VaubanToMaginot
Tuesday, 31 July 2012
Reading list
›
Tuesday, 31st July. On Sunday I was thinking about this blog and about the French strategic decisions taken after WW1 and why they built t...
Sunday, 29 July 2012
Reffye Mitrailleuse, Dresden Museum
›
We visited the Militar Historiches Museum in Dresden on 4th July. The building has been redeveloped in recent years, most obviously with...
1 comment:
Lost Olympic Sport
›
Henri-Auguste le Poilu, a distant ancestor, competing in the Mountain Artillery 4 X 100m relay race. (Thanks to GBM 101)
Wednesday, 25 July 2012
How did UNESCO decide?
›
UNESCO has put twelve of the best Vauban sites together to form a World Heritage Site. These are:- Arras Longwy Neuf Brisach Besancon...
Tuesday, 24 July 2012
Fortress Visit Report No. 1, Konigstein
›
Fortress Visit Report No.1 KONIGSTEIN, Saxony, Germany. 4th July 2012. The visit to this fortress was included as part of a Holt's...
Saturday, 21 July 2012
Travel plans for 2013
›
Some excitement here in Vauban Towers. Travel plans for 2013 will be made around the Ashes tour, for anyone not a cricket follower, the Engl...
Thursday, 19 July 2012
Welcome to my first blog
›
Hello and welcome to my first ever posting. The blog has three areas to cover:- 1. A discussion of the strategy of fortifying the border...
‹
Home
View web version
