Walter Benjamin has a plaque dedicated to him in Banyuls-sur-Mer.
The poor were starving to death on the streets of Paris. In the royal palace, the king’s breakfast consisted of 4 chops, a full chicken, six poached eggs and a slice of ham, washed down with a bottle and a half of champagne.
It is so very important that we never allow this to happen again.
Have you ever wondered what the D in D-Day stands for?
Have you ever wondered why some beaches have random-looking old walls built on them?
10th June 1944. One of the last two eye witnesses to this terrible massacre gives a meticulous account of that tragic day, filmed in the ruins of the village
RAF Sergeant Leslie John Faircloth parachuted to safety when he was shot down on a bombing raid on the Paris/Vaires railway yard on the outskirts of Paris in 1944.
A day out in the High Vallespir is always a pleasure.
P-O Life reader and contributor, James Trollope, bought an old photo album at auction and discovered a treasure trove…
Only fragments survive to witness the passage of more than 60,000 people interned in the Camp of Rivesaltes between 1942 and 1966.