[quote=gcold]
Though I have doubts about Cracked's legitimacy, 
[/quote]

If you would rather look at Cracked's sources directly:
[url=http://www.militaryfactory.com/battles/french_military_victories.asp]
[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I_casualties#Casualties_by_1914_borders]
[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_resistance]
[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_expenditures]
[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_with_nuclear_weapons#Estimated_worldwide_nuclear_stockpiles]

[quote=gcold]
.Check out Global Firepower's stats on them. 
[/quote]

I like looking at that site and comparing the US to everywhere else.