Military History and Battlefield Tours
All of our Military History and Battlefield Tours have been meticulously researched and are led by the foremost academic and military experts to deliver an all-encompassing experience that explores the tactics, circumstances and campaigns of each battle and delves into the perspectives of particular individuals and their contributions, trials and triumphs.
All of our forthcoming Scheduled Military History and Battlefield Tours are listed below.
Shells Exploding at a PicnicStarts 2nd September 2026 (12 days)
Traveling the length of Norway, we visit: Tromso for the Tirpitz sinking and (hopefully) Northern Lights; the naval and land battles at Narvik; the Odderoya fortresses protecting Kristiansaand; the audacious sabotage of the Telemark hydro-electric power plant and Oscarborg fortress island that defends Oslo.View Tour Details
The American Civil War: Eastern Theater TourStarts 13th September 2026 (13 days)
Our 12-day tour is set amidst picturesque American countryside which, at this time of year, will be resplendent in early autumn colours: the scenic Shenandoah Valley, the mighty James River and a wealth of National Parks.View Tour Details
Italy During the First World WarStarts 16th September 2026 (6 days)
Whilst the Italians prevaricated over whether to join the Entente powers in their struggle against the Central Powers, the Austro-Hungarians set about fortifying their Alpine borders.View Tour Details
Wellington in SpainStarts 17th September 2026 (8 days)
Often referred to as the 'classic' Peninsular War tour, this eight-day battlefield tour visits some of Wellington's most notable battles and sieges during the period 1809 – 1812.View Tour Details
Operation HuskyStarts 25th September 2026 (7 days)
1943 was a difficult year for the Allies. America was still not at full capacity industrially and she was still learning on the battlefield. The British Empire, on the other hand, was under assault in the Atlantic and from the air whilst her victory in N Africa had done little to convince the battered Soviets that she was sacrificing enough.View Tour Details
Walking AusterlitzStarts 26th September 2026 (6 days)
A curated expert led walking tour tracing Napoleon’s 1805 campaign of pursuit, manoeuvre culminating with two whole days exploring the battlefield of Austerlitz.View Tour Details
Walking WaterlooStarts 2nd October 2026 (4 days)
Waterloo is a fascinating but complex battlefield and the key to understanding it is ‘reading’ the ground from a soldier’s perspective.View Tour Details
Sharpe's RiflesStarts 12th October 2026 (6 days)
This tour, inspired by Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe novels, and based on contemporary diaries, takes us to some lesser known but beautiful parts of the Iberian Peninsula as we follow the legendary 95th Rifles in their flight against Napoleon.View Tour Details
D-Day: Operation OverlordStarts 15th October 2026 (5 days)
On the morning of Tuesday 6th June the largest amphibious invasion in history breached the defences of the Atlantic Wall, opening the way for the Second Front and contributing to the final defeat of Hitler's Third Reich.View Tour Details
Fortress MaltaStarts 4th November 2026 (8 days)
This is a wonderfully varied and scenic tour of Malta – a tiny island with a warm welcome and proud military heritage including probably the greatest concentration of military fortifications in Europe.View Tour Details
The Ultimate Zulu War TourStarts 14th November 2026 (14 days)
A fascinating study of the Anglo-Zulu War over the little-changed ground and all set amongst spectacular scenery still populated by Zulu tribes and an abundance of wildlife.View Tour Details
The Vietnam WarStarts 27th December 2026 (15 days)
This tour visits some of the most notable battlefields and key locations of the French and American wars in Vietnam, offering sometimes harrowing insights into how both sides fought and lived in the hostile jungle environment.View Tour Details
The Fall of Singapore and the Death RailwayStarts 28th February 2027 (13 days)
This extensive tour to the three countries of Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand examines the personal, national and imperial agony and humiliation that resulted from the lightening Japanese conquest.View Tour Details
MacArthur and the Battle for The PhilippinesStarts 5th March 2027 (13 days)
An exploration of Douglas MacArthur's masterly six-month campaign of manoeuvre which fulfilled his promise to “return” and liberate the Philippines.View Tour Details
The Ultimate Zulu War TourStarts 6th March 2027 (14 days)
