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La Flèche: About My Weblog

lafleche wrote 5 hours ago: La Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Rouen is extraordinary. Claude Monet painted La Cathédrale thirty time … more »

Tags: Abroad, apartment, arrows, Cathedral, France, Haute-Normandie, Inspiration, life abroad, monet

The Men in the Shed

fozman wrote 3 days ago: This is a blog that I’m putting together to help me make sense of all of the research I’ … more »

Tags: Military History, POW, WW2

Updating lenses

The River Notes wrote 4 days ago: I am up to 8 squidoo lenses now. As I make new ones, I also go back and renew the earlier ones. I co … more »

Tags: Squidoo Lens, Berries, France, moebius, Mont-Saint-Michel, Squidoo

War Maps about Western Europe

historicalresources wrote 5 days ago: War Maps about Western Europe   http://www.military.com/Resources/ResourceFileView?file=worldwarii_ … more »

Tags: Maps about the War in Western Europe, WW II, Maps, Germany, France, Allies, D-day

Picture of the day: sea

Chris Breebaart wrote 6 days ago: The Atlantic Ocean. The coast of Normandy in France. Pointe du Hoc. A little boat on a quiet sea. … more »

Tags: Holiday, Photography, Picture of the day, France, D-day, Nikon F301, Pointe du Hoc

Why are we here?5 comments

xbradtc wrote 1 week ago: More than one US Army soldier in the Cold War looked at his map of Western Europe and wondered why t … more »

Tags: Armor, army training, Politics, Army, Britain, Cold War, Logistics, Soviet, wwii

Can't Touch This

AdjustantReflex wrote 2 weeks ago: In a game of Normandy on Last Resort, I was untouchable. Chances are, I could’ve gotten invin … more »

Tags: screenshots, Halo 3, Bungie, Medals, halo 3 medals, untouchable, Invincible, AdjustantReflex, Last Resort

Nudes are very popular

zencath wrote 2 weeks ago: I have some exciting news! Yesterday I posted an article predicting that if I mentioned nudes, the d … more »

Tags: Zen, English, French, nude, France, England, Science, Pascal, Blaise Pascal

Nudes are popular

zencath wrote 3 weeks ago: I got terribly worried the other day. My blog was not achieving the vertiginous heights of popularit … more »

Tags: Zen, English, French, nude, France, England, Web, Englishman, popular

Iconoclasts3 comments

frangelo wrote 3 weeks ago: Why is it that I can’t stand bureaucracies? Oh, that’s right, now I remember. Red tape … more »

Tags: Catholic Action, chivalry, Culture, Heroes, knights, Manliness, Men, News, Politics

The Battle for Normandy1 comment

Alex W. wrote 3 weeks ago: Today, (pretend it’s Monday) not only did The Steve bring out another revelation of the latest and … more »

Tags: Thoughts, Paris, cityrama, D-day, landing beaches, caen, museum, World War II, Omaha Beach

On This Day, 6-11-08: Henry VIII

John Randals wrote 3 weeks ago: Henry VIII marries first wife King Henry VIII of England marries Catherine of Aragon, the first of s … more »

Tags: History, Benjamin Franklin, Henry VIII, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, George Wallace, six day war, catherine of aragon, Protestant Reformation

They all hate us, right?2 comments

The Elephant's Child wrote 4 weeks ago: How many times have you heard that everyone in the world hates America (and it’s all Bush … more »

Tags: Politics, Foreign Policy, News, History, The Elephant's Child, Media Bias, Europe, military, President Bush

June 5th 1944: D-day in WWII

laiyuzeng wrote 4 weeks ago: “General, our reconnaissance shows that there were massive naval activities across the English … more »

Tags: anniversary, History, amphibious warfare, Omaha

Trip of a Lifetime6 comments

teeveebee wrote 1 month ago: We are going on vacation, truly the trip of a lifetime. I will be joining my incredibly handsome D … more »

Tags: Do You See What I See?, Gimmelwald, holland, Honfleur, Paris, Travel, @ vacation

The 64th Anniversary of D-Day

Guy wrote 1 month ago:   A view of Pointe du Hoc (from our last visit in Aug 07) For more information on Pointe du Hoc and … more »

Tags: wwii, D-day, June 6, Omaha Beach

Where were you 64 years ago, today?1 comment

vmpyrdavid wrote 1 month ago: If I had to guess most of you who read my blog weren’t anywhere, but I imagine most have a rel … more »

Tags: Photography, D-Day beaches, France

64th Anniversary3 comments

sol wrote 1 month ago: On this day in 1944, approximately 2,500 Allied soldiers lost their lives as the invasion of Normand … more »

Tags: History, D-day, Omaha Beach, Ost Battalions, Pointe du Hoc, Utah Beach, World War II

YouTube Friday: 64 Years Ago Today

Ando wrote 1 month ago:   … more »

Tags: youtube friday, History, D-day, wwii, June 6 1944