French Attempt to Surrender . . .

...without even going to war. Seriously. It appears that France offered to unite with the UK, or at least join the commonwealth, in 1956 because of serious economic problems and the pending Suez Crisis. I guess France was worried they couldn't take Egypt by themselves?

It's probably just me, but I find it incredibly funny every time I hear Groundskeeper Willie from the Simpsons say "Cheese eatin' surrender monkeys" or I see magazine covers like "Soldier of Surrender". But this story isn't even a spoof! The French offered to surrender without a shot being fired or German on the horizon. I know it's been a while since France won a war, the early 1800's pops to mind, but they really need to keep their chins up, have some self-confidence, and maybe invade a small Caribbean nation. That did wonders for the Americans.