Comments on: Storming the Beach Town http://www.historynet.com/storming-the-beach-town.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Thu, 23 May 2013 09:29:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: ARROMANCHES | R O C K R O S E W I N E http://www.historynet.com/storming-the-beach-town.htm#comment-1057377 ARROMANCHES | R O C K R O S E W I N E Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:24:57 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13683788#comment-1057377 [...] Arromanches plus a beautiful description of this sleepy little town, check out this nice piece for Historynet by James Ullrich, a Seattle-based freelance writer. Share it: Leave a Comment by Rose on April [...] [...] Arromanches plus a beautiful description of this sleepy little town, check out this nice piece for Historynet by James Ullrich, a Seattle-based freelance writer. Share it: Leave a Comment by Rose on April [...]

]]> By: Carl Fisher http://www.historynet.com/storming-the-beach-town.htm#comment-817980 Carl Fisher Thu, 13 Sep 2012 23:18:52 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13683788#comment-817980 Arromanches-Les-Bains is a must stop on any tour of Normandy D-Day sites. When I lead tours of these hallowed grounds and waters, I always allow at least two hours for my tour members to absorb the enormity of the engineering feat that Churchill inspired with his creative, out of the box, thinking. Just to the east of the Museum is a small memorial to Major Beckett who "solved the anchor problem" that Churchill identified: anchoring the piers in the natural harbor. Any trip to Arromanches should be combined with a visit to the Longues-Sur-Mer Battery that overlooks the Mulberry harbor. Arromanches-Les-Bains is a must stop on any tour of Normandy D-Day sites. When I lead tours of these hallowed grounds and waters, I always allow at least two hours for my tour members to absorb the enormity of the engineering feat that Churchill inspired with his creative, out of the box, thinking. Just to the east of the Museum is a small memorial to Major Beckett who "solved the anchor problem" that Churchill identified: anchoring the piers in the natural harbor. Any trip to Arromanches should be combined with a visit to the Longues-Sur-Mer Battery that overlooks the Mulberry harbor.

]]> By: Mike Cravotto http://www.historynet.com/storming-the-beach-town.htm#comment-789397 Mike Cravotto Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:39:29 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/?p=13683788#comment-789397 "For this beautiful and carefree place, we have them to thank." Reminds me of the first time I saw Omaha beach. It was a sunny day, people were enjoying the sand and on one of the beached concrete caissons, there were sun bathers. The invasion had been successful. "For this beautiful and carefree place, we have them to thank."

Reminds me of the first time I saw Omaha beach. It was a sunny day, people were enjoying the sand and on one of the beached concrete caissons, there were sun bathers. The invasion had been successful.

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