Our Civil War historian Mark Bielski dives into the American Civil War on the most recent episodes of History with Mark Bielski, covering Antietam and developments leading up to the Civil War and the importance of the city of New Orleans to the Confederacy.
Listen to historian Mark Bielski live on The Donna Seebo Show this Tuesday, September 19 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EST, discussing his book Sons of the White Eagle in the American Civil War: Divided Poles in a Divided Nation.
On the August 30, 2017 episode of History with Mark Bielski, The Ghost Army Part II, author and filmmaker Rick Beyer returns to discuss in further detail the extraordinary deception soldiers better known as the Ghost Army.
As Stephen Ambrose said, “The past is a source of knowledge, and the future is a source of hope. Love of the past implies faith in the future.” In this spirit, director and historian Mark Bielski shares some interesting history happenings that occurred in the month of May during WWII, WWI and the Civil War.
I invite you to travel with us this year through the battlefields of Europe, the Pacific and the Civil War, and follow the trails of explorers in the American West. As you walk in the footsteps of America’s heroes, our historians will share the remarkable narratives of the events that have changed the course of …
Stephen Ambrose Historical Tours offers two American Civil War Tours each fall, Civil War: This Hallowed Ground and Civil War: Mississippi River Campaign. In 2017, for the first time, we will offer these two tours back-to-back on our Double Feature Civil War Tour: Eastern and Western Theatres.
We have finalized our tour dates for 2017! From WWII tours celebrating “The Greatest Generation” to Civil War tours visiting the battlefields of the North and South to historical tours following the path of America’s great explorers, Lewis and Clark, these are absolutely bucket-list experiences for history buffs.
Whether you are traveling to Europe on the Band of Brothers® Tour or D-Day to the Rhine Tour or in the United States on our This Hallowed Ground Civil War tour, fall can be an especially lovely time to year to take one of our historical tours. Among the highlights are moderate temperatures, often with bluebird skies, …