1.0FrenchDuck.comhttps://frenchduck.com/latestrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="DtcjXSDgG6"><a href="https://frenchduck.com/latest/the-alps-via-verdun/">The Alps via Verdun</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://frenchduck.com/latest/the-alps-via-verdun/embed/#?secret=DtcjXSDgG6" width="600" height="338" title="“The Alps via Verdun” — FrenchDuck.com" data-secret="DtcjXSDgG6" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://frenchduck.com/latest/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Verdun (55 Meuse, Grand Est) is one of those place names which cannot escape their rather grim history – much like the Somme, or Ypres in Belgium. Furthermore it is not generally en route to the more popular southern French destinations. So it was good to see an useful article in the Telegraph which provides […]https://frenchduck.com/latest/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/berdyn_memorial.jpg