A fascinating study of the Anglo-Zulu War over the little-changed ground and all set amongst spectacular scenery still populated by Zulu tribes and an abundance of wildlife.View Tour Details
Normandy: Conquerors, Liberators and ArtistsStarts 11th April 2027 (9 days)
Discover Normandy’s rich history, from William the Conqueror to the D-Day landings, alongside its artistic legacy in Giverny and Honfleur. A journey through war, heritage, and inspiration.View Tour Details
The American Civil War: Western TheaterSpring 2027 (12 days)
Whilst the American Civil War seemed to ebb and flow in the east during the years 1862 – 1864, in the west it took the form of a gradual, systematic Federal march southwards.View Tour Details
Operation MaritaStarts 26th April 2027 (8 days)
From the Metaxas Line along the Bulgarian border, travel the length of central Greece following the fighting withdrawal of ‘W’ Force in the face of the German advance to Corinth passing though iconic scenery and legendary battlefields of the past such as Thermopylae and Marathon.View Tour Details
Liberation! From Normandy to the RhineStarts 3rd May 2027 (10 days)
On this 9-night, 10-day tour we follow the advance of US armies from the beaches of Normandy through Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany, exploring the dramatic story of America’s fight against Hitler’s Fortress Europe from D-Day to the surrender at Reims.View Tour Details
Wellington Over the PyreneesStarts 8th May 2027 (9 days)
The most spectacular of Peninsular War tours, this tour will have you standing on the crest of The Pyrenees gazing into verdant France just as did Wellington’s men after 5 years of hard slogging across barren and hostile Spanish terrain. It’s real tour de force which explains the most complex of battles and operations that took place between June 1813 and the end of the War in April 1814.View Tour Details
The Spanish Civil WarStarts 13th May 2027 (8 days)
Sometimes seen as a ‘dress rehearsal’ for World War Two the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) was a viscerally fought contest between the two ideological fault-lines of early twentieth-century Spain: Nationalism and Republicanism. This 8 night and 9-day tour traces the war’s major sites and offers a brilliant insight into the conflict and its continuing ripples throughout modern SpainView Tour Details
The Lost LegionsStarts 2nd June 2027 (6 days)
The tragic story of the loss of three Roman legions in the Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD has for centuries captured the imagination of historians and travellers alike. This intrepid tour leads us into the borderlands of ancient Rome as we follow in the footsteps of the hapless Quinctilius Varus and his men as they make their last foray across the Rhine. We visit roads, forts and museums before arriving at the climactic battle site itself.View Tour Details
The Holocaust in the Baltic StatesStarts 2nd June 2027 (6 days)
The plight of the Jews in Latvia and Lithuania, the atrocities in Riga, Kaunus and Vilnius, the suffering in the ghettos and the mass shootings at Paneriai and Rumbula Forest. Learn about armed Jewish resistance groups and the Japanese vice-consul who saved over 5,000 Jewish lives.View Tour Details
Wellington in PortugalStarts 10th June 2027 (8 days)
During the years 1808 – 1811, the forces commanded by Sir Arthur Wellesley successfully repulsed three French invasions of Portugal.View Tour Details
Journey's EndStarts 10th June 2027 (12 days)
This sweeping 12-day tour provides an excellent overview of the Western Front from Verdun in the east to Ypres in the west. The unique itinerary includes such iconic battle areas as Verdun, the Meuse-Argonne, Marne, Mons, the Somme and Arras which will put the whole war into perspective geographically, chronologically, strategically, tactically and technologically.View Tour Details
A Near Run ThingStarts 18th June 2027 (4 days)
This year our ever-popular Classic Waterloo Anniversary tour is scheduled to allow attendance at the largest re-enactment since the bicentenary weekend ensuring a plethora of re-enactors in period uniform on the battlefields. The tour covers the battles of Ligny, Quatre Bras and especially Waterloo itself. We stay in the historic Waterloo town, home to Wellington’s headquarters.View Tour Details
The Pale HorsemanStarts 24th June 2027 (5 days)
Travelling and walking through some of the finest English landscapes, we will try to understand how Anglo-Saxon kingship worked during this crucial period in English history as the most famous son of Wessex, Alfred the Great, fought for survival against his Viking enemies.View Tour Details
The English Civil WarsStarts 17th August 2027 (8 days)
