Normandy

D-Day Vets Reunite By Chance On Beach They Stormed 67 Years Ago

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 12.21.2011

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Almost 70 years ago while fighting in Normandy on D-Day, Bill Betts believed himself wounded beyond survival. He told his friend Clifford Baker to con...

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Amazing Photos Of D-Day On The Anniversary Of the Invasion

Posted 08.06.2011

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The 67th anniversary of D-Day -- the day the Allied powers began the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi control during World War II -- brings wit...

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The Other Side of Normandy

Andy Kutler | Posted 05.25.2011

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For thirty nine years, I thought I knew about World War II, considering myself a veritable scholar. Yet only now, in my fortieth year, do I realize the full breadth of my ignorance.

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I Like Ike

Nigel Hamilton | Posted 05.25.2011

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How those two figures -- Eisenhower and Nixon -- have resurfaced in the news over these past few days!

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Along for the Ride: Paris & Deauville

Andrea R. Vaucher | Posted 05.25.2011

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Franglais: Moules Marinière over Spaghetti

Kerry Saretsky | Posted 05.25.2011

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To me, when travelling, there are two kinds of places: those places you plan and plan to go to, and the places in which you suddenly end up. Thoug...

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Normandy Impressionist Festival: Andre Malraux Museum at Le Havre

Denise Dennis | Posted 05.25.2011

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It is impossible to write about the impressionist art inside the museums of Normandy without describing the natural beauty and scenes from everyday l...

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Normandy: Rare Prints Exhibited at Caen

Denise Dennis | Posted 05.25.2011

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If you read my earlier post, "Normandy: Birthplace of Impressionism Celebrated this Summer" you know that the entire Normandy region of France is pay...

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Normandy: Birthplace of Impressionism Celebrated this Summer

Denise Dennis | Posted 05.25.2011

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This summer, in a festival entitled Normandie Impressionniste, the entire Normandy region is paying homage to the artists who lived and worked here, and to the artists and places that inspired them.

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Letter From Paris: An Appalachian Artist

Beth Arnold | Posted 05.25.2011

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My prediction: Theo Edmonds is going to stir up the Paris art world. Better get a painting while you can.

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French Delights Overshadow Economic Slump, Uncertainty

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

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France may be in a slump, with a hyper-kinetic president intent on structural reforms to counter mounting deficits, but it remains the number one international destination for visitors offering more delights than can be fathomed on a 20-day visit.

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Health Care: France & the U.S., Social Security and the Single-Payer Model

Vivian Norris | Posted 05.25.2011

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France enjoys the benefit of a National Health Program or 'assurance maladie.' Typically, social protection and health care work in combination and that is a concept widely accepted in Europe.

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Remembering America: Obama's D-Day Speech and Two Days in June

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

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On Thursday in Cairo, Obama gave his rhetorical best to reposition a mostly peaceful America in the future of the Muslim world. On Saturday in Normandy, he reminded of America's glittering past.

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Obama In Paris, Will Meet Michelle And Kids

AP | MARK S. SMITH | Posted 05.25.2011

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WEIMAR, Germany — President Barack Obama absorbed the stark horrors memorialized at the Buchenwald concentration camp Friday and said the lesson...

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D-Day Memories and Heroism

Huffington Post | Matthew Palevsky | Posted 05.25.2011

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Leading up to the 65th anniversary of D-Day, The Huffington Post asked readers to send in their memories of that historic day when Allied forces storm...

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Sarkozy, Obama To Be United On D-Day -- With Or Without Her Majesty

AP | ELAINE GANLEY | Posted 05.25.2011

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PARIS — President Nicolas Sarkozy is a big fan of the United States and makes no secret of his craving for the limelight. Enter Barack Obama, th...

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Obama Lobbies For D-Day Invitation To Queen, Says White House

The Guardian | Daniel Nasaw in Washington and Haroon Siddique | Posted 05.25.2011

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Unlike some of his compatriots on the right, Barack Obama is probably far too diplomatic to bring up the debt owed to the US by France from world war ...

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France: Swine Flu Hits US Official Preparing For Obama's Visit

AP | ANGELA CHARLTON | Posted 05.25.2011

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PARIS — A U.S. official in Normandy to prepare President Barack Obama's upcoming visit has been diagnosed with swine flu and is being treated in...

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