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Thursday, 24 October 2013

Vieux Brisach

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I think I have found all the images for my talk on artillery fortifications. I found these two photos when I searched for pictures of ...
Monday, 21 October 2013

Battle of Trafalgar : 21st October 1805

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Lord Horatio Nelson by L F Abbott Battle of Trafalgar by W L Wyllie Battle of Trafalgar Today, 21st October, is the 208th ann...
Friday, 18 October 2013

"Storm of Steel" by Ernst Junger

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I have had this book on the top shelf, unread, for years. I took it to Marrakesh and read the first half. This week I have finished the se...
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Monday, 14 October 2013

La Grande Illusion - Rififi

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My local cinema, Picturehouse York, has been showing a season of World Cinema Matinées. So far, I have seen two magnificent French films. I ...
Sunday, 13 October 2013

"Waterloo" by Ernest Crofts

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I tripped over this picture of Old Bone on the internet. I was quite impressed, my eye was drawn to the foreground action with the repair...
Saturday, 12 October 2013

Hell Is A City - Little Dorrit

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Stanley Baker as DCI Martineau John Crawford as Starling, the villain I watched this film yesterday afternoon and I really enj...
Wednesday, 9 October 2013

U3A talk - Fort Louvois

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I have volunteered to do at talk for our local U3A branch Military History group on artillery fortifications in 1700. I have been trawling t...
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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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