Book Club: Secret Agent, Unsung Hero: The Valour of Bruce Dowding. This biography, researched over decades, is written by Bruce’s nephew, Peter, to honour Bruce and the millions who gave their lives for our safety.
Historic Perpignan, the colourful mix of old and new, chic and shabby, trendy boutiques, narrow, cobbled streets and small intimate bistros, was also a pivotal location in supporting the British and Allied war effort.
Rivesaltes. So handy for the railway. Destination: Auschwitz, via Drancy.
Visit this wonderful museum which was a beacon of hope for expectant mothers exiled during the Retirada.
A day out in the High Vallespir is always a pleasure.
Only fragments survive to witness the passage of more than 60,000 people interned in the Camp of Rivesaltes between 1942 and 1966.
From their small grocery shop in Perpignan, the 3 courageous Sabaté women, joined the fight against fascism.
Our own little bit of horror and inhumanity here in the P-O. Never forget lest it happen again.
la Jonquera Exile Memorial Museum (MUME), an immaculately kept and poignant reminder of the Retirada, a place for ‘memory, history and critical reflexion’.
The Retirada. Nearly half a million Spanish civilians and soldiers fled to France. The P-O authorities were unprepared and hostile.