This eight-day tour of England takes us to the scenes of all the major battles: Edgehill, Marston Moor and Naseby; the King’s capital of Oxford; the wonderful cities of York and Worcester; key fortresses and houses; and the sites of many other the key battles and sieges.View Tour Details
The Rise & Fall of Nazi GermanyStarts 8th September 2027 (9 days)
This tour traces the dramatic and harrowing story of the Rise and Fall of the Third Reich chronologically from its birth in 1919 Munich, to its bloody end in Berlin in 1945.View Tour Details
The Battle Of BritainStarts 10th September 2027 (6 days)
In the early summer of 1940, RAF Fighter Command was faced with desperate task of defending the United Kingdom against the might of the Luftwaffe. Vastly outnumbered during those frenzied months, nearly 3000 young men flew multiple daily sorties against the enemy but despite horrendous casualties they ultimately prevailed through inspirational leadership, professionalism, technological innovation and the dedication of a myriad of supporting ground crew.View Tour Details
A Rain of Ruin from the AirStarts 26th September 2027 (13 days)
Visit the battlefields of Okinawa, the atomic bomb sites of Nagasaki and Hiroshima, the Chiran Kamikaze base, historic Kyoto and Tokyo’s key sites.View Tour Details
William the ConquerorStarts 12th October 2027 (6 days)
Straddling either side of the English Channel this tour visits a plethora of battlefields, castles, abbeys and churches to tell the fascinating story of William the Conqueror and his victory at the Battle of Hastings in the year 1066.View Tour Details
The Pillars of HerculesStarts 13th October 2027 (7 days)
This unique 6-night and 7-day tour explores the remarkable history of the lands on both sides of the Straights of Gibraltar, site of the mythical Pillars of Hercules. Using a Gibraltar hotel as our base we explore the history of Gibraltar, Ceuta, Cadiz and Tarifa and a lot more in between! A tour through many layers of history – Carthaginian, Roman, Moorish, Spanish and British.View Tour Details
Fortress MaltaStarts 3rd November 2027 (8 days)
This is a wonderfully varied and scenic tour of Malta – a tiny island with a warm welcome and proud military heritage including probably the greatest concentration of military fortifications in Europe.View Tour Details
The Anglo-Boer WarsWinter 2028 (15 days)
This tour sees us study the two conflicts between the Afrikaners seeking independence and the freedom to maintain their unique way of life, and the imperial Forces of the British Empire during the height of the scramble for Africa.View Tour Details
Lawrence of ArabiaStarts 13th March 2028 (11 days)
This tour has it all! It has a fascinating subject in the shape of Thomas Edward Lawrence - a 26 year-old Oxford archaeologist, sent to Arabia in late 1916, where he became a liaison officer to Prince Feisal - and the rest, as they say, is history.View Tour Details
Paraguay and the War of the Triple AllianceSummer 2028 (11 days)
Expert led journey through Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina exploring the War of the Triple Alliance, its battlefields, fortresses, river systems and enduring historical legacy.View Tour Details
Echoes of BattleJune 2028 (5 days)
With an expert historian we tour Britain’s finest military museums, from London to Portsmouth, encountering iconic ships, tanks, aircraft and artefacts. The highlight is Tankfest at Bovington, with grandstand seating for dramatic re-enactments and displays.View Tour Details
The Baltic Crusades & Teutonic KnightsJuly 2028 (8 days)
A journey through the beautiful Baltic region to explore the remarkable story of the medieval Teutonic Knights and their attempts to bring pagan tribes to heel. Explore fortresses, battle sites, walled cities and wild landscapes to engage with this dramatic crucible of religion and culture.View Tour Details
The Mighty Masters of the AirJuly 2028 (5 days)
From their arrival in the UK in 1942 the Mighty Eighth Airforce launched hundreds of bombing raids against continental Europe becoming the largest air armada in history. Their capability was fearsome – able to send 2,000 heavy bombers and over 1,000 fighter planes on a single mission.View Tour Details
In The Footsteps Of Alexander The GreatSeptember 2028 (10 days)
After subduing the rebellious Greeks, Alexander the Great embarked upon a campaign against the Persians that took him to the edges of India in search of the end of the world. In doing so he created one of the largest empires of the ancient world and earned himself a place in legend. This dynamic tour offers you the opportunity to follow Alexander’s route through modern-day Turkey visiting some of the most emblematic sites of the young ruler’s campaign. All this set within the mise-en-scène of the idyllic Anatolian countryside makes this a perfect way to enjoy the narrative of the ancient world’s most celebrated military leaders.View Tour Details
