People always joke about the French "surrendering" during WWII. Is it deserved?

by Lobsterbib

I had always thought they were vastly outgunned and made a difficult call in the face of adversity. Why lose a ton of lives and history when the odds of defeat were guaranteed?

Am I missing something?

Tiddums

We used to have an answer on this in the FAQ, but it seems to have gone missing or shifted to a new subsection where I can't find it. Does anyone know where that went?