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In the summer of 2014, Bernard Jordan (Michael Caine) made global headlines. He had staged a 'great escape' from his care home to join fellow war veterans on a beach in Normandy, commemorating their fallen comrades at the D-Day Landings 70th anniversary.
It was a story that captured the imagination of the world as Bernie embodied the defiant, 'can do' spirit of a generation that was fast disappearing. But of course, it wasn’t the whole story. It was an inspirational but sanitised retelling of one man’s need to come to terms with the lasting trauma of war.
Bernie’s adventure, spanning a mere 48 hours, also marked the culmination of his 60 year marriage to Rene (Glenda Jackson).
The Great Escaper celebrates their enduring love but always with an eye to the lessons we might learn from the Greatest Generation.
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To celebrate the release of The Great Escaper, we’ve created a bespoke battlefield tour which follows Bernard’s story from Portsmouth to the beaches, examining the key Naval operations for Operation Overlord. Travelling in the company of a Specialist Guide and like-minded others, visit the D-Day Experience Museum in Portsmouth, see Sword Beach where Bernie served with the Royal Navy on D-Day, pay your respects at the fascinating collection of WW2 artefacts.
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D-Day Landings in Normandy
4.6
134 reviews
Join our specialist guides on an awe-inspiring journey learning about the Normandy landings, a turning point in WW2, on this impressive tour.
- 3 or 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
- Specialist Battlefield Guide
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All Quiet on the Western Front
4.7
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Witness the major WW1 battlefields of Flanders and France on this ideal introductory battlefield tour visiting Ypres, The Somme and Menin Gate.
- 3 or 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
- Specialist Battlefield Guide
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Battle of the Bulge
4.8
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Travel with us to understand Hitler's last gamble in the West: the Battle of the Bulge. Today, the largest WW2 battlefield in Western Europe.
- 3 or 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
- Specialist Battlefield Guide
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Air War Europe: Colditz, Dambusters & the Great Escape
5.0
14 reviews
Join our tour focusing on the air war of WW2, where the RAF Bomber Command took the conflict to the heart of the enemy above Europe.
- 8 nights hotel with continental breakfast
- Specialist Battlefield Guide
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Operation Market Garden
4.1
12 reviews
On this tour, we follow the ill-fated Operation Market Garden along their original route as we head to the key areas of the WW2 offensive in Belgium and the Netherlands.
- 3 or 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
- Specialist Battlefield Guide
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Dunkirk & Fortress Europe
4.6
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Join us as we learn about the Retreat to Dunkirk, evacuation from the beaches, and construction of the Atlantic Wall bunkers and V-Weapons.
- 3 or 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
- Specialist Battlefield Guide
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All Quiet on the Western Front for Solo Travellers
4.8
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We visit the key sites of Ypres, The Somme, Arras and the Vimy Ridge on this introductory tour of WW1 on the Western Front in Belgium and France.
- No single supplement and sole use of your own room
- 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
- Specialist Battlefield Guide
- Travel by Luxuria coach
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One of the darkest chapters of the 20th century, join us on a journey of Remembrance as we look into heart-wrenching stories of the Holocaust.
- 11 nights hotel with continental breakfast
- Specialist Historical Guide
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Take an in-depth look at the Holocaust, one of the darkest aspects of WW2, as we visit Auschwitz and Kraków on this emotive tour.
- 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
- Specialist Historical Guide
- Return flights to Kraków with hand luggage allowance
- Airport transfers in Poland
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On this fascinating tour, we look at the story of Belgium in the Second World War and the so-called ‘Secret Army’, the Belgian Resistance.
- 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast & 2 evening meals
- Specialist Battlefield Guides
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Join us as we commemorate Armistice Day in Ypres. See the Menin Gate, Tyne Cot and Langemarck German Cemetery on this battlefield tour in Flanders Fields.
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Follow the iconic actions of British Commandos including heroic battles like Operations Jubilee and Chariot, as well as D-Day.
- 6 nights hotel with continental breakfast
- Specialist Battlefield Guide
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Discover the wartime history of France from defeat in 1940, to Occupation and Resistance, as well as the dark chapters of the Holocaust.
- 6 nights hotel with continental breakfast
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Join us on a tour of the Italian Battlefields and take a look at some of the most iconic battles such as the landings at Anzio and the fighting for Monte Cassino.
- 11 nights hotel with continental breakfast
- 9 evening meals
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Gallipoli Battlefields by Air
4.0
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Visit the haunting Gallipoli battlefields of 1915, located in Turkey, and visit key WW1 sites and memorials on this in-depth tour.
- 6 nights hotel with continental breakfast
- 5 evening meals
- Specialist Battlefield Guide
- Return flights from Heathrow to Istanbul with one checked-in suitcase
- Airport transfers in Istanbul
- Air-conditioned coach travel
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This tour examines key sites from the Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, including Munich, Berlin, and the incredible Eagle’s Nest in Germany.