Jacobites & BraveheartsStarts 19th September 2028 (8 days)
Scotland’s relationship with England has been turbulent since Roman times but never more so than at the turn of the 12th Century and during the mid-18th century when English and British hegemony were seriously challenged. Visit the sites where this fickle relationship has been so dramatically tested.View Tour Details
Lawrence of Arabia in Saudi ArabiaStarts 20th November 2028 (12 days)
A unique historical tour following the Hejaz Railway and the routes of Lawrence of Arabia, tracing the Arab Revolt across northwest Saudi Arabia. Travelling from Riyadh to Jeddah, the itinerary explores remote railway stations, desert forts, Nabataean tombs at Hegra, and historic cities including Medina and Yanbu, combining off-road exploration with exceptional archaeological and historical sites.View Tour DetailsMilitary History and Battlefield Tours - Future Planning
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1918: The Hundred Days1918 was a busy year on the Western Front. The first half of the year saw both British and French Armies on the back foot, close to collapse and reeling from what were to be the last German offensives before the entry of the USA into the war.View Tour Details
Anzio & Cassino 1944Anzio and Cassino bear the scars of war, with trenches, bunkers and rusted relics scattered across valleys and hills, from Cassino’s rugged heights to Nemi’s calm slopes where history still lingers.View Tour Details
Arnhem, Operation Market Garden and the Rhine CrossingsThis 6-day tour follows the dramatic story of Operation Market Garden and the costly attack then retreat by British airborne forces from a ‘Bridge too Far’. Moving towards the Rhine the tour then explores the subsequent Allied attempts to secure bridgeheads over the river and finishes at Remagen at the critical strategic crossing point at the site of the Ludendorff Bridge.View Tour Details
Austerlitz: Napoleon's MasterpieceWe spend a fascinating six days exploring the 1805 campaign from the Allied rear-guard actions in the Danube valley to battlefield of Austerlitz itself, which has changed little over the years, and where we will intermingle with the numerous participants preparing for the spectacular anniversary re-enactment that will be taking place near the actual battlefieldView Tour Details
Battling through the Norman BocageThis tour focuses on some of the most bitter and costly fighting of the entire north-west European campaign. It follows the routes taken by American forces as they smashed through the German coastal defences at Omaha Beach and thrust inland towards the key communications centre of St-Lô.View Tour Details
Custer and the Indian WarsFollow the last exploits of George Armstrong Custer as we travel through Sioux Country to the field of Little Bighorn with time to explore Yellowstone National ParkView Tour Details
Death of ChivalryHenry III’s rejection of the ‘Provisions of Oxford’, probably England’s first written constitution, to which he had paid lip service whilst raising much needed taxes.View Tour Details
Discovering the Western FrontVisits to battlefields such as Mons, Ypres, the Somme and Arras will put the whole war into perspective geographically, chronologically, strategically, tactically and technologically.View Tour Details
El Cid and the ReconquistaThe recovery of Spain from Moorish rule was a long and complex process. This tour starts at the beginning of the story by visiting the site of King Pelayo’s victory over the Moors at Covandonga in AD 722 and then follows the expansion of the kingdom he forged first in Oviedo.View Tour Details
Finland 1939When Stalin signed the Soviet non-Aggression Pact with Hitler's Nazi Germany in August 1939, Eastern Poland, Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania were annexed within the Soviet sphere of influence.View Tour Details
First & Last ShotsBy a poignant quirk of fate, British forces fired their first and last shots of the Great War in the Belgian city of Mons. Today, the first and last British casualties from 1914 and 1918 lie buried, together with their former German foes, in the remarkable St. Symphorien Cemetery.View Tour Details
Frederick the GreatThis wide-ranging tour of the battles and sieges of the War of Austrian Succession and Seven Years War in Europe takes us to some of the most evocative locations in the life of Frederick the Great and what we consider the best battlefield sites in the development of this consummate military genius.
