Re BEF…..indeed…but remember we still had the worlds biggest navy, vast numbers of men in the army etc….what we didn’t have was any decent equipment as u say, it was only when the US came in, that we were shamed into making decent kit…like the Churchill tank, that could compare to the Sherman.
Plus Hitler was advancing all, over the place….Wheras Putin is only in Ukraine and peace talks are starting.
I think there would be some major resignations, from the Armed forces, if they were told to take Russia on …..Don’t get me wrong, vast numbers of people would cheer such a move …war would have started had we the forces…thank God we don’t.
What these times have shown me, is how people can go mad collectively and start wars, based on lies, …….once evil people get control.