I had the great privilege to be in Dieppe three years ago to witness the celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of the the allied invasion of those stony beaches on Aug. 19, 1942. At the time I was a guest of History network and the folks behind the compelling wartime documentary “Dieppe Uncovered.” The doc
After a few weeks off, CHML’s Scott Thompson had plenty of questions. First he wanted to know all about my recent trip to Dieppe. I was in France for the memorial celebrations surrounding the 70th anniversary of the WWII invasion (see previous postings). David O’Keefe, the Montreal historian who spent 15 years digging into declassified,
DIEPPE, France–This is the view from my window at Les Arcades de la Bourse at Port de Plaisance.Well, it was when Joseph Vernet painted it back in the late 1700s.There are fewer tall ships now, a lot more white cruisers and power boats. Still, not a lot else has changed, as you can see by
DIEPPE, France–Ten things I’ve learned from five days in Dieppe: A McDonald’s quarter pounder with cheese in France really is called a Royal with Cheese The French like to crack eggs over everything Three words: pain au chocolat You can apparently never have enough prawns Fraise is not something you coin Air conditioning is for
Paul McGrath landed at Dieppe with the Royal Marine Commandos–andwent on to Normandy and Algiers. He’s featured in Dieppe Uncovered DIEPPE, France–O Canada, Dieppe stands on guard for thee.On the 70th anniversary of the raid on this French coastal town, thousands came to pay homage to the valour of Canadian and other Allied soldiers who
Wayne Abbott and Sly: where was Rambo in Dieppe? DIEPPE, France–The Karma gods have a sense of humour. How else to explain that Wayne Abbott’s documentary, Dieppe Uncovered, is having its premiere today in Dieppe at a local theatre that’s soon to be playing The Expendables 2?There are many who still think the Allied commanders
DIEPPE, France–Went to the beach today and met seven heroes: Russ Burrows, Fred Englebrecht, Ray Gilbert, David Hart, Arthur Rossell, Donatian Vaillantcourt and Roman Wozniak.These seven surviving members of the Canadian armed forces who fought the Battle of Dieppe were brought back to France this weekend as guests of the Canadian government. Minister of Veteran
DIEPPE–Been in France a whole day now and still haven’t seen that dog from The Artist.Seen plenty of other cool things however, including more Canadian flags here in Dieppe than you see at home in Brampton. I’m here to cover Dieppe Uncovered, a documentary premiering Sunday at 9 p.m. ET/PT on History Television. The production, from