Travelling through beautiful rolling countryside we experience warm central European hospitality and visit some less well-known, little-disturbed battlefields and fortresses to provide an almost perfect platform from which to demonstrate Frederick the Great’s tactical and strategical genius.View Tour Details
His Britannic Majesty’s Army in GermanyExplore the British involvement in Prussia and Hanover during the Seven Years War including the battles of Hastenbeck, Minden, Warburg, Korbach, Wilhelmstahl, Vellinghausen, Kloster Camp and Krefeld. We’ll also discuss the 1 BR Corps Defensive Area during the Cold War.View Tour Details
Imphal and KohimaAn in-depth exploration of the desperate fighting in and around Imphal and Kohima between the British 14th Army and the Japanese 15th Army which concludes with a tour of colonial Calcutta. Optional Clive of India extension to Plassey.View Tour Details
Ireland: from the Easter Rising to the TroublesThis 8-night and 9-day tour traces the bitter events of the twentieth century in Ireland from the fight for independence from the British state to the tragic consequences of partition in 1921. Travelling from Dublin and the south to Belfast and Derry in the north we explore the places connected with the fight for independence, Civil War and Troubles in the company of an expert historian.View Tour Details
Kaliningrad: Russia’s forgotten exclaveKönigsberg, the former capital of Prussia, home to the Teutonic Knights and the great philosopher Immanuel Kant, is today known by its Russian name, Kaliningrad.View Tour Details
Marlborough - The First ChurchillIt is no secret that Winston Churchill drew huge inspiration from his ancestor John Churchill, later the Duke of Marlborough, who is generally regarded as England’s finest commander and one of history’s great captains.View Tour Details
Medics and PadresBecause of its industrial nature, the number of casualties in the First World War was on a scale never seen before. However, if you were wounded in the Great War your chances of survival were high, that is if you could be evacuated into the casualty system quickly.View Tour Details
Mons and Le CateauThe well-trained army regulars and reservists of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) saw their first action of the Great War on the outskirts of Mons in Belgium on August 22nd 1914. The Kaiser disparagingly referred to them as ‘a contemptible little army’ and by late November they had been virtually destroyed. But in so doing they had succeeded in keeping the enemy both out of both Ypres and Paris.View Tour Details
Napoleon 1812A most comprehensive tour of the 1812 campaign which incorporates the dramatic re-enactment of the legendary battle of Borodino and journeys deep into rural Russia to discover the battles, skirmishes and legends of the armies of Napoleon and Kutusov during their epic struggle of that year.View Tour Details
Napoleon 1812 & Hitler 1941-44Belarus has seen its fair share of invading forces during Napoleon's invasion of 1812 and again some 130 years later the country suffered the ravages of both German and Russian invaders...View Tour Details
Napoleon in GermanyAfter his disastrous campaign in Russia, Napoleon abandoned his army before Vilna on 5 December 1812 and returned to Paris to raise a new army. In less than 5 months he was back in Germany at the head of a new, but inexperienced army of some 200,000 men.View Tour Details
Napoleon in ItalyIn 1796, Napoleon transformed a broken army into a victorious force, defeating Austrians across northern Italy and forging the legend that would define his rise.View Tour Details
Napoleon on the DanubeA comprehensive tour of Napoleon’s 1809 Danube campaign from Bavaria to Vienna culminating in the battle of Wagram and the final battle at Znaim.View Tour Details
Napoleon's ParisParis is a city inextricably linked with the glories of the Napoleonic era and provides the centrepiece of this most appealing of tours. Exploring places that would have been so familiar with L'empereur this tour provides an excellent insight into the life of the man himself and his era. Visits include the museums of the Legion of Honour and Les Invalides; the tombs of Napoleon and his brother Joseph in the Eglise du Dôme; and the remarkable chateaux of Fontainebleau and Malmaison.View Tour Details
