85 U S A ( To l l - f r e e ) 1- 877- 381- 2 9 14 E m a i l inf o@the culturalexperience.com XXX! XXX Second World War XXX XXX ARNHEM & OPERATI ATI A ON ON O MARKET GA RKET GA RKET G RDEN XXX RDEN XXX A bRIDGE TOO XXX TOO XXX F XXX F XXX A XXX A XXX FA F XXX F XXX A XXX F XXX R XXX R XXX 8 – 11 August 2019 8 – 11 August 2019 8 – 11 August 2019 8 – 11 August 2019 8 – 11 August 2019 8 – 11 August 2019 8 – 11 August 2019 8 – 11 August 2019 8 – 11 August 2019 4 days with Col Bob Kershaw with Col Bob Kershaw with Col Bob Kershaw Activity Level 2 Activity Level 2 ESSENTIALS Eurostar Standard Premier, 4 star hotels, buffet breakfast, 3-course dinner with drinks each evening, all entrance fees and expert guide throughout. Tour price: £1395 Single supplement: £170 Deposit: £150 Price without train: £1295 InAugust1944Pariswasliberated,symbolising a significant milestone in ending the war. However there was no time to rest on laurels and the allies planned another huge airborne offensive into the heart of Holland. The ffensive into the heart of Holland. The ff ultimate aim was to capture the five primary river crossing points that led to the Arnhem road bridge across the Lower Rhine. Failure to captureitdeniedtheAlliesentrytotheGerman industrial heartland of the Ruhr and meant the war would not be over by Christmas. Day 1 – J oe’s Bridge. Leave London St Pancras for Brussels via Eurostar. Drive to Joe’s bridge on the Meuse-Escaut Canal to discuss the launch of ‘Garden’: the ground advance through the Valkensvaard tank ambushes to Eindhoven. Check in to our hotel in Eindhoven for one night. Day 2 – H ell’s Highway. We follow ‘Hell’s Highway’ from the 101st(US) Airborne ‘Market’ drop zones across the Son Bridge to the 82nd(US) Airborne seizure of the bridge at Grave. We analyse the assault river crossing of the massive Waal Bridge at Nijmegen and the tenacious defence of its citadel by the 10th SS. Continue to Arnhem and check in to our hotel for two nights. Day 3 – Arnhem: the assault. We explore the 1st airborne Division landings west of Arnhem and its attempts to reach the bridge across the lower Rhine. We examine and walk the capture and heroic defence of the Arnhem bridge by 2 Para, against overwhelming attacks by SS infantry and panzers. Day 4 – T he Oosterbeek ‘Cauldron'. We visit the Hartenstein 1st Airborne Division headquarters and Airborne Museum and discuss the tenacious British defence of the epic airborne perimeter. We then move down to the Lower Rhine to cover the forlorn hope of the Polish parachute landings at Driel and the British evacuation across the river. After lunch wedrivetoBrusselsforourearlyeveningreturn Eurostar to London St Pancras. This ‘Soldiers’ Experience’ tour follows the Market Garden Corridor - 'Hell's Highway' to Arnhem, and describes what it was like to experience a German tank ambush on the road to Eindhoven at Valkensvaard, and the American parachute coup de main parachute assault on the Grave Bridge. The brutal fight for the massive road bridge across the Waal at Nijmegen is brought to life from the perspective of the SS defenders of the Nijmegen citadel. Hear of the nail-biting river crossing by American paratroopers, under intense fire, with only plywood and canvas boats. Sgt Robinson's daring Sherman tank rush at the bridge, despite its obvious preparation for demolition, is described from the perspective of both sides. Finally we hear the heroic story of British Paratroopers at Arnhem and learn why it became a ‘bridge too far’. Airborne soldier-historian Robert Kershaw is the leading UK authority for the battle of Arnhem and internationally recognised as an expert for his books and research on D-Day, the Market Garden battles and the German Army in World War II and one of our most popular guides. “Well organised, clearly experienced and willing to go above and beyond to ensure a positive experience." Operation Market Garden