November 2019
D-Day Tours Continue During Winter Months
Our D-Day Tours Continue All Year Round D-Day Tours of Normandy continue all through the winter months and we still pack a great deal of history, experience and enjoyment into our tours, even though [...]
The bridge at La Friere near Utah Beach
Flooded once again, La Friere Bridge, the exit from UTAH Beach The bridge at La Friere near St. Mere Eglise photographed on 11th November 2019. Following the torrential rain of the last weeks, it [...]
April 2019
Richard Cole, Co-pilot and last survivor of the Dolittle raids on Japan has died aged 103
Richard Cole has died aged 103 Co-pilot and last survivor of the Dolittle raids on Japan dies on 09 April 2019 This is a terrific piece by Richard Goldstein of the New York Times. It [...]
October 2018
Hawthorn Ridge, Flanders Fields, October 2018
Hawthorn Ridge Mine, Battle of the Somme During a visit to Flanders Fields last weekend we passed by Hawthorn Ridge. The detonation of the Hawthorn Ridge Mine on 1st July 1916, captured on film by Geoffrey [...]
September 2018
Bomb Demolition Number 1
Bomb Demolition Number 1 The ‘Bomb, Demolition Number 1’ was fired from the Churchill AVRE’s 290mm Petard mortar and it pretty much destroyed any masonry in its path. . It’s 630mm (25in) tall and weighs [...]
July 2018
Brittany Ferries 2019 sailings now on sale
Thinking of a D-Day tour in 2019? Book your ferry crossing now! If you're thinking of visiting the landing beaches of the Normandy Invasion or finding out more about Operation Overlord and the Normandy Campaign, [...]