Tag: d-day to the rhine tour

Historian Marty Morgan Advisor for New Call of Duty: WWII Video Game

We are proud to announce that our historian Marty Morgan was the historical advisor on the new Call of Duty: WWII video game that aims to redefine World War II for a new generation. As Glen Schofield, Co-Founder and Studio Head Sledgehammer Games, says, “There really is this respect and honor that you have to pay not only to the people but to the places. Marty was so important to this project because he gave us details to making the game and getting it right.” 

Ronald Drez’s New Book Predicting Pearl Harbor Released!

We are excited to announce that our historian Ronald Drez’s new book, Predicting Pearl Harbor, has just been released! Ron’s tenth book, is a fascinating story about General Billy Mitchell, the father of the U.S. Air Force. He predicted the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1923!

2017 Tour Dates Announced!

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.

D-Day: June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of WWII

If you are joining us on one of our D-Day tours — D-Day to the Rhine or Operation Overlord — we highly recommend you read Eisenhower biographer and World War II historian Stephen E. Ambrose’s seminal work, D-Day: June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II. This book will give you a deeper understanding of the battles of Omaha and Utah beaches from a first hand perspective of the men who fought, although as Dr. Ambrose said himself, “The best way to understand history is to study the places where it was made.”

Limited Space Available on Fall WWII and Civil War Tours!

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, …

We Have Launched a New D-Day Normandy Tours Website!

As a tribute to the soldiers who fought on D-Day, we have launched a new Stephen Ambrose D-Day Tours website. Our renowned D-Day to the Rhine Tour dates back to the 1970s, from the days when Stephen E. Ambrose was a history professor at the University of New Orleans (UNO). At the time, fellow faculty …

Tribute to D-Day Veteran Albert “Spoony” Sponheimer

We are delighted to post an article that was written by a former tour guest, Robert Anderson. He traveled with us on a our D-Day to the Rhine tour, when D-Day veteran and American hero Albert “Spoony” Sponheimer, Jr. joined us. As the article mentions, Spoony was originally from Seymour, Connecticut near Robert’s hometown of …