sentences:  Addressing the "Conseil" on the 23rd, Pétain claimed that it would be fruitless to look for assistance to Britain in the event of a German attack.On 1 March 1935 Pétain's famous article appeared in the "Revue des deux mondes" where he reviewed the history of the army since 1927–28.He criticised the reservist system in France, and her lack of adequate air power and armour.