TOUR BROCHURE

2021
Bringing history to life

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Table of Contents
Our Values – Commitment…………………………………………..1
Our Values – Reliability………………………………………..……..3
Our Values – Community…………..………………………………..5
Support our veterans……………………………………………………7
A message from our founder………………………………………..8
Our tour lines…………………………………………………….……….9
Tour activity levels……………………………………………………..14
Anniversaries and Special Events………………………………..17
WARS IN THE HOMELAND………………..……………….…19
Overview - A nation shaped by battle………..…..……21
9-day American Revolution Tour….……….……….……….….23
7-day American Civil War Tour - A Nation Tested
on a Budget….……….……….……….……….……….……….……..25
9-day American Civil War Tour - A Nation Tested….…….27
9-day American Civil War Tour - March to the Sea…..…..29
9-day American Civil War Tour - War in the West….…….31
WORLD WAR I ….……….……….……….……….……….……..33
Overview - The war to end all wars….….…….………..35
11-day Fields of World War I Tour….……….…….……….…..37
WORLD WAR II - EUROPEAN THEATER….…….…...39
Tours to Britain….……….…….……….….……….…….……41-46
Overview - The British bastion….……….…….….…….…41
8-day Britain at War on a Budget Tour….……….…….……..43
8-day Battle of Britain Tour….……….…….……….…….……..45
Tours to Normandy….……….…….…………….……….…47-64
Overview - The crusade for Normandy….…….….…..47
5-day Normandy Invasion Tour….……….…….……….……...49
5-day Normandy R&R Tour….……….…….……….…….………51
5-day Normandy Invasion Luxury Tour….……….…….……53
7-day Battle of Normandy on a Budget Tour….……….……55
9-day Battle of Normandy Tour….……….…….……….…….…57
8-day Normandy 77 Budget Tour….……….…….……….…….59
8-day Normandy 77 D-Day Tour….……….…….……….……..61
8-day Normandy 77 Luxury D-Day Tour….……….…….…..63
Tour to the Bulge….……….…….……….……..….…….…65-68
Overview - NUTS! – The Battle of the Bulge.….…..65
8-day Battle of the Bulge Tour.…….……….…….…….………..67
Tours to Germany.…….……….…….…….……….…...…..69-74
Overview - Rise and fall of the Third Reich.…….....69
9-day Germany at War on a Budget Tour.…….……….……..71
11-day Third Reich Tour.…….……….…….…….……….…….…73
Tours to Italy.…….……….………….……….…….…….…...75-80
Overview - The shadow of the Roman Empire..….75
8-day Italy at War on a Budget Tour.…….……….…….……..77
11-day Italian Campaign Tour.…….……….…….…….………..79
Tours to Central Europe.....…….……….……...….…...81-90
Overview - The troubled Center of Europe.…….….81
9-day Central Europe on a Budget Tour.…….……….……...83
11-day Central Europe Remembrance Tour.…….……….….85
11-day War in Poland Tour.…….……….…….…….……….……87
18-day Munich to the Wolf’s Lair Tour.…….……….…….....89
Tour to Russia.…….……….…….…….…………….…….…..91-94
Overview - Bleeding Russia.…….……….……...……….….91
11-day Eastern Front Tour.…….……….…….…….……….…….93
Combined Tours.…….……….…….…….……….…….…..95-120
Overview - Warriors from the skies.……...……….……95
12-day London to Normandy Tour.…….……….…….…….….97
15-day London to Normandy 77 Tour.…….……….…….……99
18-day London to Berchtesgaden Tour.…….……….……....101
21-day London to Berchtesgaden 77 Tour.…….……….…..103
9-day WW2 Bucket List on a Budget Tour.…….……….….105
11-day Beyond Band of Brothers Tour.…….……….…….….107
11-day Beyond Band of Brothers - R&R Tour.…….……….109
11-day Beyond Band of Brothers Luxury Tour.…….………111
14-day Beyond Band of Brothers 77 Tour.…….……….……113
11-day Normandy to the Bulge Tour.…….……….…….……..115
18-day Normandy to Berlin Tour.…….……….…….…….…..117
18-day Normandy to Krakow Tour.…….……….…….…….…119
WORLD WAR II - PACIFIC THEATER.…….……….….121
Overview - War against the rising sun.…….…...…..123
8-day Pearl Harbor Tour 80.…….……….…….…….……….…125
15(+1)-day Pearl Harbor to the Marianas 80 Tour.……...127
5-day Pearl Harbor Tour.…….……….…….…….……….……..129
8-day Guam, Saipan and Tinian Tour.…….……….…….…..131
12+1-day Pearl Harbor to The Marianas Tour.……..……..133
VIETNAM WAR.…….……….…….…….……….…….…….…..135
Overview - Vietnam: Hot spot of the Cold War...137
11-day Vietnam War Tour.…….……….…….…….……….……139
2021 Tour Calendar.…….……….…….…….……….…….…….…141
Frequently Asked Questions.…….……….…….…….………...145
Terms and Conditions.…….……….…….…….……….…….…..149
How to book your tour.…….……….…….…….……….…….….153
Sign-up form.…….……….…….…….……….…….…….………...154
 Commitment

Beyond Band of Brothers Tours brings history to life by

giving you the experience of a lifetime, and by honoring the
legacy of our heroes.

In the darkest days of the 20th century, our fathers and grandfathers fought in World
War II to protect our country and restore liberty to the world. Their fathers fought in
the Great War, the “war to end all wars.” Their fathers’ grandfathers, in turn, fought in
the Civil War, which first split and then redefined our nation. Their grandfathers rose
up and fought against the tyranny of the British Empire so that the United States of
America may exist today.

Our mission is to preserve the memory of these men and women, and to ensure that
future generations have the chance to learn about and honor the exploits of those
American patriots who fought and served in these conflicts that defined history.

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 Reliability

Beyond Band of Brothers Tours stands out from the crowd.

From our guaranteed departures to our secure payment
system, you are safe with us.

Beyond Band of Brothers Tours is a Better Business Bureau accredited business with
an A+ rating. The BBB determines this rating based on our performance, which they
monitor continually.

We encourage you to read what former passengers say about our guaranteed-departure
tours on the historytourreviews.com website.

Our secure payment system allows you to shop online with utmost confidence. We
accept all major credit cards, helping you earn rewards points, cash back or free airline
miles.

In short, you are safe with us!

As a tour operator based in the United States, we carry the mandatory surety bond in
five required states. Our Seller of Travel numbers are:

Florida: ST41755, Iowa: 1517,

Washington: 604380441,

Hawaii TAR: 7338, Hawaii AD: 1404,

California Seller of Travel Reg. No.: 2137010-5

Registration as a seller of travel does not constitute approval by the State of California.

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 Community

“From this day to the ending of the world, but we in it

shall be remembered; we few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
for he today that sheds his blood with me, shall be my brother.”

(Shakespeare: Henry V)

Although these words have made Easy Company famous through the HBO miniseries
Band of Brothers, we should never forget that WWII was not won by a single company
but by millions of dedicated men and women. In both World War I and II, as well as
in the American Civil War and beyond, brothers in arms fought side by side and made
history together. It is history that connects centuries, history that connects people and
history that sometimes repeats itself.

Our customers, the Beyond Band of Brothers community, are people who want to
build a stronger connection with the legacy of our nation, people who want to deepen
their knowledge of our shared history and who want to understand the events of the
past by gathering experiences first hand. These shared values are the initiator for the
camaraderie and friendship that characterizes our tours.

