Waterloo:
The culmination of two decades of war, Waterloo ended the Napoleonic era. It would be another 99 years before Europe had another continental war. You will walk the hard-fought fields where the history of 19th century Europe was shaped.
Ypres or Verdun:
Two places that evoke the worst horrors of World War One, and the courage and endurance of those who fought it. Our tour will visit one of these massive, fascinating battlefields, TBD. The past is very present at both, through preserved trenches, rusting barbed wire, memorials, and cemeteries.
Operation Market-Garden(‘A Bridge Too Far’):
Planned as a bold stroke to “end the war in ‘44”, Market-Garden instead highlighted the pitfalls of Allied overconfidence and the ability of the German Army to recover from defeat and prevail on the battlefield. We will visit the peaceful, verdant fields of Holland, and learn how the great courage and daring of British, American, and Polish soldiers proved insufficient to end the war by Christmas.
Great Battles
Waterloo:
The culmination of two decades of war, Waterloo ended the Napoleonic era. It would be another 99 years before Europe had another continental war. You will walk the hard-fought fields where the history of 19th century Europe was shaped.
Ypres or Verdun:
Two places that evoke the worst horrors of World War One, and the courage and endurance of those who fought it. Our tour will visit one of these massive, fascinating battlefields, TBD. The past is very present at both, through preserved trenches, rusting barbed wire, memorials, and cemeteries.
Operation Market-Garden(‘A Bridge Too Far’):
Planned as a bold stroke to “end the war in ‘44”, Market-Garden instead highlighted the pitfalls of Allied overconfidence and the ability of the German Army to recover from defeat and prevail on the battlefield. We will visit the peaceful, verdant fields of Holland, and learn how the great courage and daring of British, American, and Polish soldiers proved insufficient to end the war by Christmas.