A box arrived in the mail the other day compliments of L.L. Bean. I have been invited to participate in the L.L. Bean Discovery Project where I would receive gear and go out and use it and report back. In the first box of goodies came an Ascent Gore-Tex jacket and a guide of hiking [...]
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Nuts in Bastogne, Belgium at the Battle of the Bulge Memorial
On December 16, 1944, Germany made their last desperate attack in the west at the Battle of the Bulge. Tank divisions pierced through Allied front line defenses, but they were unable to break out to the sea and completely surround entrapped divisions as they hoped. In Bastogne, Belgium, elements of the 101st Airborne Division was [...]
Touring the Verdun Battlefield site in France
The Verdun Battlefield in northern France is the site of one of the world’s most horrific battles. Almost 100 hundred years ago the Great War or World War I raged along a 400 mile front in northern France and Flanders. The beautiful countryside was then a flaming war zone with trenches, bombed out craters, and [...]
Arromanches: A harbor that helped win a war in Normandy, France
During World War II, Allied planners prepared to invade France and breach Hitler’s Atlantic Wall. The German high command were certain they would strike at the Pas-de-Calais, which was the narrowest stretch of land across the English Channel between England and France. They did not think they would land in Normandy. One of the reasons, [...]
Omaha Beach cemetery in Normandy at Colleville-sur-Mer
A couple of days ago it was the 68th anniversary of the D-Day invasions in France. 19 years ago, I was fortunate enough to study this great historical even in Normandy as part of the Normandy Scholar Program. I was on hand for the 49th anniversary of the landings that began the liberation of fortress [...]
German bunker along the Atlantic Wall in Normandy
The French coastline is dotted with remnants from Hitler’s vaunted Atlantic Wall from World War II. One of the best places to see these historical monuments is in Normandy. Many bunkers were destroyed by air or by naval bombardment, but many lie intact. They are a testament to the bravery of the men who had [...]
Pearl Harbor and the road to Hiroshima
In an all out war like World War II both sides tried to invent newer and more efficient ways to kill each other. Better planes, better tanks, and better bombs were all a product of this savage total war. The Manhattan Project employed some of the biggest geniuses in the world, all in an attempt [...]
Roman ruins in France: the Pont du Gard
For some reason, the thought of Roman ruins in France always comes as a surprise to people. Not sure why this is because just about every high school history textbook in the world has a map showing Rome in red during its peak conquest. These maps show France under their dominion as well as the [...]
Five World War I and World War II battlefields to tour in Europe
Tomorrow is Armistice Day or Veteran’s Day, where we pay our respects to those who so bravely have fought or served our respective countries. It is of course celebrated on this day due to being the anniversary of the end of World War I or the Great War. Being a soldier is a lot like [...]
Photos of the week: Ardenne Abbey in Normandy, France
While watching a documentary on the D-Day Normandy landings the show suddenly started talking about the Ardenne Abbey or l’Abbaye d’Ardenne. It is always neat to be watching a show that highlights an obscure place that you have visited. The Ardenne Abbey was built in 1211 near Caen, France. It lived a humble quiet existence [...]
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