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 Join Beyond Band of Brothers in supporting
Forever Young Senior Vets
and make a veteran’s dream come true!
ED BACH
343rd Engineer, Italy
“The memories of war flooded back in
as if they had been written in my mind
in gold. It brought me such peace to
return to Italy after all these years
and honor the men that never made
it home. Thank you to everyone
who helped me return. It was a
fantastic trip. I’m truly appreciative.”
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Forever Young Senior Veterans is a 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization based in the Memphis, TN area that brings
honor, healing, and hope to military veterans of WWII,
as well as the Korean and Vietnam wars by granting
their unfulfilled dreams, returning them to the places
where they fought, and sharing their stories of sacrifice
with others.
In just over 10 years, Forever Young has been able
to honor over 2,000 veterans and grant more than
300 individual wishes. On 34 Trips of Honor to eight
different countries so far, WWII, Korea and Vietnam
veterans have found healing from the trauma of combat
in Washington D.C., Normandy, Bastogne, Anzio and
Pearl Harbor.
Beyond Band of Brothers has been a proud sponsor and
partner of Forever Young Vets since 2011. Today, we are
asking you to join us in making a difference in the lives
of our veterans. We can never truly repay them for their
service and sacrifices to our country, but we can give
back in a small way by donating to Forever Young and
making a veteran’s dreams come true.
Visit our website for more details on how you can
support our aging heroes!
CHARLIE HENDERSON VINCE ROWELL
449th Gas Supply Co. 29th Infantry Division, Omaha Beach
“It brought back a lot of memories, “This trip back to Normandy
a lot more than I was used to. It brought changed my life. Before I was
me back to how close I was with my barely even able to talk about the
comrades. And it was very war. Now I see my small role
encouraging to remember them. mattered in a big war. I am now
I always wanted to come back to speaking at schools and civic
Belgium and this is my complete organizations, telling my story.”
wish since 70 years ago.”
A message from our founder
DEAR HISTORY LOVER,
With each new tour season, we at Beyond Band of Brothers Tours strive to broaden our horizons to ensure that we are
meeting our travelers’ needs and desires. The continuous interest in our budget tour packages has led us to further
increase our offerings for those on a tighter schedule or a smaller budget and those who prefer more control over
culinary options. Our 7-day Battle of Normandy on a Budget Tour gives an extensive deep dive formerly only available
to passengers of all-inclusive tours. We are also starting our first budget tour
in the US with our 7-day A Nation Tested on a Budget Tour. For our history
buff passengers travelling with not so inclined partners, we have expanded
our R&R tour portfolio with a 5-day Normandy Invasion R&R tour, which
visits not only the major sites of the D-Day landings but also breathtaking
cultural sights, which were the favorite destinations of soldiers on their R&R
leave while serving in Normandy. For the first time, we also offer pre and post
season tour dates for those who are more flexible with their time. Finally, we
are very excited to take you to the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl
Harbor with our 8-day Pearl Harbor 80 Tour and our 15(+1)-day Pearl Harbor
to the Marianas 80 Tour, where we aim to attend the commemoration of this
momentous event that brought the United States into WWII.
Beyond Band of Brothers Tours has been the proud sponsor and partner of
Forever Young Vets for almost a decade, helping to grant the wishes of World
War II, Korea and Vietnam war veterans, taking them back to their former
battlefields. We can never truly repay our veterans for their service and
sacrifices to our country, but you can give back in a small way by donating
and making a veteran’s dreams come true. See the previous page and visit our
website for more details on this exceptional opportunity. We hope you will join
Beyond Band of Brothers Tours in supporting our aging heroes!
What sets us apart as America’s favorite historical tour operator is our dedication to ensuring your safety, security and
comfort. Because there is no minimum number of participants required, you won’t have to worry about your tour being
cancelled. All of our departures are guaranteed, which allows you to book your flights with confidence even far in advance.
Another difference Beyond Band of Brothers Tours offers is that our prices do not change with fluctuating gas prices and
exchange rates. All taxes and credit card fees are included, and we will never hit you with last minute hidden fees or extra
costs. Enjoy hands-on history, instead of lecture hall discussions. We maximize your time at historic sites, learning directly
from our local expert guides. With their extensive knowledge and first-hand experience, they bring the sites, battles and
stories to life for you.
This exciting brochure you are exploring is only the beginning. We respond quickly to interest and demand, so new
departure dates may be added after the publication of this brochure. Check in with us regularly for temporary special
promotions we offer throughout the year and keep up with all that is going on at bbob.com.
At Beyond Band of Brothers Tours, we truly believe that the places you visit have the power to change you. When you walk
in the footsteps of some of history’s greatest heroes, their spirit lives on in you, which is why we are dedicated to giving you
an unforgettable experience and bringing history to life.
Peter Gaal
Founder and CEO
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 Our Tour Lines AIRPORT TRANSFERS ON FIRST AND
LAST DAY OF TOUR
Relax after a long flight and ease your
At Beyond Band of Brothers Tours, we know that everyone is different with their own needs and preferences. mind knowing that your tour manager
Whether you are looking for a low-cost, short duration dip into history, a luxurious 5-star experience, a deep- will meet you at the airport on the first
dive into history or a balance between historical and cultural experiences, we have what you are looking for. day of your tour, avoiding extra navigating
There is one thing that is a given on all our tours – from the moment you book until you end your trip, we will and expensive taxi fares. Book your flight
always do whatever we can to make sure you have a great experience. for after the tour in line with the tour
departure time and we will arrange your
INCLUDED WITH ALL OUR TOURS included transfer to the airport.
We strive to provide a high level of quality with all our packages, which is why
we provide the following with all our tours.

ONLINE ACCESS TO PERSONALIZED MYTRIP ACCOUNT HIGH QUALITY MOTORCOACH TRANSPORTATION

MyTrip is your one-stop destination for all your tour documents, which
you can access online anytime and from any device. A short “to-do list”
with clearly defined deadlines guides you through tour preparation and
provides you with a place where you can relay vital tour information
to us while keeping personal information, such as flight itineraries and
passports secure and private. The “tour documents” section is your
online tour packet with everything you need before you go, from a list of
recommended reading right down to a packing list.
Ride in style in our motorcoaches complete with climate
control, video entertainment and extra leg room. Our skilled,
professional drivers maximize your tour time by navigating the
busiest highways and tightest country lanes, giving you more
time at sites and less time subjected to the inflexible scheduling,
delays and crowded areas that accompany public transport.

24/7 TOUR MANAGER FREE WI-FI ON BUS AND AT HOTELS ALL TAXES AND CREDIT CARD FEES

Our dynamic, knowledgeable tour managers are with you from your For those who want to stay connected, There are no hidden costs with Beyond Band of Brothers Tours.
arrival at the airport to departure on the final day. They proactively Wi-fi is available at all of our hotels and Your tour price (plus single supplement for solo travelers) is the
smooth the way for your entire tour experience. They are there with you on all of our buses, so that you can update total amount you will pay. We absorb all taxes, credit card fees
at your hotels, dining locations, tour sites and on your bus as you travel your friends and family about your trip of and surcharges.
from place to place. Their expertise and language skills enable them to a lifetime.
give you insider information at each place you visit. Our tour managers
stay alert and proactive about the safety and needs of each individual,
while bringing travelers of all ages together to make the tour group feel
like a family.

WELCOME DRINK AND TOUR

TOUR-ASSIST HEADSETS
We use the most advanced technology to provide
each of our passengers with the best experience
possible. Our tour-assist headsets allow you to
explore and roam each site without missing any of
the information from your tour guide. The device
has a range of 200 feet, so you can snap all the
pictures you want without missing out on the wealth
of information our guide is sharing.
PRICES AND DEPARTURES GUARANTEED ORIENTATION
You will not have to worry about your costs going up
unexpectedly. The prices we publish on our website First time to the region? New to our tours?
Traveling solo? A welcome drink and
and in the brochure never increase, regardless of
orientation before your first dinner will
economic events. Additionally, all of our departures
give you the chance to get your bearings
are guaranteed, meaning there is no minimum
and learn about what lies ahead on your
number of participants that need to sign up for a
journey. You can start to get to know your
given departure date. This means you can book your
fellow travelers; initiating the camaraderie
flight, put in for your vacation time at work, and rest
assured that your tour will definitely take place. and friendship that characterizes our tours.

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 HHH 1 GLASS OF BEER/WINE AT LUNCH AND DINNER
THREE-STAR BUDGET TOUR PACKAGES
Lunches and dinners offer a chance to taste some of
Average group size: 40-45 people
the local specialties. Whether it’s a unique brew or
Our Budget Tour Packages feature carefully planned and curated itineraries to ensure you get the full historical a renowned merlot that floats your boat, the 4-star
experience. These tours are designed at a lower cost with the added benefit of more time to explore on your all-inclusive tour packages make sampling a breeze.
own. These tours still include a 24/7 tour manager. Most entry fees are not included in the price, so you can
choose which programs and sites you would like to visit.

