That could be doable.@hammeredalways Actually from my point of view France threw in the towel pretty early in the war so I don't actually consider that their performance should be compared to the other nations that stayed in the war. surely the same could be said for the Poles?
I think the practicality of the discussion is to broad to be definitive on any one nation as nobody stood toe to toe on their own without aid or support.
Perhaps the merits of elite formations would be more easily quantifiable
Yawwwn...
I am sorry, but you might read the discussion you are using as an argument to criticise my knowledge first.
XVIth and XVIIth centuries are my speciality, but you know some people are actually taking part in discussions only if they have considerable knowledge.
If someone doesn't possess it = he doesn't. Sometimes it is just as simple as that. Especially if the person admits the fact openly.