The visit went off as planned, and what a serene, beautiful place Hill 314 is now. I was humbled as I read the 'histoire' on marble benches dotted...
THIS website says that the 50$ jeeps were a 'myth'. :eek:
I had a very fraught on-line argument with an archaeologist friend of mine recently about battlefield finds. From his professional viewpoint, he...
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I did search, and couldn't find any reference to these images (all 204 of them), so here's the link. Normandy Then & Now. All great images.
I once had the honour of speaking via. radio (Nicky Clarke's radio show on 5 Live) to Leo Marks. He'd just read out 'The life that I have...' on...
Thanks Martin. Hill 314 is on the list. I'll be taking the camera as usual. So if I may, I'll post a few pics when I return. Of course I meant 66...
I have to take my youngest up to St. Malo on Sunday and thought of calling off at Mortain on the way home. Is there anything I should see in...
Looking good Robbie! Well done!
Me too! Big thumbs up and well done! :)
Do a google search on warstuff.com I've bought through them and no complaints whatsoever.
I couldn't listen to it all the time, but it's great now & then, and you get a feel for the music of the 40's. 1940's Radio
Interesting set alright. Many of which I hadn't seen before. I loved the one of the tommy on his back on the sand firing up at attacking aircraft....
No worries, and please - call me Stu.
There are some great images in this set from the Daily Torygraph. Dunkirk.
Hi Skipper. That's St. Lo. The railway station, to be precise. One of (as I'm sure you're aware) the most devastated cities in the history of WW2.
It's an interesting read, yet throws up a bit of a conundrum. It's said that he (Stauffenberg) became a revered figure after the war, with many...
[IMG] Yep. I reckon France 'got off lightly.....' :(
Skipper - once again, my apologies. I'll shut up. :(
Sad indeed. It's often brought home to me, the brutality of war, simply living as I do here in France - a once occupied territory. There are...