LOCAL EXPERT TOUR GUIDES

ACCOMMODATION
Our handpicked, trusted local guides are fluent in
You will sleep soundly each night at our 3-star hotel accommodations. These rooms are a bit English and expert historians, who deliver their
smaller than what you are used to in the US, but we do ensure that each hotel room has its
impressive wealth of knowledge, anecdotes, and
own well-appointed restroom with shower, in addition to a superior standard of cleanliness.
local insights with skill that shows their years of
Each morning begins with a basic breakfast buffet included at the hotel before heading out for ALL MUSEUM ADMISSIONS
research and experience. They always address
the day’s program. Please note, these 3-star hotels will not feature a pool or exercise facilities.
topics onsite so that you get to experience history Do not worry about availability, wait times, or
where it happened as they guide you to both ticket costs as all museum and site admissions
MEALS popular destinations and obscure locations only are pre-arranged and included in the cost of our
Aside from breakfasts at the hotels, meals are not the locals would know. all-inclusive tours.
included in our 3-star budget tours. Your tour in areas that offer multiple options for you to enjoy. This
manager will always be available to make suggestions will allow you to immerse yourself in the cuisine of the
from the local options, ranging from street food to region to the extent you want, while still maintaining HHHHH
fine dining restaurants. The tours will break for meals complete control over how much you spend. FIVE-STAR LUXURY TOUR PACKAGES
Average group size: 20-25 people

HHHH Indulge yourself with our upscale 5-star luxury tour packages, which allow you to make your trip truly
FOUR-STAR ALL-INCLUSIVE TOUR PACKAGES unforgettable. Enjoy unlimited drinks, unique flavors and fine dining at the best local restaurants then retire to
Average group size: 30-35 people your luxurious hotel room in the evenings and wake up refreshed for another day full of rewarding
historical exploration.
With our 4-star all-inclusive tour packages, we handle all the details of your tour, so you can focus on
experiencing this trip of a lifetime. Sit back and let us wine and dine you as you explore history with our
carefully planned itinerary, with all meals and entrance fees included. ACCOMMODATION
ACCOMMODATION UNLIMITED NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES You will sleep soundly in 5-star, luxury accommodations. These hotels
offer elegant, spacious rooms, equally impressive bathrooms, concierge
You will sleep soundly each night at our 4-star, first- You can enjoy as much soda, juice, tea and coffee
class accommodations. We even go so far as to arrange as you want with every meal without racking up service and a deluxe, lavish breakfast, making these hotels a stylish home
pre-check in for your group, allowing you to head an unexpected bill. Our 4-star all-inclusive tour base for your historical adventure. Our logistics staff works full time to
straight to your room after arrival. Every morning, a packages include unlimited refills on all non- coordinate with these trusted hotel partners to arrange everything from
full continental breakfast gives you insight into what alcoholic beverages, so you can bypass the European special advance requests to pre-check in for our groups.
the locals would typically eat in the morning. custom of no refills.

MEALS
MEALS
Our 5-star luxury tours include all
Our 4-star all-inclusive tours include all meals starting with first night’s
dinner through breakfast on the last day. Cut out the time and hassle meals, starting with first night’s dinner
of searching and rely on our experience arranging meals that give you through breakfast on the last day.
the highlights of local cuisines. Breakfasts are delicious and authentic, While efficiency is key at lunch, dinner
while the two-three course lunches and dinners are a mix of buffets and is a time to sit back and enjoy the
limited menu dining options. cuisine at the area’s finest restaurants.

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 UNLIMITED NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
You can enjoy as much soda, juice, tea, and
coffee as you want with every meal without
racking up an unexpected bill. Our 5-star
luxury tour packages include unlimited
refills on all non-alcoholic beverages, so you
can bypass the European custom of no refills.
LOCAL EXPERT TOUR GUIDES
Our handpicked, trusted local guides are fluent English-speakers and
expert historians, who deliver their impressive wealth of knowledge,
anecdotes, and local insights with skill that shows their years of
research and experience. They always address topics onsite so that you
get to experience history where it happened as they guide you to both
popular destinations and obscure locations only the locals would know.
Tour Activity Levels and Special Locations
All our tours are marked with an activity level icon, which corresponds to the descriptions here.
As every individual is different, please contact us directly to talk over the tour activity level if you have
any mobility concerns. You are responsible for judging your own capacity and ability to participate in
tour activities without delaying or infringing upon the progress of the trip or the other tour
participants. On all our tours, it is necessary for tour participants to be able to get in and out of the
bus on their own, which involves climbing 3-4 stairs.

UNLIMITED ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Lunches and dinners offer a chance to taste some of the local specialties. Do not
feel confined to the world of beer and wine, some of the areas we visit are well
known for their spirits or offer access to delights that are not available at home.
The limited use of a cane, walker or wheelchair may still allow you to participate in our tours,
although we ask our participants to be aware that requirements for disability accommodations are
different in Europe and the Pacific than in the U.S. We regret we cannot provide passengers with wheelchairs,
however we can store manual wheelchairs for those who bring their own, as long as a physically able
companion accompanies the tour participant to provide assistance.

ALL MUSEUM ADMISSIONS

1 – LIGHT
Do not worry about availability, wait times, or ticket costs as all museum and site admissions are pre-arranged
Engaging, yet relaxed schedule
and covered in the cost of our all-inclusive tours.

An engaging, yet relaxed schedule gives you some free time to rest and a chance to unwind
TOUR LINE COMPARISON after the flight. These shorter tours (5-8 days) take place in temperate climates during the
HHH HHHH HHHHH times of year we visit, minimizing adjustments to weather conditions. No distance walking

Average group size

Three-star Budget

40-45
Four-star All-inclusive

30-35
Five-star Luxury

20-25
is required to explore sites on these tours. For those with limited mobility, they are also the
easiest to navigate with a wheelchair or walker as most sites are wheelchair accessible. A good
1
Accommodation 3-star hotels 4-star hotels 5-star hotels example of this kind of tour would be the 5-day Pearl Harbor Tour, set in Hawaii’s sunny
Average room size 161-193 square feet 215-235 square feet 269-376 square feet
winter climate, with extra free time to explore and enjoy the sun at easily accessible sites.

All meals at the finest

Meals Breakfasts All meals
local restaurants

Non-alcoholic beverages - Unlimited Unlimited

1 glass of wine or beer /

Alcoholic beverages - Unlimited Shorter duration | Temperate climates |
meal

Welcome drink and tour orientation Yes Yes Yes No distance walking required
24/7 tour manager Yes Yes Yes

Local expert tour guides - Yes Yes

Tour-assist headsets Yes Yes Yes

Museum admissions Some Yes Yes

High quality motor coach transportation Yes Yes Yes 2 – MODERATE

Free Wi-fi on bus and at hotels Yes Yes Yes Full, yet relaxing days, some free time

Airport transfers on first and last day of tour Yes Yes Yes
On moderate tours we maximize your travel time with a full dawn to dusk schedule, including pockets of free
Access to personalized time. These medium-length tours involve a combination of continuous activity and exposure to new time zones,
Yes Yes Yes
My Trip account
climates, altitudes and large amounts of new information that can be physically and mentally challenging. Although
Prices and departures guaranteed Yes Yes Yes temperatures are usually mild, travelers should always be prepared with both rain gear and sun protection.
All taxes and credit card fees Yes Yes Yes

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 Walking distances of up to 5 miles on a daily basis, sometimes with stairs, steep hills,
The most challenging day will include 3-4 hours of standing and slow-medium paced
fields, or jungle-type terrain will be necessary in order to fully experience these historic
2 walking; most days will simply require short walks at multiple sites. Not all sites can be
fully accessed by wheelchair because of the natural terrain of untouched historic areas
sites. Wheelchairs and walkers are not suitable for these tours. The Italian Campaign Tour
is a good example, with climbing and long walking distances through ruins of Pompeii,
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such as battlefields, foxholes in the forest, beaches, and cobblestone streets.
Monte Cassino or San Pietro and other sites which are challenging.

Medium duration | Rain gear and sun protection suggested | Medium to long duration | Hydration, rain gear, and sun
Max 4 hours of slow-medium walking on most days | Limited protection is a must | Up to 5 miles of walking per day,
wheelchair and walker access at some sites including stairs, hills, and uneven surfaces | Includes many
sites and terrain not suitable for wheelchairs and walkers

3 – STRENUOUS SPECIAL LOCATIONS

Full days with some free time Despite the general tour activity level, some places on the itinerary may be more challenging then others.
This may be due to lots of stairs, strenuous walking involved or uneven terrain.
Strenuous tours have medium-long durations (10-21 days) with planned activities from Other places may only be visited on anniversary tours or strongly weather dependent.
breakfast to dinner and segments of free time along the way. Weather conditions can be Please check the itinerary of the tour for the following symbols.
more difficult, with heat and humidity that can affect travelers adversely as they adjust to
a new climate, altitude and time zone with lots of walking in the open. Many days involve
walking and standing for most of the day, often in areas without convenient resting places
and on rough surfaces such as battlefields or old city centers. We do not recommend the use
3 Arrival airport where you will be Departure airport where you will
of wheelchairs and walkers on these tours, as participation in the tour would be severely picked up at the start of the tour. be dropped off after the tour.
limited. Beyond Band of Brothers R&R tour is a good example of this type of tour, with
walks through old city centers, castles, and former concentration camps nearly every day.
Small, tight spaces, which may The visit is strongly dependent
induce claustrophobia in those on weather conditions, which
sensitive to it. can change even last minute
Medium to long duration | Hydration, rain gear, and sun
protection highly recommended | Up to 5 miles of slow-medium
The entry fee of the site is not Uneven terrain which is
walking most days with some uneven surfaces | Wheelchairs and included in the tour price inaccessible with a wheelchair.
walkers not recommended due to distances and terrain

Location with lots of stairs –

Lots of walking is required,
inaccessible with wheelchair and
which is physically demanding.
physically demanding.

