Visiting the Battlefields of the First World War

WFA-USA Webmaster Mike Hanlon at the Verdun Memorial

To serve our members, the WFA-USA will list upcoming battlefied travel opportunities as well as guides who are available for hire by groups or individuals. However, we do not recommend any of these tours or individuals nor can we accept any responsibility for such service as the traveler receives.

Upcoming Tours Announced:

2009

Dr. Mark Snell and Dr. Anders Henriksson of Shepherd University's History Department again offer an outstanding tour of Great War battlefields during November 21 – 29, 2009. These veteran tour guides will lead both students and other enthusiasts across Verdun, Champagne, St. Mihiel, and Meuse-Argonne battlefields. Details about this very affordable tour can be found at http://www.shepherd.edu/gtmcweb/tous.html. Or contact Denise at 304-876-5429 for more information or to reserve your space.

WFA and GWS Website Editor Mike Hanlon will be leading Valor Tour's first expedition to the Gallipoli Battlefields September 20-28, 2009. The naval action, the April 25th Landing Beaches, ANZAC Cove, Suvla Bay, and all the legendary battlefields like Lone Pine and Chunuk Bair will be visited. A local historian will present the Turkish view of the battle when we visit Mustafa Kemal's headquarters. Contact Mike for more information and a brochure at: greatwar@earthlink.net.

2010

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Battlefield Guides

David Heal's Private Tours

I have lived in Luxembourg for over 30 years. None of the World War I & II tours I am offering are on standard tourist office or coach outing tours. I lead all the tours myself.

Areas of Specialization: Battle of the Bulge; Nearby concentration camps; Luxembourg; German, French, US locales in St. Mihiel Sector; and 1914 sites in Belgium.

Contact for rates:

Tel/Fax: +352 331160
Email: healdav@vol.lu

Somme Battlefields

Much of our modern world can still be traced back to the First World War and its aftermath; and now that we no longer have direct personal anecdotes and eye-witness descriptions, we need to read and to explore the landscape of war for ourselves.

Area of Specialization: Somme Battlefields of 1916 and 1918. Our role has been to promote battlefield tourism to the general public and not to provide specific tour rates. However, a number of tour operators can be found referenced on our website to help people decide how and where to go to the Somme.

Website: www.somme-battlefields.co.uk

For small groups, tailored programs or quick departures, website editor Mike Hanlon is an experienced battlefield guide. Email him at: greatwar@earthlink.net. He is based in California, however, so travel to Europe needs to be factored into his expenses.

rev. 22 July 2009