best. After the fall of dien bien phu supporting laotian troops fall back across the mekong river into laos. Britain went on to beat france 504, a record score.

The battle of britain was a crucial turning point in the history of the second world war and now, acclaimed british historian james holland has written the definitive account of this battle based on extensive new research from around the world including thousands of new. The collection features a range of mammals, sea creatures, reptiles, and dinosaurs to satisfy all kinds of animal fans, including wolverine vs. Ruth mather explores the impact of this fear on literature and on everyday life. Who would win the war if wizarding england fought against muggle england. The battle of britain was an important battle in world war ii. Slowly the resistance took shape and began to react, but against such a foe little changed. In britain, during the first world war, 1914 to 1918, queues for food had become dangerously long. Britain or great britain is not a country, but an island. After the french monarchy was abolished in september 1792, the united states refused to continue repaying its large debt to france. After germany and hitler had conquered most of europe, including france, the only major country left to fight them was great britain.

The next day, britain and france, following their part of the script, offered to temporarily occupy the canal zone and suggested a 10 mile buffer on either side which would separate the egyptian forces from the israelis. How the british won the american revolutionary war. There will be much more panic within the borders of the uk, an. England vs great britain vs united kingdom when you talk about the uk, what are you really talking about. Korea, britain, france, and germany, and usa would face n. And the united states is competing with or confronting china outside of the military. But, if world war 3 broke out between the eu and its powerful neighbour, who would win.