4 – INTENSE
Full days with some free time

These tours are medium to long (11-21 days) with activity from breakfast to dinner including free time here and
there. Some tours are considered “Intense” simply because they are longer, which can be physically and mentally
tiring in a new environment. Because of the physicality of the tour, we encourage passengers to drink plenty of Transportation fare included in the price of the tour
water and gauge their own abilities carefully from day to day to know if they need to step out for a day to rest.

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 Anniversaries and Special Events
D-DAY 77TH ANNIVERSARY
Visiting Normandy during the commemoration is an unparalleled
experience. Tens of thousands of history buffs, re-enactors and grateful
citizens turn northern France into a celebration of honor, courage and
sacrifice. Demand for a place on our D-Day 77 Tours is extremely high,
so book early.
TOURS FOR THIS EVENT:
15-day London to Normandy 77 Tour May 27 - Jun 10, 2021
21-day London to Berchtesgaden 77 Tour May 27 - Jun 16, 2021
8-day Normandy 77 on a Budget Tour Jun 3 - Jun 10, 2021
8-day Normandy 77 Tour Jun 3 - Jun 10, 2021
8-day Normandy 77 Luxury Tour Jun 3 - Jun 10, 2021
14-day Beyond Band of Brothers 77 Tour Jun 3 - Jun 16, 2021
PEARL HARBOR 80TH ANNIVERSARY
The 80th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor will be an especially memorable
event – be a part of the official commemoration, always held at dawn
at the time of the attack. You will also get a chance to be at the Pearl
Harbor Memorial Parade in the heart of Waikiki Beach, led each year
by Pearl Harbor survivors.
TOURS FOR THIS EVENT:
8-day Pearl Harbor 80 Tour Dec 4 - Dec 11, 2021
15(+1)-day Pearl Harbor to the Marianas 80 Tour
BATTLE OF THE BULGE 77TH ANNIVERSARY
Ceremonial events and re-enactments, including the “throwing of
the nuts” from the Town Hall balcony, make the Battle of the Bulge
Anniversary a fun and exciting experience. This special, 8-day in-depth
study on the Ardennes Offensive allows us to go off the beaten path and
see some of the lesser known sites.
TOURS FOR THIS EVENT:
8-day Battle of Bulge Tour Dec 4 - Dec 11, 2021
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DUXFORD AIR SHOW
The Duxford Air Show is held at the Imperial War Museum Duxford, Britain’s largest aviation museum.
The site played a prominent role during the Battle of Britain and was later used by United States Army Air Forces.
Complete with airshow and static exhibitions of a wide array of air crafts, this event is a must see for aviation
enthusiasts.
TOURS FOR THIS EVENT:
8-day Battle of Britain May 27 - Jun 3, 2021
15-day London to Normandy 77 May 27 - Jun 10, 2021
21-day London to Berchtesgaden 77 May 27 - Jun 16, 2021
BOVINGTON TANKFEST 4TH OF JULY – INDEPENDENCE DAY
IN WASHINGTON
The Bovington Tankfest is the world’s largest live
display of armored vehicles, with re-enactors and a Where else could you better celebrate Independence
Day than in Washington, D.C.? Participants will have the
wide range of tanks from WWI to the modern day in
chance to take a pleasant stroll and watch the fireworks
action.
from the Iwo Jima Memorial in Arlington.
TOURS FOR THIS EVENT: TOURS FOR THIS EVENT:
8-day Battle of Britain Jun 21 - Jun 28, 2021 9-day American Civil War - Nation Tested
12-day London to Normandy Jun 21 - Jul 2, 2021 Jun 27 - Jul 5, 2021
Dec 4 - Dec 19, 2021
OKTOBERFEST
The Oktoberfest versions of our historical tours are our most popular departure
dates, as they feature an afternoon of merrymaking at the world’s premier
beer festival. Passengers can enjoy a round of drinks at one of the many beer
tents. Although lederhosen are not required, they are highly recommended.
TOURS FOR THIS EVENT:
9-day WW2 Bucket List on a Budget Tour Sep 11 - Sep 19, 2021, Sep 14 - Sep 22, 2021, Sep 25 - Oct 3, 2021
9-day Germany at War on a Budget Tour Sep 18 - Sep 26, 2021
11-day Beyond Band of Brothers Tour Sep 18 - Sep 28, 2021, Sep 25 - Oct 5, 2021
18-day Normandy to Berlin Tour Sep 18 - Oct 5, 2021
18-day London to Berchtesgaden Tour Sep 18 - Oct 5, 2021
11-day Third Reich Tour Sep 25 - Oct 5, 2021
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“ The struggle of today is
not altogether for today - it
is for a vast future also.”
—Abraham Lincoln

WARS IN THE
HOMELAND
 A NATION SHAPED BY BATTLE
America has fought many wars over
its history, but no conflict has shaped
it so much as the Revolutionary
War and the Civil War. The first
war established the United States
as a sovereign country; the second
changed and defined the foundations
of our society’s and government’s
structure.
The causes of the Revolutionary War
are often poorly explained in school.
The motto of “No taxation without
representation” does summarize
much of the underlying conflict, but
grossly oversimplifies the issue.
WHO FOOTS
THE BILL?
From the early 17th century onward,
Britain’s American colonies enjoyed
low taxes and great freedom in trade
and self-governance. These low
taxes, in turn, caused rapid economic
growth, but the troubles began with
the French and Indian War of 1754-
1763. The local conflict spiraled out
of control, and Britain and France got
involved. Britain emerged victorious,
but the war crippled the nation’s
economy. Parliament decided that
since the war was fought to protect
the British colonists, it was fair to
raise colonial taxes to recover the
expenses.
The tax raises sat poorly with the
colonists, who came to consider their
previous freedoms an inherent right.
A ban on westward expansion also
embittered them. Britain instituted
the ban partially to avoid further
conflicts with the natives over land,
and also because inland settlements
were more expensive to support. The
nation just did not have the money at
the time. The Quartering Act, which
forced colonists to support the lodging
of British soldiers, was also intended
to provide security but was perceived
as an attempt at intimidation.
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Contemporary depiction of the Boston Tea Party
THE KING AND COLONISTS
FAIL TO SEE EYE TO EYE
Things went downhill from there.
American insistence on retaining
previous privileges and a mutual
misunderstanding of the other side’s
intentions became the core of the
issue, causing an escalating hostility
that eventually led to violence.
1771 portrait of British King George III. He had
no intention of granting independence to the
colonies but was far from the tyrant popular media
displayed him as
The other side of the coin was the
lack of representation. The British
claimed the colonies enjoyed
virtual representation because their
grievances could be taken up by any
British Member of Parliament. The
colonists rejected this notion. Many
colonists did not truly want actual
representation, either. Had the
colonies been given Parliamentary
seats, they would have been expected
to accept Parliament’s decisions even
when their interests were voted down.
After a century and half of significant
colonial liberties, many preferred the
option of war with subsequent full
independence to peace in a system
where they would have had to make
compromises they had not faced
before.
William Pitt, one of the major British statesmen who
defended colonial rights and argued against virtual
representation
THE TRIAL
The United States, born out of the
Revolutionary War, was different
from the present-day nation in
many ways. The Founding Fathers
originally envisioned a weak central
government with significant power in
the hands of the States. The Civil War
changed that vision thoroughly.
Any debate on the causes of the Civil
War still create strong emotions
today, proving just how important the
conflict was and still is in defining the
country.
Numerous factors helped spark the
War Between the States, including but
not limited to states’ rights, matters of
Federal tariffs, a fundamental divide
between agricultural and industrial
states, and worry over the shifting
balance of power as new states
were created. States had their own
specific reasons for joining one side
or another, making it hard to make
sweeping statements.
Two extreme opinions regularly arise.
One claims that the issue of slavery
was the only cause for the war, and
another argues that slavery was not
among the reasons, or at most, it
was a minor one. Modern historical
consensus lies in-between. The war
had numerous causes, and some of
these had no direct link to slavery, but
slavery still lay at the heart of many
other points of contention between
the North and the South.
Gordon, a slave who escaped during the Civil War.
He became a frequent subject of photographs due
to the extensive scarring on his back caused by
scourging
OF
Officers of the 164th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The Civil War was fought on a far
larger scale than the Revolution. In
the east, Northern and Southern
armies maneuvered to capture the
other side’s capital, leading to such
battles as Bull’s Run, Gettysburg and
Antietam. In the West, much of the
war centered on the Union effort to
secure the Mississippi River. Clashes
like the Battle of Shiloh, the siege of
Vicksburg and the capture of New
Orleans brought about this goal and
cut the Confederacy in half. Between
the two regions, Sherman’s March to
the Sea from Atlanta to Savannah late
in the war became an early example
of total war.
Gen. William T. Sherman in Atlanta before
embarking on the March to Sea
Stacks of cannonballs, probably photographed at a
Washington arsenal yard
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A NATION
Once the war broke out, it quickly
validated many fears about the
industrial disparity between North
and South. Ultimately, it was not
the skill of generals or the courage of
soldiers that dictated the outcome,
but the fact that one side had an
advantage in arms manufacturing
the other simply could not match.
This industrialized warfare not
only decided the Civil War but also
presaged the nature of war in the
20th century.
WHAT DOES NOT
KILL THE
GOVERNMENT
MAKES IT
S T R O N G E R
Ending slavery in the U.S. was
an obvious result of the war, but
American society was transformed
in other profound ways, too. The
Federal government that emerged
from the war was a far stronger, more
centralized institution than the one
that entered it. The Federal income
tax, the establishment of land-grant
colleges, congressional oversight over
numerous aspects of government –
these all came out of the Civil War.
The Founding Fathers were worried
that their newly-created Republic
might prove weak and not survive.
The Civil War proved the Republic
strong and resilient – even if it had to
change to survive.
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BOSTON
“The travel consultants were very professional and helpful; they Can you imagine the iconic
ALBANY
MA anticipated my needs and questions and provided answers sometimes Philadelphia cheesesteak without
NEW YORK even before I asked. All the hotels were good. The tour manager was cheese? Almost a century after its
great. She was efficient, organized, accommodating where appropriate, creation, varieties now include Cheez
knowledgeable, funny, and a great tour manager. The tour was well Whiz, American, Provolone or plain,
organized and managed, which is why I would recommend it.” but you first have to say whether you
WEST POINT want it “wit” or “wit-out” onions.
GARY BOOK, PLACENTIA, CALIFORNIA
NEW YORK CITY
Average Tour Activity PENNSYLVANIA
Group Size Level
TRENTON
30-35 3 PHILADELPHIA

