John Fletcher Sisson served in the 4th Infantry Division during WWII and returned home with a unique "trophy" — Heinrich ...

Plan Ahead: Since some of Normandy's D-Day beaches sit roughly 200 miles northwest of Paris, you're in for a full day, but ...

Discover this dynamic city in western France, with its off-beat contemporary art installations, fascinating historical ...

In 1809, Jean François Tourcaty did something both strange and remarkable: he mapped a country through its food. Not its ...

Users can now view a new historic map of Goochland County, which provides people the chance to see county maps from as early ...

La douleur m’a brisée, la fraternité m’a relevée, de ma blessure a jailli un fleuve de liberté” “Pain broke me, brotherhood uplifted me, from my wounds sprang a river of liberty” -Paul Doret When we ...

A York D-Day veteran was honoured at an annual event and his recital from a Second World War poem was greeted with warm applause and a few tears were shed. Ken Cooke, 99, and his support crew ...

Jeremy did help Matthew out though telling him it was 'one hundred percent not in Normandy or Brittany, I know both of those very well.' The host went onto say he could draw Matthew a map as the ...

Jeremy asked Matthew the following question: "Dijon is the capital of which historic French region." The former Top Gear host then offered up "Normandy, Brittany, Limousin and Burgundy," as ...

The US is contemplating ending its role as Supreme Allied Commander Europe in NATO, a position held for 75 years. This is part of broader cost-saving measures, including consolidating commands and ...

We hold many of the official historical maps, plans and documents of Queensland which may assist you with historical research and planning pertaining to land ownership, changes to block of land ...

There was a short service at the Old Post Chapel on Fort Myer before ... in England in November 1943 and was on Omaha Beach in Normandy, France, in July 1944. His unit “kept the wheels rolling ...