Nepal and the GurkhasThis unique and insightful tour explores the culture and geography of Nepal with an emphasis on the British Gurkha connection and is led by retired Gurkha officer Maj Gordon Corrigan.View Tour Details
Operation BarbarossaFollow the advance of Army Group North, in particular the actions fought by General Hoepner's Panzergruppe 4 from Memel through Kovno and Dvinsk to armoured clashes at Ostrov, the intense fighting around Pskov and the terrible siege of Leningrad.View Tour Details
Operation MercuryOperation Mercury is the fascinating story of a high-risk operation fought across a stunning Mediterranean landscape. Follow these hard-fought actions along the dramatic coast lines of Crete and through its mountainous interior.View Tour Details
Poland in the Second World WarThis 9-night and 10-day tour traces the dramatic course of the Second World War in Poland and the country’s tragic fate between the pounding forces of Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia. From Gdańsk to Wrocław we trace the development of the Nazi and Soviet invasions and the brutal fate of the civilian population. The tour explores invasion, occupation, oppression and liberation as Poland remains unbowed.View Tour Details
Retreat to CorunnaThis tour encompasses all the major actions fought by Sir John Moore’s army: Sahagún, Benavente; Astorga, Cacabelos, Lugo and the last battle: that at Corunna.View Tour Details
Revolution! The American War of IndependenceOpposition to London’s insensitive colonial policies on taxation and governance provoked outright rebellion when British soldiers attempted to disarm Massachusetts patriots in April 1775. The colonies soon erupted and war eventually drove Britain from her American possessions.View Tour Details
SalonikaAn exploration of one of the least visited and much overlooked campaigns of the First World War. Based in the quiet and untouched area of northern Greece and just over the border in North Macedonia, the early spring will make for a pleasant, rustic and fascinating tour.View Tour Details
SarajevoOn 28th June 1914 in Sarajevo, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, were shot dead by Serbian nationalists. The outcome was a European-wide mobilisation.View Tour Details
Sepoys and GeneralsBy combining our Indian Mutiny and Wellington in India tours into one trip, you will be spending over three weeks visiting some of the most iconic sites and scenery the country has to offer.View Tour Details
The Anglo-Zulu and Anglo-Boer WarsBy combining our Anglo-Zulu Wars and Anglo-Boer Wars tours into one trip, you will be spending three weeks visiting some of the most iconic sites and scenery the country has to offer.View Tour Details
The Austro-Prussian War 1866Over the course of a week in the high summer of 1866 the Prussian Army decisively defeated the Austrian-led German Confederation in a series of five preliminary clashes and the climactic battle of Kőniggrätz in Bohemia.View Tour Details
The Battle for BerlinThe Battle for Berlin was the decisive action that eventually bought an end to the war in Europe. The tour will focus on the fierce and bitter action from the point when the Red Army crossed the Oder River into Germany to the eventual fall of Berlin.View Tour Details
The Battle Of The BulgeAn exploration of the German Ardennes Offensive that American and British forces brought to an end amidst challenging December conditions. The tour brings to life the decisions of commanders under extreme pressure and the experiences of soldiers and civilians in desperate circumstances. Timed to coincide with the annual ‘Nuts’ weekend, there will be plenty of reenactors and working period vehicles on-hand to create a truly atmospheric tour.View Tour Details
The Battle of VerdunAn immersive exploration of Verdun and its environs, the scene of the bloodiest battlefield on the Western Front. Straddling the River Meuse, the dominant terrain provides numerous dramatic vistas from which to gain a comprehensive appreciation of the pivotal events of this fight of attrition.View Tour Details
The Battles for DunkirkWhen Hitler’s panzers reached the French Atlantic coast at Noyelles-sur-Mer on 20th May 1940, just ten days after the launch of the Blitzkrieg in the West, it appeared that the fate of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) was sealed. But was it?View Tour Details