See pages 9 and 14 for further information

NJ

MASSACHUSETTS NEW YORK PENNSYLVANIA

Boston, 2 nights
• Pick-up at Boston BOS Airport
Flights must arrive by 12 p.m.
• Lexington Common National
Historic Site
• Minute Man National Historic
Park
• Bunker Hill Monument
• USS Constitution
DID YOU KNOW?
Albany, 1 night Philadelphia, 3 nights While New York City has had many
2021 TOUR DATES AND PRICES nicknames, the Big Apple seems
• Saratoga National Historic • Valley Forge National Historical to have the most staying power.
Park Park Originally used in the 1920s as a
• Schuyler House • Brandywine Battlefield Historic Oct 7 – Oct 15 reference to the city’s horse racing
Site tracks, the name fell from common
New York, 2 nights usage until a tourism campaign in the
• Independence National Historical Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price
1970s revived the moniker and invited
• West Point Park $6,800 $7,200 $8,000 tourists to “take a bite out of the Big
• Christ Church Burial Ground Apple.”
• Fraunces Tavern
Single Supplement $800
• Drop-off at Philadelphia
• St. Paul’s Chapel
PHL Airport See page 150 for payment plan details and other terms and conditions.
• Federal Hall National Memorial Flights can depart at any time
• Washington Crossing Historic
Park

Benjamin Franklin’s Saratoga Federal Hall

grave at Christ Church
Burial Ground

GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY

The famous American captain John Paul Jones raided Britain’s shores
during the Revolutionary War. He tried to kidnap the Earl of Selkirk on one
occasion, but the man was not at home. Jones accepted a sack of silverware
Walk in the footsteps of the Founding Fathers on this journey to a new nation. From the bitterly cold winter at Valley
instead, not realizing the sack was half filled with coal. His crew also took
Forge to the debates over the document which would declare the independence of the colonies we will explore the iconic
a particularly nice silver plate on their own initiative. Once it was sold in
locations where revolution was fomented and freedom was forged.
France, Jones bought it and returned it to its proper owners after the war.

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GETTYSBURG
HEAR FROM OUR PASSENGERS TRY IT OUT!
PENNSYLVANIA
Treat yourself to Brunswick Stew, a
“The historical aspect of this tour was top notch. Knowing a little about the
Virginia favorite. This tomato-based
ANTIETAM civil war is nice but the opportunity to see these are in real life puts things in
stew made with potatoes, corn, beans
so much better perspective. It is a must for anyone who enjoys history and and wild game or chicken inspires
fun for those who like to see some great scenery.” festivals throughout the state. Down
WASHINGTON MD in Georgia they claim the Virginians
MIKE KERR, ALPENA, MICHIGAN have it wrong and if you don’t use
MANASSAS wild game, pork is the right choice.
Thankfully, this feud has not yet
erupted into gun fire.
Average Tour Activity CHANCELLORSVILLE
Group Size Level VA

40-45 3

See pages 9 and 14 for further information

APPOMATTOX PETERSBURG

WASHINGTON PENNSYLVANIA VIRGINIA

Washington, 2 nights Gettysburg, 2 nights Richmond, 2 nights

• Pick-up at Washington DCA Airport
Flights must arrive by 12 p.m.
• Arlington National Cemetery
• John Brown’s raid on
Harpers Ferry
• Antietam Battlefield
• Manassas and the Battles of
Bull Run
2021 TOUR DATES AND PRICES
• Optional visit to the Jennie • Chancellorsville DID YOU KNOW?
Wade House • Petersburg Battlefield More Americans died in the Civil
• Battlefield tour of Gettysburg Jun 13 – Jun 19 War than in the combined conflicts of
• Appomattox Court House
• Optional visit to the Gettysburg WWI, WWII, the Korean War, and the
• Drop-off at Richmond Vietnam War.
National Park Film, Cyclorama, Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price
RIC Airport
and Museum Flights can depart at any time $2,550 $2,700 $3,000
• Optional Visit to the Gettysburg
National Cemetery (free admission) Single Supplement $300
• Optional Visit to the See page 150 for payment plan details and other terms and conditions.
Eisenhower House

Arlington National Gettysburg Lincoln Memorial

Cemetery

GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY

Mary Jane Richards Denman, often called Mary Bowser, was a former black
Learn about the conflict that ended slavery and shaped America’s future. Our 7-day American Civil War - A Nation
slave who lived in Richmond, VA, during the Civil War, and worked for the
Tested on a Budget Tour takes you to the most iconic battlefields of the War Between the States. The Eastern Theater
spy ring of abolitionist Elizabeth Van Lew. She posed as an illiterate slave to
was defined by the proximity of Washington, D.C. and Richmond. We will visit Bull Run, Antietam, Gettysburg and
get into the White House of the Confederacy and “serve” Jefferson Davis and
other battlefields born from the two sides’ attempts to capture the enemy’s capital. This shorter, budget version of our
his family. She gained access to sensitive documents, smuggling her notes out
all-inclusive American Civil War: A Nation Tested Tour also gives you more freedom in budgeting for your own meals.
by hiding them in the First Lady’s laundry.

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GETTYSBURG
HEAR FROM OUR PASSENGERS
PENNSYLVANIA
“With the mix of memorials, museums, battlefield sites, guides, Harper’s
ANTIETAM Ferry, Ford’s Theater and Arlington National Cemetery you get to see all the
milestones of the Civil war in Virginia and Gettysburg. I left with a greater
appreciation of the deep divisions between the northern and southern states,
the sacrifice of lives that both sides made and how the nation became truly
WASHINGTON MD the “United States” as a result of the war. I would suggest that anyone who
wants to really understand the history of the Civil War to take this tour.”
MANASSAS Arlington National Cemetery
MICHAEL PARKOS, CARROLLTON, TEXAS

Average Tour Activity CHANCELLORSVILLE

Group Size Level TRY IT OUT!
VA
Treat yourself to the tasty blue-claw
30-35 3 RICHMOND
crab! No visit to the Chesapeake Bay
region is complete without a taste of
See pages 9 and 14 for further information this delicacy.
APPOMATTOX PETERSBURG

WASHINGTON PENNSYLVANIA VIRGINIA WASHINGTON

Washington, 2 nights Gettysburg, 2 nights Richmond, 2 nights Washington, 2 nights

2021 TOUR DATES AND PRICES
• Pick-up at Washington • Jennie Wade House • Chancellorsville • Free time in Washington
DCA Airport • Nighttime ghost tour of • Richmond’s American • Arlington National
Flights must arrive by 12 p.m.
the Gettysburg Battlefield Civil War Museum Cemetery Apr 24 – May 2 Sep 18 – Sep 26
• National Museum of (optional) • White House of the • Changing of the Guard at
American History DID YOU KNOW?
• Battlefield tour of Confederacy the Tomb of the Unknown Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price
• Guided tour of the Gettysburg Soldier $4,165 $4,410 $4,900 According to Benjamin Franklin,
• Appomattox Court there are only two certainties in life:
National Mall
• National Cemetery of House • Ford’s Theater death and taxes. Income tax was first
• John Brown’s raid on Gettysburg • Drop-off at Washington SPECIAL EVENT TOUR introduced in the US during the Civil
Harpers Ferry
• Dobbin Tavern House and DCA Airport 4TH OF JULY – INDEPENDENCE DAY IN WASHINGTON – Jun 27 – Jul 5 War by the Revenue Act of 1861
• Antietam Battlefield Underground Railroad Flights can depart at any time
Where else could you better celebrate Independence Day than in Washington, D.C.?
• Manassas and the Battles Participants will have the chance to take a pleasant stroll and watch the fireworks from
of Bull Run right next to the Iwo Jima Memorial in Arlington.

Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price

$4,165 $4,410 $4,900

Single Supplement $490

See page 150 for payment plan details and other terms and conditions.

GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY

John Brown led a raid on Harpers Ferry to spark a slave revolution. The
Join us on our 9-day American Civil War Tour to visit some of the major battlefields of the War Between the States.
attempt went awry, and he and his followers made their last stand inside
Leading up to the surrender at Appomattox, we explore the area known as “the crossroads of conflict” from the site of
the armory’s fire engine house. The place became a tourist destination for
the bloodiest single-day battle at Antietam, through the turning point of the conflict at Gettysburg to the longest siege
African Americans, and many soldiers broke off bits of it as a souvenir. The
in American warfare at Petersburg. We visit both capitals of the period, Richmond and Washington, DC, and finish by
building was moved to Chicago for a world fair in 1891, but only attracted 11
paying our respects at Arlington National Cemetery.
visitors in ten days. It was returned to Harpers Ferry in 1985.

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CHATTANOOGA HEAR FROM OUR PASSENGERS

TENNESSEE
“The food was good, the hotels had nice large rooms and excellent staff. The
tour manager did a great job and kept us informed. She took good care of
us and was always available to call if needed. The bus driver had tough
SOUTH CAROLINA traffic situations which he handled well and was very personable. I am very
satisfied with my first Beyond Band of Brothers tour. I would recommend it
ATLANTA because of what I learned, how I was treated and excellent guides.”

CHARLESTON NORMA PELLEGRINO, FORT MILL, SOUTH CAROLINA

GEORGIA
TRY IT OUT!
Average Tour Activity Indulge yourself in the culinary
Group Size Level MACON experience that is Charleston. From
shrimp and grits and fried green
30-35 3 tomatoes to She-crab soup, Southern and
low country cuisine is at its best in this
See pages 9 and 14 for further information historic town.
SAVANNAH
ANDERSONVILLE

GEORGIA SOUTH CAROLINA

Atlanta, 2 nights Charleston, 2 nights

2021 TOUR DATES AND PRICES
• Pick-up at Atlanta ATL Airport • Fort Sumter
Flights must arrive by 12 p.m.
• Fort Moultrie
• Atlanta History Center and Cyclorama Mar 20 – Mar 28
• H.L. Hunley submarine DID YOU KNOW?
• Oakland Cemetery
• Civil War walking tour There are more than 65 streets in Atlanta
• Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price
• Drop-off at Charleston CHS Airport that include a variation of “Peachtree”
Military Park Flights can depart at any time
$4,165 $4,410 $4,900 in the name. A bit of a misnomer, the
• Lookout Mountain Battlefield stone fruit is not native to the area at
Single Supplement $490 all. The name stuck after settlers began
Columbus, 1 night mispronouncing the local term “pitch
See page 150 for payment plan details and other terms and conditions.
tree” derived from the name of a Creek
• Andersonville National Historic Site settlement.
• National Prisoner of War Museum
• National Civil War Naval Museum at Port Columbus

Savannah, 3 nights
• Fort Jackson
National Prisoner of Fort McAllister Old Liberty Bank in
• Fort McAllister
War Museum Juliette GA
• Fort Pulaski
• Trolley tour
• Riverboat Cruise

GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY

The Battle of Lookout Mountain got its romantic alternative name, “the
Join us as we follow Sherman’s march to the sea. Examine the effects of total war and discover how Sherman’s neckties, Battle Above the Clouds”, thanks to the weather. Union forces assaulted the
bummers and torch-bearers forever altered the landscape of the South. Visit infamous Andersonville, where horrors of mountain on November 24, 1863 and forced the Confederate troops holding
the prison camp system unfolded. From the rails of Georgia to the defense of Fort Sumter, we retrace the advance of it to withdraw during the night. The promontory looked formidable but
Union forces towards the Atlantic through the hard-fought victories and devastating defeats of the Confederate Army. actually proved very hard to defend. The fog limited visibility to a few dozen
yards, so neither side could see the other’s disposition or fight effectively.

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TN
“I love the fact that even with expansion Beyond Band of Brothers Tours
SHILOH still has a small company feel. I always am treated as a friend when I call
CORINT the office, not just a customer. I am never pressured with “What tour can I
book for you today?” This was our second Beyond Band of Brothers tour,
TUPELO we have already booked a third. We love this company, look forward to a
fourth, a fifth, and more tours!”

WILLIAM S. RAFAILL, ALBION, MICHIGAN Belle Meade Plantation

VICKSBURG
Average Tour Activity TRY IT OUT!
Group Size Level LA
You can’t visit New Orleans without
MS sampling beignets, the official state
30-35 3 donut of Louisiana. Just sit back at a
French Quarter café with this powdered
See pages 9 and 14 for further information NEW ORLEANS sugar-coated confection, sip some coffee
with chicory or a café au lait while
soaking up the jazz!

TENNESSEE MISSISSIPPI LOUISIANA

Nashville, 3 nights Tupelo, 1 night New Orleans, 2 nights

• Pick-up at Nashville BNA Airport
Flights must arrive by 12 p.m.
• Fort Negley
• Fort Donelson National
Battlefield
• Belle Meade Plantation
• Stones River National
Battlefield
• Carnton Plantation and McGavock
Confederate Cemetery
2021 TOUR DATES AND PRICES
• Shiloh National Military • Laura Plantation
Park • Memorial Hall Civil War Museum
(Optional) Oct 23 – Oct 31
Vicksburg, 2 nights • Jackson Barracks Military Museum
Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price DID YOU KNOW?
• Vicksburg National Military • Metairie Cemetery
Park $4,165 $4,410 $4,900 Canal Street in New Orleans was once
• Steamboat dinner and jazz cruise
the widest street in the world. A canal
• USS Cairo Gunboat and Museum • Optional ghost tour of Single Supplement $490
was originally set to be built in the
• Civil War historic sites of New Orleans median of the street, but instead it
Vicksburg See page 150 for payment plan details and other terms and conditions.
became a lane dedicated to streetcars.
• Drop-off at New Orleans
MSY Airport
Flights can depart at any time

Carnton Plantation The Carter House Stones River

GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY

“Unconditional Surrender” Grant got his nickname after the Battle of Fort
Experience the American Civil War in the Western Theater, where the rivers were the key to everything. Delve into the Donelson. Facing defeat, Confederate general Buckner asked for terms of
campaign to divide the Confederacy, focusing on the land battles as well as the brown-water navy. Discover history from surrender. He expected the traditional negotiation, especially since he and
the unconditional surrender of the forts on the Cumberland River to the Hornet’s Nest at Shiloh; travel through the horse Grant were old friends; he once even loaned Grant some money when the
farms of Middle Tennessee to the unique world of New Orleans to explore the battles that made Grant the man to beat. latter was doing very badly. Buckner was rather hurt by Grant’s demand for
unconditional surrender, even if Southern captives were treated well afterward.

