VaubanToMaginot

Sunday, 26 August 2012

Remembering Tony Scott

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I would like to take a few minutes to remember the film director Tony Scott. Like most film fans, I first heard his name when the film ...
Monday, 20 August 2012

UNESCO Vauban List : Bazoches and Le Palais

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This is my last translation for the UNESCO Vauban list. There are twelve fortresses on the list plus the following two additional  buildings...
Sunday, 19 August 2012

Postman delivers

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The postman delivered three publications yesterday. First up - an EBay purchase of "After The Battle - Issue 60 - The Maginot Line...
Tuesday, 14 August 2012

UNESCO Vauban List : Villefranche-de-Conflent

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The UNESCO Vauban list has a French language Historical Description for each site. This is my translation of the description for Villefranch...
Monday, 13 August 2012

UNESCO Vauban List : Saint-Vaast-La-Hougue

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This is the11th of my translation of the UNESCO List Historical Descriptions. SAINT-VAAST-LA-HOUGUE In 1692 the Bay of Saint-Vaast saw t...

UNESCO Vauban List : Saint-Martin-De-RĂ©

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Each Vauban site on the UNESCO list has a French language Historical Description. This is the 10th of my translations of the Descriptions. ...

UNESCO Vauban List : Neuf - Brisach

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The UNESCO Vauban list of 12 fortifications has a Historical Description for each site in French, this is my translation of this site's ...
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Pierre le Poilu
YORK, England, United Kingdom
Recently retired, with a great interest in French history and fortifications,cricket, opera and classical music, food and film and now the time to enjoy them
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