Twentieth Century Conflict

A veteran (?) contemplates the 'Morts pour La France' side chapel at Bayeux Cathedral. The tablet lists the names of local people who died fighting for France in the Second World War. There is a well used votive candle stand.

The Grand Guerrier statue by Antoine Bourdelle in the grounds of William the Conqueror's Castle (Château Guillaume Le Conquérant) at Caen, Normandy, France. Black and white conversion and lighting effect achieved using Serif PhotoPlus X4 software. Raw file converted to a 16 bit tif for processing.

This statue recalling the 2nd world War, and in particular the battle for the liberation of Normandy, is at the centre of a road junction in Bayeux. Bayeux was the first major town to be liberated in June 1944.

World War 2 Tank preserved at the Musee de la Bataille de Normandie in Bayeux.

This is a distressing place to visit, especially at sun down. There are 4648 burials here, the majority nationalities being British 3935, German 466, and Canadian 181. Ages mostly 19 to 25, killed in the Battle of Normandy, 1944.

This is a distressing place to visit, especially at sun down. There are 4648 burials here, the majority nationalities being British 3935, German 466, and Canadian 181. Ages mostly 19 to 25, killed in the Battle of Normandy, 1944.

The beach at Arromanches, Normandy, France, where the invasion of Normandy by 'Allied Forces' began in June 1944. Code named Gold Beach it saw the disembarkment of thousands of fighting men and many tons of war equipment. Overlaid as a semi-transparent layer is a picture of the War Cemetery at Bayeux, where a lot of the men from all nationalities who were killed on the 'Normandy Beaches' are buried.

British 25 pounder Field Artillery Gun. Outside the D Day Museum (Musee du Debarquement) at Arromanches, Normandy, France. The Museum overlooks Gold Beach.

Jan Palach, martyred 16 January 1969.