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“ They shall grow not old, as
we that are left grow old…”
WORLD
—For the Fallen BY LAURENCE BINYON
WAR I
 THE WAR TO END ALL WARS
African American soldiers of the American
Expeditionary Forces receive trench warfare training
from French officers
EU ROP E S E T TO BLOW
Europe became a powder keg by the
early 20th century, and at its center lay
a recently founded German Empire,
whose imperial ambitions collided
with British and French interests
to preserve the status quo. The
power vacuum created by an ailing
Ottoman Empire, Russian intentions
to strengthen positions in Europe,
and ethnic and political tensions
in Austria-Hungary added to the
dangerous mixture. Archduke Franz
Ferdinand, the heir to the Austro-
Archduke Franz Ferdinand (right) and his wife getting in the car in which they were killed shortly after
35 W O R L D WA R I
The U.S. was born in the Revolutionary
War and established an important
element of its identity in the Civil
War, but it still took the young
country a long time to prove itself a
capable combatant in the eyes of the
world. The nation’s first international
conflicts were of a limited scope. It
was only in World War I, also called
The Great War, that America showed
it was capable of meaningfully
influencing a major conflict. The
Great War was fought from 1914 to
1918, but in a way, it still served as the
closure of the 19th and the beginning
of the true 20th century. The apex
period of large overseas empires
and the rise of nationalism created
worldwide fractures that needed a
resolution; the industrial revolution
and the resulting improvement in
military technologies ensured that a
violent resolution would be bloodier
than any previous war.
Hungarian throne, was murdered by
Serbian nationalists in Sarajevo on
June 28, 1914, his death creating the
spark to ignite the keg. The diplomatic
crisis dragged the powers of Europe
into conflict by their tangled web of
alliances and hostilities. It should
be noted, however, that even if the
assassination had not taken place,
some other crisis would have likely
caused a similar war anyway; the
rivalries between European powers
would have seen to that.
TROOPS MIRED IN MUD
The Great War raged on several fronts
in and outside Europe, but the most
famous of these is the Western Front.
Combat there was determined by
technology: barbed wire, the machine
gun and artillery improved the
strength of defensive positions, while
there was no technology or military
doctrine to make attacks more
effective. This disparity resulted in a
massive system of trenches spanning
from Switzerland to the Belgian coast
which ensured that any attack, from
either side, would be appallingly
bloody.
German soldiers taking a nap in their trench
The Battle of Verdun, originally a
German plan to bleed France dry
of manpower, ended with 714,000-
976,000 casualties and earned the
moniker “the blood pump of the
world”. The Battle of the Somme, a
French-British attempt to dislodge
the Germans, involved three million
combatants, one-third of whom were
wounded or killed.
British artillery at the Somme
A MODERN WAR
Meanwhile, technological progress
constantly tried to restore the balance
of offense and defense. The war saw
the birth of military aviation. The
horrors of flamethrowers and gas
warfare killed the notion of honorable
combat. German experiments with
stormtrooper tactics formed the
foundation for the future of infantry.
YANKS
American popular opinion about the
war was divided at first, but events
gradually pushed the nation towards
participation. The 1915 sinking of
the British ship RMS Lusitania, with
128 Americans aboard was an early
incident eliciting outcry. Unrestricted
German submarine warfare in general
enraged the American public. The
Zimmermann Telegram, a German
attempt to get Mexico to attack the
United States and thus keeping the
latter focused on its borders rather
than get involved in the war in
Europe, was another major factor in
America’s entry into the war in April
1917 on the Allied side. Yet another,
rarely mentioned, issue revolved
around American wartime loans
1915 painting of the sinking of the Lusitania by
Norman Wilkinson
U.S. Marines at Belleau Wood
In the end, the stalemate was broken
by yet another new invention: the
tank. Named thus to confound enemy
intelligence efforts, the lumbering
war machines could cross the dead
man’s land between trenches and
suppress the enemy while serving as
British Mark IV tank in 1917. The wooden beam
mobile shields for advancing infantry. hanging from the tracks is an unditching beam, used to
get the vehicle out of a ditch by providing extra traction.
CHIP IN
to France and Britain. As the war
dragged on with appalling casualties,
financiers started to worry that the CLEAR SKIES?
Allies might actually lose and default
The World War was over, but the
on their loans. The U.S. Marine Corps
seeds of the next one were already
proved itself a competent force in
being sown. The Treaty of Versailles,
the hard-fought Battle of Belleau
which officially ended the war, was
Wood. George S. Patton and Douglas
characterized by a French desire
MacArthur, who became two of
for vengeance against the Germans.
America’s most famous generals in
The terms of the treaty caused great
World War II, proved their mettle
economic damage to the country
in the Great War during the Meuse-
already suffering from starvation
Argonne Offensive. American soldiers
and internal turmoil. To add insult to
played no small part in forcing the
injury, Germany was forced to accept
Germans to sign the Armistice of
the War Guilt Clause and declare that
Compiègne on November 11, 1918,
they were to blame for the Great War
in the famous “eleventh hour of the
– a distortion of the truth at best.
eleventh day of the eleventh month”.
The German delegation at the peace talks in Paris
George S. Patton in front of a French Renault FT
tank in France, 1918 Germany and some of the successor
states of freshly disbanded Austria-
Hungary felt that their treatment was
unjustly harsh. Soon after, a man came
along, rode the wave of indignation,
and promised a redressing of the
injustice afflicted on the losing
powers. That man was Adolf Hitler
and in time his rise sparked a conflict
even worse than the Great War.
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YPRES
BRUSSELS “The tour guides were excellent and their passion for the material was
evident. It was like they were telling a story and not just reading from a
script. The tour manager was amazing. She kept us well informed not only
about the history, but also about the administrative and logistical stuff along
VIMY the tour. The quality of the tour let me focus on the historical sites and enjoy
BELGIUM myself because I knew the details were handled by a competent team.”

MAGINOT LINE BRIAN BARNES, BROADVIEW HEIGHTS, OHIO Wall of the Missing

Average Tour Activity

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Group Size Level TRY IT OUT!
REIMS According to the locals, the best time to
MONTFAUCON
30-35 3 fully appreciate a Belgian beer is at 11 am.
By this time, your palate has sufficiently
cleared the flavors of the morning coffee,
See pages 9 and 14 for further information
PARIS VERDUN breakfast and toothpaste.

BELGIUM FRANCE

Flanders Field, 3 nights The Somme Region, 2 nights Verdun, 3 nights

2021 TOUR DATES AND PRICES
• Pick-up at Brussels BRU Airport • Battlefield tour of Vimy Ridge • Butte de Vauquois
Flights must arrive by 12 p.m.
• Hill 145 • Verdun Museum
• City tour of Ypres Jun 22 - Jul 2
• Newfoundland Memorial Park • Fort Douaumont
• Flanders Fields Museum
• Lochnagar Mine Crater Memorial • Trench of Bayonets DID YOU KNOW?
• Battlefield tour of Ypres Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price
• La Boisselle • Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery $5,610 $5,940 $6,600 American soldiers tasted French fries
• Hill 62 and Memorial for the first-time during WWI when
• Somme Battlefields
• Yorkshire Trench • Maginot Line (Fort Hackenberg) Single Supplement $660 they were stationed in Belgium. They
• Somme American Cemetery and nicknamed the fried potatoes “French,”
• Ypres Salient Memorial • Montfaucon American Monument See page 150 for payment plan details and other terms and conditions. since that was the official language of the
• Flanders Field American Cemetery • Chateau-Thierry American Belgian army.
• Advanced Dressing Station, Essex Monument Paris, 2 nights
Farm • Belleau Wood Marine Monument • Reims Notre-Dame Cathedral
• German Command Post in • Compiegne Armistice Museum
Zandvoorde
• River cruise on the Seine
• Drop-off at Paris CDG Airport
Flights can depart at any time
British Mark V Male WWI re-enactor Verdun Road Marker
tank

GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY

George S. Patton is famous for his service in WWII, but he already

Trenches, bayonets, prototype tanks and biplanes are just a few of the iconic images of World War I. This 11-day tour commanded troops (and established the U.S. tank school in France) during
takes you to the battlefields of Ypres, Vimy Ridge, Verdun and the Somme. Help us keep the memory and legacy of the the Great War. In fact, even his habit of slapping soldiers whom he considered
Great War alive by walking the hallowed grounds where the outcome of the “war to end all wars”, was decided and the cowardly seems to have had its origins in WWI. In 1918, he hit a soldier in the
seeds of World War II were planted. head with a shovel because the man would not dig a trench under enemy fire.
In a letter to his wife, Patton mentioned he thought he killed the man.

