Commemorating the Fallen: The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has been toiling tirelessly in the shadows since the First World War. At long last, its incredible restoration work is being thrust into the spotlight at a new visitor...
A Remarkable Chronicle of Paris at War
A new museum in Paris brings to light the two-pronged struggle for freedom during the Second World War: the extensive military efforts from the outside, and the eroding force of the Resistance from within....
Dispatch from Normandy: Honouring D-Day Veterans on the 75th anniversary
“They died for us. We can’t forget them.”
The words of a young French girl who attended the 75th anniversary of D-Day ceremonies at the American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, France on June 6th, 2019 express...
Out of the Shadows: Omaha Beach Revelations at Maisy Battery
As Europe marks the 75th anniversary of the D-Day Landings, fascinating stories about the hostilities are still coming to light. Gillian Thornton hears Gary Sterne’s Omaha Beach revelations at Maisy Battery
The 75th anniversary of...
Reflections on “The Greatest Generation” and D-Day in France
My relationship with the D-Day invasion began before I was born. My father landed on Omaha Beach in June, 1944 and I came along later as part of the ‘post war Baby Boom generation’.
Dad...
Things to See and Do on the Northern Coast of France
Tour the region by land or sea and discover the many sporting and cultural activities on offer
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Enjoying the High Life on the Northern Coast
Dominic Bliss explores France’s northern coast, a glorious region of rolling coastal cliffs and vast sandy beaches, awash with history and gastronomy
There are still dead bodies deep beneath the beach at Zuydcoote. When the...
San Francisco D-Day Veteran Awarded Legion of Honour Chevalier
As a 22-year-old deck officer in command of a gun crew on a US Navy Landing Ship Tank (LST), Thomas Cooney helped launch the 1st Infantry’s “Big Red One” Army unit on Omaha Beach...
Remembering Oradour-sur-Glane
As Remembrance Day approaches (November 11), we are reminded of the horrors of war and of the soldiers who have given their service and often their life in the name of freedom. The day...
Augustin Trébuchon: The Last French Soldier to Fall in the First World War
As centenary commemorations for the First World War draw to a close, Gillian Thornton discovers the story of the last French soldier to die
Over the past four years I’ve seen an awful lot of...
