Reforming and Rebuilding the US Army

The US Army emerged from Vietnam battered.

Happy 115th to One of the Greatest SOE/Resistance Leaders of WWII!

“None of us can change our yesterdays but all of us can change our tomorrows.”

~ Colin Powell

Invasion of France and the Low Countries 80 Years Ago

“Hitler has chosen a moment when, perhaps, it seemed to him that this country was entangled in the throes of a political crisis and he might find it divided against itself. If he has counted upon our internal divisions to help him, he…

Normandy Tour 2017

We recently returned from a fabulous trip to Normandy, touring the D-Day beaches and exploring the culture of the surrounding…

A Brave New World

Opening a new chapter in our travels with this arena of blogs, articles, photos, etc. We’ll play around a bit with it and see where it takes us! As always, it will be history and culture - focused. Let’s go on an adventure!

Fabulous Battle of the Bulge Tour!

In June, we enjoyed a wonderful tour exploring the WWII Battle of the Bulge! We had a fantastic group and (mostly) wonderful weather to explore the rugged and beautiful Ardennes region of eastern Belgium and Luxembourg. We spent a day on the northern “shoulder” from the initial fights at…