Battlefield Discovery

23/05/2026

Another great tour came to an end. From The Netherlands to the Eagles Nest, guiding a group of travellers on The National WWII Museum Tour. We explored Market Garden, the Battle of the Bulge, Operation Nordwind, the advance into Germany, the liberation of concentration and forced labour camps, and the capture of Berchtesgaden. A journey in the footsteps of this tv-famed parachute company, not only discussing their real experience but also the experience of all other allied soldiers in what Eisenhower called ‘the Great Crusade’ to rid Europe and the rest of the world of an evil regime. And with BoB actor Kirk Acevedo as special guest on board, sharing his experience and insights in the production of this epic mini-serie.

21/05/2026

The contribution of the UK and the Commonwealth often is underestimated and/or understated. But in reality it was both massive and pivotal. Please watch this clip by US historian Victor Hanson who explains 👇

15/05/2026

Today’s visit to Eagle’s Nest on The National WWII Museum Easy. Company Tour found the nest covered in clouds and snow.

14/05/2026

Former Concentration Camp Dachau Memorial Site. While the entire site is evocative, in my opinion the text on this wall sums it all up.

Visited today on a The National WWII Museum wwiimuseum Easy Company Tour.

12/05/2026

Visiting the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten on the The National WWII Museum wwiimuseum tour yesterday was extra impressive for many guests. Many adoptant families visited the graves they adopted there a few days before on 4 May, Dutch Remembrance Day, and placing flowers. It was a perfect example of the power and beauty of the Grave Adoption Program.

This program already started during WW2 and is still widely popular. All just under 8,300 graves and all 1,722 names in the Wall of the Missing are currently adopted. The waiting list for adopting a grave/name is so long that the average waiting time is about 7 years and coordinating foundation cannot accept new applications at current. A wonderful continuing ‘Thank you!’ by the Dutch to their liberators and appreciation of their sacrifice.

11/05/2026

And we’re off on another season touring with the The National WWII Museum wwiimuseum on their tours. A great way to not only follow the experience of a group of US paratroopers, famously depicted in HBO series but also to learn about the historical context and wider experience of US and other allied soldiers during .

04/05/2026

03/05/2026

Stoumont Station looking back east towards Stoumont. It was here on 19 Dec 1944 that a lone 90mm AA gun was placed and fired into German tanks of KG Peiper navigating the bend in the background. Two tanks were hit and stopped before the gun crew was forced to withdraw under heavy German small arms fire. This action bought just enough time for other US units to set up a strong blocking position a few hundred yards west, which would prove to be the furthest point of Peiper’s advance.

Yesterday, we visited this spot on a private tour for the The National WWII Museum wwiimuseum. The father of one of the guests was part of the gun crew and we brought the client to the very same spot where his dad helped stop the main attack during the Battle of the Bulge.

01/05/2026

Hello Clervaux! Just arrived in this beautiful Luxembourgish town to meet up with two clients form the US on a private ww2museum WWII Museum tour, following the footsteps of the father of on of them. The veteran in question was part of an AAA Gun Battalion which helped stopped KG Peiper’s advance during the Battle of the Bulge. The next few days we’ll follow his unit’s trail through NW Europe, Bulge onwards.

01/05/2026

The past two days around Arnhem were stellar, guiding a group of nine English gentlemen on behalf of In The Footsteps Tours. All very highly interested and asking great questions. The story of Arnhem and Market Garden in a broader sense remains to this day a complex one and fraught with myth and misconceptions. But with that also one of the most interesting battlefields to visit.