The Battles of the Marne and AisneOn this tour we visit farms and villages where Sir John French defeated the German advance in 1914, the battle ground of the Chemin des Dames and Champagne sectors boasting bunkers, caves and ghost villages from 1915-18, and the well-preserved Belleau Wood commemorating the epic fight by US Marines in 1918.View Tour Details
The Bloody Fight for Italian IndependenceAn exploration of the fierce battles fought for Italian Independence in 1859 and 1866 during which we travel from Milan to the Quadrilateral around the Lake Garda.View Tour Details
The Burma Campaign 1942-1945Combining the beauty, mysticism and wonder of Myanmar with the dramatic history of the Burma campaign against the Japanese from 1942-45.View Tour Details
The Doughboys Turn the TideA tour of the major battlefields fought over by the American Expeditionary Force from 1917 to 1918 featuring the St Mihiel Salient, Meuse-Argonne, Fismes, Chateau-Thierry and Belleau Wood.View Tour Details
The Eastern FrontThe defence of Moscow, the siege of Stalingrad and the battle of Kursk - three of the most pivotal events of the Second World War.View Tour Details
The Eastern Front: Baltic StatesIn World War Two the Baltic states became the battleground for the tectonic clash between the Nazi and Soviet empires. Suffering under occupation by both sides these small countries ended the war within the Soviet zone and didn’t regain their independence until the 1990s.View Tour Details
The End in ItalyNow’s your chance to visit the neglected battlefields which made up Kesselring’s last line of defence. If you have a grasp of Sicily, Salerno, Cassino and Anzio - or perhaps you’ve already visited them - this tour makes the perfect epilogue to study those who dodged D-Day!View Tour Details
The English Civil WarsThis eight-day tour of England takes us to the scenes of all the major battles: Edgehill, Marston Moor and Naseby; the King’s capital of Oxford; the wonderful cities of York and Worcester; key fortresses and houses; and the sites of many other the key battles and sieges.View Tour Details
The First Sikh War 1845-46 & Indian Hill StationsIn 1842 the disastrous and humiliating campaign in which the British “were thrashed out of Afghanistan” ended, but it had severely damaged their reputation for invincibility in India and beyond.View Tour Details
The Franco-Prussian War 1870The Franco-Prussian War was the largest and most important war in Europe since Waterloo, changing the face of the continent for the next fifty years.View Tour Details
The French and Indian WarsWhen King George II granted tracts of land to the Ohio Company in 1749 it brought the British in to direct conflict with the French who were intent on maintaining their hegemony in the Ohio Valley.View Tour Details
The Gallipoli CampaignA comprehensive tour featuring visits to S, V, W, X and Y beaches, Cape Helles, Gully Ravine, Bigali, Ephez, ANZAC Cove, Gaba Tepe, Kumkale and Suvla Bay. A thorough tour of Troy and an exploration of Istanbul’s Sultanahmet and fabulous military museum.View Tour Details
The Hundred DaysShortly after his first abdication, in an emotional farewell to his Old Guard at Fontainebleau on 20 April 1814, Napoleon departed for exile on Elba. But less than a year later, in what became known as ‘The Hundred Days’ he was back in Paris.View Tour Details
The Hundred Years WarA fantastic opportunity to explore this major conflict of the medieval era visiting battle sites, engaging museums, castles, cathedrals and ancient buildings. This tour will give you a flavour of the period when England and her neighbour fought a nationalistic struggle spanning decades and leaving some of the most celebrated and evocative battle sites in English history.View Tour Details
The Indian MutinyFor a time British power in India – the jewel in the British Empire crown - hung by a thread. With so much at stake on both sides, it was a near run thing, with bravery and treachery in equal measure, and larger-than-life characters on each side.View Tour Details
The Korean WarWhen the Japanese army in Korea surrendered at the end of WW2, the Allies agreed that those surrendering north of 38th Parallel would do so the USSR and those below it to the USA.View Tour Details
The Last Welsh RebellionA fabulous tour through the dramatic scenery of Wales that explores the magnificent castles of Edward I and follows the exploits of Owain Glyndŵr, the last true-born Prince of Wales, as he fights for an independent country.View Tour Details