- 11 nights hotel with continental breakfast
- Specialist Historical Guide
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The year 1914 marked the outbreak of the First World War, travel with us to some of the forgotten battlefields in Belgium from the opening months of this mighty conflict.
- 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
- 2 evening meals
- Specialist Battlefield Guide
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Join this fascinating tour of the Battle of Waterloo to attend the anniversary of the battle.
- 3 nights hotel with continental breakfast
- Specialist Historical Guide
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Beer & Battlefields in the Ardennes
4.4
9 reviews
A new beer and battlefields tour looking at WW2 in the Ardennes, as well as visiting local breweries and the Leffe Experience!
- 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
- Specialist Battlefield Guide
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- Travel by Silver Service coach
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Visit significant locations to get an understanding of what medics, padres, nurses and soldiers did outside of the trenches during World War 1.
- 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
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Wartime Paris: Spies, Resistance and the Holocaust
4.2
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Joined by Paul Reed and Dr Victoria Humphreys, uncover the details of the Special Operations Executive in France on this new tour.
- 3 nights hotel with continental breakfast
- Two Specialist Battlefield Guides
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The U-Boat War: The Real Das Boot
4.8
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Take an in-depth look at WW2’s Das Boot as we head to Germany to look at the story of the U-Boats, visiting Wilhelmshaven, Kiel and Bremen.
- 6 nights hotel with continental breakfast
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Reims & Verdun
5.0
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Take a look at the ground fought over by the British, French and German Armies in Reims, combining with a visit to Verdun – an iconic WW1 site.
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Peenemünde, the Baltic Coast & Wartime Berlin
4.5
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Join us on a fascinating insight into Nazi Germany's 'secret weapons' of WW2, seeing where they were developed and first launched.
- 8 nights hotel with continental breakfast
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Combine a tour of the Battlefields of the Great War, with time at some of France's fantastic Christmas markets.
- 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
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Forgotten Battlefields of WW1
4.9
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This tour takes us off the beaten track as we discover the forgotten battlefields of WW1, covering the 1915 battles, Arras and Cambrai in 1917.
- 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
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Walking the Waterloo Battlefields
4.7
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Explore the historic battlefields of Waterloo, learning about the end of the Napoleonic Wars on one of our most popular walking tours in Belgium.
- 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
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In a new version of this popular tour, we travel to Spain and follow the battles and engagements of the army of Sir Arthur Wellesley, Lord Wellington, in the Peninsular War, battles popularised in the Bernard Cornwall’s ‘Sharpe’ novels.
- 10 nights hotel accommodation with continental breakfast and 8 evening meals
- Overnight ferry crossing with Brittany Ferries from Plymouth to Santander in an en suite inside cabin (meals at extra cost).
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The Battlefields of Belgium
4.5
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A great introductory battlefield tour looking at major battle sites across Belgium, from the Battle of Waterloo to its liberation in 1944.
- 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
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Panzers in The Ardennes
4.4
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Join us as we look at the Panzers and Tanks used in the Battle of the Bulge in 1944, seeing many on the battlefield today.
- 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast and 3 evening meals
- Specialist Battlefield Guide
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On this tour we walk the Ypres battlefields of World War 1, visiting the sites of the Ypres Salient and discussing the fighting that happened here in 1917.
- 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
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Our very popular and successful Silent Cities Tour, looking at the history and stories of the Great War Cemeteries in France and Flanders.
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Learn more about the bloody battles for the hedgerows of Normandy as we follow the GIs and paratroopers from the first shots to the breakout.
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Walking the D-Day Beaches of Normandy
4.8
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Walk with us on the Normandy D-Day beaches of WW2, seeing Sword Beach, the Omaha Beach defences and discover the British Airborne story.
- 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
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Discover key battlefield sites of the southern states of the USA, as well as visiting renowned museums relating to the American Civil War.
- 11 nights hotel
- Return flights to Atlanta with one checked-in suitcase, Airport transfers & Hotel porterage for 1 bag per person (Air tour only)
- Fully escorted in the USA by a Specialist Historical Guide
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Join us as we follow British and Commonwealth forces in WW2, in the journey they took liberating Normandy, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
- 6 nights hotel with continental breakfast
- Specialist Battlefield Guide
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The Somme Offensive
4.6
21 reviews
This fascinating tour takes an in-depth look at both familiar and lesser-known battlefield locations, covering aspects of 'the forgotten Somme'.
- 3 or 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
- 1 lunch at Ulster Tower
- 1 dinner at Le Tommy
- 2 evening meals (5-day tour only)
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Walking the Somme Battlefields
4.6
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Walk with us along the lanes of the Somme Battlefields as we look in depth at this iconic battle of WW1, seeing Bois Francais, Pals Memorial and more.
- 4 nights hotel with continental breakfast
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