Now This is What I've Been Looking Forward to Seeing
If I were to rate all the D-Day sites we had seen so far, the Longues-sur-Mer Battery would've captured the top ranking. This site was perfectly preserved and very accessible to those with an interest to explore. How much longer the rusting old guns and deteriorating concrete casements will survive should be a matter of concern. A big glass dome should go over the entire area before it is lost for the ages. To the credit of the juvenile delinquents of France, there was very little graffitti or litter defacing the area.
Although ultimately a victor in World Wars I and II, France suffered extensive losses in its empire, wealth, manpower, and rank as a dominant nation-state. Nevertheless, France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader am... ... read more 
