If one wants zoomed in eye candy and fast action then it will be ETW.
Oh come on, you're being too harsh on the game, it can be excellent this time, who knows, we've still not seen it! And the one reason I'm less optimistic about Les Grognards is because it seems to be from the same developer as Theater of War. I don't know if you've played that game, but I really didn't like it so much.