The Liberation of Mainland Italy 1943-45As a sequel to our Operation Husky: The Allied Invasion of Sicily tour we follow the US 5th and British 8th Armies northwest up the peninsular through the Gustav and Gothic Lines. From the beaches of Salerno and Anzio to Cassino, the Coriano Ridge and the crossing of the Senio, we trace the progress of the Allies in the face of tenacious German resistance, as they move towards the liberation of Italy.View Tour Details
The Lords of the NorthOn this 4-night and 5-day tour we explore the sites connected with the Viking, Saxon and Early Christian history of England’s north-east. Travelling by coach through the ancient Kingdom of Northumbria we learn about the origins of the kingdom and the bitter fight against Viking incursions. This is set against the development of Christianity in the area and the lives of Cuthbert, Aidan and Bede.View Tour Details
The MarathasWe look at the 19th century rise and fall of the Maratha Empire as it challenged that of Mughals only to be thwarted by the British. We explore a wealth of stunningly located fortresses, palaces, temples and battlefields in the modern-day states of Maharashtra, Uttar and Madhya Pradesh.View Tour Details
The Monmouth RebellionOn this tour we follow the desperate gamble of the illegitimate son of Charles II from his landing at Lyme Regis to the last pitched battle on English soil at Sedgemoor including the skirmishes at Bridport, Axminster, Keynsham and Philips Norton.View Tour Details
The Peninsular War In Southern SpainThis tour takes us to some of the most elegant and historic locations in all Spain including Seville, Cordoba and especially Cadiz - Spain’s most cosmopolitan city in the Napoleonic period, her main naval base, and the destination of treasure ships inbound from the Americas.View Tour Details
The War PoetsThe War Poets created some of the most powerful expressions of the human realities of the Great War which were instrumental in leading to a fundamental re-appraisal of the utility of war after the armistice and have moved generations of readers ever since.View Tour Details
The Ypres Salient War PoetsTo partner our 'Words, Music and Landscapes' War Poets tour, this new four-day tour combines history, literature and art to give an insight into the infamous Ypres battlefieldView Tour Details
Tunnellers on the Western FrontSimon Jones, acclaimed author of ‘Underground Warfare 1914-18’, has conducted painstaking research into this little-known aspect of the Great War to create this tour especially for TCE.View Tour Details
Vestibule of HellIn early August 1944 both sides were approaching the endgame in the battle of Normandy. The Allies’ effort finally broke the stalemate around Caen and gave the opportunity to encircle the Germans, but not without cost.View Tour Details
Walking The PeninsulaOn this unique walking tour through Portugal and central Spain, we aim to show you a representative cross-section of the most attractive countryside and best-preserved battlefields fought over by Wellington’s Anglo-Portuguese Army in the Peninsular War – and from a perspective that few tourists see.View Tour Details
Waterloo: AnniversaryVisit all the major battlefields and actions of the campaign: Sambre crossings, Quatre Bras, Ligny, Wavre and WaterlooView Tour Details
Wellington in IndiaThe 28-year-old Colonel Arthur Wellesley left England in command of the 33rd Foot and arrived in India in 1797. He swiftly established his innate ability and campaigned in the Mysore and Mahratta Wars, returning to England as a major general eight years later. This is a very special tour which traces the sites associated with the Master's time in India.View Tour Details
Wellington's Eastern FrontBased on Nick Lipscombe’s book ‘Wellington’s Eastern Front’, this six day tour looks at the ebb and flow of Suchet’s campaign on the east coast of Spain and Wellington’s strategic response to that threat. The tour visits some of the most picturesque and vibrant parts of Spain.View Tour DetailsAll of our tours are accompanied by an experienced expert guide and a dedicated tour manager who will arrange and address all of the organisational headaches that arise, leaving you free to focus on the often poignant experience and engage with your guide as they bring the battles and sagas to life. Where possible, we will stay in 3, 4 and 5 star hotels.