Once Upon A Time In France: Remember November, Goodbye Belmondo, and Mission Marseille

Dreaming of Dieppe

One of the thrills of travel in France is the constant discovery of historic events that seem obscure, and yet once you learn about them there is something shocking about the fact that you’re just now hearing about them. The tales are either so moving or so disturbing or so dramatic, it’s hard to believe that they had somehow flown under one’s radar.

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