Tag Archives: Verdun

Newsletter Verdun-Meuse, March 2015

April 3, 2015 by Randy
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            The March 2015 issue of the Newsletter Verdun-Meuse (http://verdun-meuse.fr/images/files/mars2015.htm) is now available.  Each issue features a calendar of relevant events (Agenda section), book reviews and several well-researched articles.  As alluded to by the thumbnail above, portions of this newsletter focus on French engineers and the 2015 mining war at Les Eparges. Continue reading →

News & Events–Over There: Famous Verdun Hotel Le Coq Hardi and Restaurant Chantaco Close

April 3, 2015 by Randy
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The Meuse edition of the French newspaper L’Est Républicain reported that the famed hotel and its restaurant closed on 2 April after the Commercial Court in Bar-le-Duc put the restaurant into receivership.  Apparently, under French law the business has been operating in receivership since 18 December, 2012.  The owners could find no buyer / investor to save the business. Continue reading →

Newsletter Verdun-Meuse, November 2014

November 27, 2014 by Randy
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  The November 2014 issue of Newsletter Verdun-Meuse is now available.  Each issue features a calendar of relevant events (Agenda section), book reviews and several well-researched articles.  Much of this issue is focused on André Maginot.  (Note that the cover photo is from a previous issue of the newsletter.  The webmaster was unable to download this month’s picture.) Readers traveling to France soon should pay special attention to the calendar of events, as they list special events and expositions offered throughout the region in upcoming Continue reading →

Newsletter Verdun-Meuse, October 2014

November 6, 2014 by Randy
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The October, 2014 issue of Newsletter Verdun-Meuse is now available.  Each issue features a calendar of relevnt events, book review, and several well-researchared articles.  This month’s issue includes articles focusing on archeology in the war.   Although the newsletter is in French, English speakers can read a passable translation using Google’s translation tool.