Sunday, 31 July 2011

Saturday, 30 July 2011

Camp camp show.

Here's a interesting gallery of photos taken in WWI prison camps of soldiers dressed up for camp shows. 

Friday, 29 July 2011

Giving the good back

Here's a fascinating article detailing how articles taken from a french soldier by his German killer are returned to the Frenchmans family

Thursday, 28 July 2011

D-Day Dice !?

There is a board game called D-Day Dice, in which you play as a commander on the beach trying to make your way up the beach under fire.  It's free, but you'll need to do some printing out.

Wednesday, 27 July 2011

Tourist Photos

Follow to days link to see a collection of tourist like photos that show some of the very well preserved artifacts and sights to visit in Normandy.  Thanks for posting these!

Tuesday, 26 July 2011

D-Day Memoir and podcast

This article relates the tale of a D-Day veteran and includes a podcast interview.  This vet landed on Omaha to carry out demolition work.

Monday, 25 July 2011

Mongomery

A small 3 page overview of Field Marshal Montgomery.  I never knew why he wore a beret until I read this