Tribute to horses, mules donkeys
Poppy Appeal Australia's tribute to the 8 million horses, mules, ponies and donkeys of all sides killed in loyal service. Very appropriate.
Poppy Appeal Australia's tribute to the 8 million horses, mules, ponies and donkeys of all sides killed in loyal service. Very appropriate.
D Day Tours review from Capetown, South Africa. A lovely review and some very kind words from Chet and Annemarie Sainsbury. It was a pleasure to meet them both and to be their guide for a few days. They kindly sent us some photographs of their tour too, and permission to use them History Brought Alive Although we were pretty ignorant about the D-Day Invasion and had no personal connection to that part of WW2, it [...]
A Testimonial for our D-Day Tours Some kind words from satisfied clients. The wild and rugged Pointe Du Hoc, scene of one of the most heroic assaults on D-Day. Cited as a highlight of our 3 day tour by Michael and Heather Harper in their kind testimonial. I have had the privilege of meeting some very interesting people on my tours of the landing beaches and battle sites of Normandy. I enjoy meeting my [...]
Princess Elizabeth as a truckdriver in the Womens Royal Army Corps. 70 years ago, Princess Elizabeth, then a truck driver with the Women's Royal Army Corps, poses proudly beside her vehicle. Next week H.M. Queen Elizabeth II will lead the U.K. & Commonwealth in giving thanks to our D-Day veterans on the 70th anniversary of one of the most heroic military operations in history.
D-Day Landings UTAH Beach View over Utah Beach from German fortifications on the Dunes of St Martin de Varreville The Dunes of St Martin de Varreville The troops taking part in the successful Allied landings on UTAH beach on the morning of 6th June 1944 actually landed in the wrong place. The tides and current pushed the first wave of landing craft a mile further south to land opposite causeway No.2 (now the site [...]
D-Day Landings Rehearsals - Exercise Tiger Tragedy on Slapton Sands Painting of the German E Boat attack against the Landing Ship Convoy 70 yrs ago, in the last week of April 1944, the Allies staged a "Dress Rehearsal" for the planned landings on UTAH beach in June 1944. The exercise took place on the night of 28th-29th April and the convoy carrying U.S, Troops for the invasion set sail into the English Channel [...]
Allied planners for the Normandy Invasion scheduled for the late Spring or early Summer of 1944 knew that Air Superiority for the invasion would be vital. 70 yrs ago in February 1944 the Allies launched a series of air raids to target and destroy the German Luftwaffe. Thousands of bombers would set out to bomb German aircraft production forcing the Luftwaffe up to confront them or be destroyed without putting up a fight at [...]
A Serving US Army Captain Reviews D-Day Tours of Normandy "... the only person I would hire to take my family and friends to the D-Day battlefields" It's always satisfying to get a good review but it's a little bit sweeter to get one from a professional, someone who's in the business, so to speak. I was privileged to guide a serving captain in the United States Army and his wife who wanted to visit [...]
Battle of the North Cape, 26 December 1943 The German Battlecruiser Scharnhorst Battle of the North Cape and the sinking of the Scharnhorst 70 years ago this week, on 26 December 1943, the German battle cruiser Scharnhorst was brought to battle and sunk by the Royal Navy. Scharnhorst had been a thorn in the side of the allies since the outbreak of the war in 1939. In 1940 [...]
Memorial Poppies Remembrance Day 2013 Wars are not about adventure or glory and they certainly aren't about poetry. They are about battles and people killing other people. War is a very nasty business. We should never forget those who gave their lives in war so that we could live in peace and freedom. By Malcolm Clough