Gallic temper

Guns of August really is a classic, has many delightful episodes not treated in later works by other historians.

Naval minister Gauthier made a mistake in the earliest stage of WWI and after being criticized by the War minister Messimy, propsed a duel then later sobbed on the shoulder of him lol. So....volatile lol.

In fact, many diplomats, not only French, shed tears before and after mobilisations. They really did fear starting the war: why did they bother in the first place then, lol.

That Gallic temper can also be traced in films, too. So many passionate scenes, including a lover spitting in his girlfriend's mouth then French kissing..lol(forgot which movie it was, it was a recent one).

Passionate, and logical(Enlightenment, Materialism). That's Gallic temper for you.