Quietly crumbling into the sea, in amongst soft dunes isolated by marshland, is the Batterie Blankenese de Néville-sur-Mer. A few miles east of Cherbourg this is not a famous WW2 heritage site, but still a poignant reminder of when Normandy was occupied by an unwelcome enemy. Then Here, from 1943 the Kreigsmarine,
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Best bits 2015; our 5 most popular Normandy Then & Now posts!
Our most popular posts in 2015 included stories of medieval knights, WW2 bravery, rejected Kings, writers seeking inspiration and mad hatters. In reverse order they are: 5) Becoming Zola, in Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer "If you fancy writing a gritty, realistic novel that doesn’t hold back revealing the murkier underbelly of human nature, try a holiday in charming Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer on
A photographic record of the storm of iron & fire; Le Havre 1944
We found this emotional set of images, showing Le Havre before and after the bombing of 1944, tucked in amongst some ordinary vintage postcards at the Foire des Andaines. The photos have been carefully composed by someone who thought we should not forget, and they tell the story of Operation Astonia in ways