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“Never in the field of human
conflict has so much been
owed by so many to so few.” WORLD WAR II
—Winston Churchill EUROPEAN THEATER
 THE BRITISH BASTION
Firemen in London during the Battle of Britain
THE LION STANDS ALONE
Hitler’s aggression caught Britain
unprepared. The Royal Navy was the
largest naval force at the time, but
the army was woefully undersized,
with only nine divisions available
against Germany’s seventy-eight.
When France was overrun, civilian
ships had to scramble alongside the
Royal Navy to evacuate the British
Expeditionary Force trapped in
Dunkirk. Though most of the army’s
hardware had to be left behind, the
men were rescued and could continue
the fight. The operation, directed
from a secret command center under
the medieval edifice of Dover Castle,
British soldiers waiting for evacuation at Dunkirk
come under attack by Luftwaffe planes
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was the first true rallying cry for the
British populace and the first partial
success Prime Minister Winston
Churchill could use to inspire the
nation.
Scrambling to protect itself, Britain
and the Commonwealth fought the
Axis in the air, on sea and on land.
British pilots, their numbers bolstered
by Polish veterans and the American
volunteers of the Eagle Squadrons,
contended with the Luftwaffe in the
skies during the Battle of Britain.
Resolute airmen, excellent planes
and a revolutionary system of anti-
air defense directed from map rooms,
British soldier placing a cross over the grave of Italian
airmen who were shot down in combat over Africa
The United Kingdom occupies a
unique spot in the history of World
War II: it was the only Allied nation
that fought in the war from its very
beginning to its end.* When Hitler
embarked on his war of conquest,
he knocked most of his immediate
enemies out of the war with alarming
speed: first Poland fell, then France.
The Soviet Union still had a non-
aggression pact with Germany, and
popular opinion in the United States
was strongly against entanglement
in the European xaconflict. That
left Britain to face the Axis Powers
without allies.
*China had been fighting Japan since 1937, but the
Second Sino-Japanese War only openly segued into
World War II when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.
such as the one at RAF Uxbridge,
made sure the German air force never
recovered from the losses sustained
over Britain. With American aid,
the British protected transatlantic
convoys from U-boat attacks,
allowing vital supplies to reach not
only the United Kingdom, but later
also the Soviet Union. British troops
clashed with Italian and German
forces in North Africa, slowly turning
a desperate defense into a victory.
Control of the area allowed the Allies
to launch the invasion of Italy once
America joined the war.
British soldiers guarding the wreckage of a German
Bf 109 shot down during the Battle of Britain
HOMEFRONT
TO THE RESCUE
Ever-present danger and hardship
brought out the best in the civilian
population. Food was grown in the
courtyards of city houses. Families
set up tiny bomb shelters in their
backyards or huddled together in
London’s subway stations. City
children were evacuated to the
countryside. The nation banded
together in a way which traditional
class distinctions never would have
allowed before. Much of this unity
was thanks to the inspiring leadership
and fiery rhetoric of Churchill, one
of the war’s most colorful leaders,
who spent much of the war in the
underground Cabinet War Rooms.
IWM
Winston Churchill posing with a Thompson SMG
Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II today)
working on a truck as a mechanic in the Women’s
Auxiliary Territorial Service
American soldiers partying with British ladies
THE BRITISH COG IN THE MACHINE
One of the Colossus computers at Bletchley Park
In time, Britain was joined by others.
The Soviet Union was waging its own
defensive war against Nazi Germany
in the east. President Roosevelt was
already helping the country with
Lend-Lease and the Destroyers for
Bases Agreement, but the Japanese
attack on Pearl Harbor finally pushed
America wholly into the war. Though
Britain did not have the manpower or
industrial capacity of its new allies, it
LIBERTY LAUNCHES
One often overlooked British
contribution to the war effort was
simply being there and resisting
Nazi Germany’s attempts to conquer
it. Sitting right off the coast of Nazi-
dominated Europe, it could be used
as a marshalling ground for Allied
counterattacks. During Operation
Torch in 1942, American and British
troops sailed to Africa from Britain.
B E YO N D B A N D O F B R OT H E R S TO U R B R O C H U R E 2 0 2 1
continued to play an important role
in the war against the Axis powers.
Cryptographers working in Bletchley
Park managed to crack German
military radio codes. The Royal Navy
played a key part in securing the
Mediterranean Sea in preparation
of the invasion of Italy. British and
Commonwealth soldiers fought in
Europe, Asia and Africa.
FROM BRITAIN
The build-up preceding the operation
was the first time most British people
ever saw an American. Children
were wowed by their bounty of Coca-
Cola, chocolate and chewing gum;
young British ladies were similarly
impressed by the high salaries
and romantic attentions of young
American men. At the same time, the
stay in Britain was the first experience
far from home for most U.S. soldiers.
That build-up was followed by a
second, even larger one. In the
afternoon hours of Jun 5, 1944, a
7000-ship fleet sailed from Britain.
Operation Overlord had begun.
Britain, heavily battered in the war,
became the jumping-off spot for the
liberation of Europe.
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GREAT BRITAIN CAMBRIDGE The traditional full English breakfast of
“I highly recommend taking this tour if this is your first time making the bacon, eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms, toast,
BLETCHLEY PARK trip. I think it would be difficult planning the itinerary by yourself. I would sausages, black pudding and baked beans
recommend adding a few extra days on to the beginning of the trip if you are is called the “Full Monty” after World War
II Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery.
interested in seeing the sights of London that aren’t related to World War II.”
OXFORD
SHAUNA FOARD, NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS
LONDON
SWINDON

Average Tour Activity STONEHENGE

Group Size Level

40-45
BOVINGTON
2 PORTSMOUTH

See pages 9 and 14 for further information

DID YOU KNOW?

Alan Turing chained a mug to the
ENGLAND radiator in Hut 8 during his time at
Bletchley Park to stop others from using
it. In addition to being a genius and an
Cambridge, 3 nights Swindon, 1 night Portsmouth, 3 nights eccentric, Turing was also an exceptional
athlete and almost represented Great
2021 TOUR DATES AND PRICES Britain at the 1948 Olympics in cross-
• Pick-up at London LHR Airport • Littlecote House • Southsea
Flights must arrive by 10 a.m. country running.
• Stonehenge • SHAEF HQ at Southwick House
• Cambridge American Cemetery Jun 12 - Jun 19 Jul 9 - Jul 16 Sep 10 - Sep 17
• D-Day Museum
• Duxford Imperial War Museum
• Bovington Tank Museum
• Cambridge and its university Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price
• Drop-off at London LHR Airport $2,550 $2,700 $3,000
• Bletchley Park Flights must depart after 2 p.m.

• Oxford and its university Single Supplement $500

See page 150 for payment plan details and other terms and conditions.

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comfortable?
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Littlecote House Elephant tank destroyer The rebuilt Turing
at Bovington Bombe

GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY

This 8-day budget tour combines some of the highlights of our Battle of Britain Tour with additional World War II-
Duxford Aerodrome, site of the Imperial War Museum Duxford today, was
related sites and the most popular tourist attractions in the region. The icing on the cake is the Bovington Tank Museum,
used both by the RAF during the Battle of Britain and the USAAF later on. It
with one of the largest collections of tanks. With stops at SHAEF HQ, the modern-day police base that served as the
received more damage in peacetime than in war: during the 1968 shooting of
headquarters of the Normandy Invasion during WWII; Bletchley Park, where the Enigma code was cracked; as well as
war epic The Battle of Britain, one of the original hangars was blown up on
attractions like Stonehenge, Cambridge and Oxford, this tour is the perfect compromise for couples and families that are
camera for the film (without permission from the Ministry of Defence), and
looking for a balanced vacation in England.
the airfield was also filmed from the air in a realistic bombing sequence.

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GREAT BRITAIN Use your free time in London to pamper
“Everyone who I have worked with has been spectacular. All the
yourself with tea and scones. Feel like the
information we receive is excellent! The hotel was very nice and
Queen of England when you enjoy this
accommodated requests. Each guide was so very interesting and knew so
traditional fare at about 5 o’clock in the
BLETCHLEY PARK DUXFORD much about the place we were. I always highly recommend your tours.” afternoon.

EMILY GEORGE, HOUSTON, TEXAS

LONDON

Average Tour Activity

Group Size Level
BOVINGTON

30-35 2 SOUTHWICK
HOUSE
DOVER
See pages 9 and 14 for further information

DID YOU KNOW?

In the UK, you are never far from
ENGLAND 2021 TOUR DATES AND PRICES the ocean. At 70 miles, Coton in
Cambridgeshire, England, is the farthest
spot in the UK from the sea.
Sep 18 - Sep 25
London, 5 nights Portsmouth, 2 nights

• Pick-up at London LHR Airport • SHAEF HQ at Southwick House Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price
Flights must arrive by 2 p.m.
• D-Day Museum $5,100 $5,400 $6,000
• London Imperial War Museum
• Southsea
• Churchill’s Cabinet War Rooms Single Supplement $600
• Bovington Tank Museum
• Battle of Britain Memorial
• Tankfest (Special Event only) SPECIAL EVENT TOUR SPECIAL EVENT TOUR
• Folkestone
• Drop-off at London LHR Airport TANKFEST DUXFORD AIRSHOW
• Dover Castle Flights must depart after 2 p.m. Jun 21 - Jun 28 May 27 - Jun 3
• No. 11 Group Operations Room at Uxbridge The Bovington Tankfest is the world’s The Duxford Air Show is held at
largest live display of armored vehicles, the Imperial War Museum Duxford,
• Bletchley Park with re-enactors and a wide range of Britain’s largest aviation museum.
• Cambridge American Cemetery tanks from WWI to the modern day in The site played a prominent role during
action. the Battle of Britain and was later used Looking for something special?
• Duxford Imperial War Museum by United States Army Air Forces. This tour has not one, but two special
• Duxford Air Show (Special Event only) events – book the right date to
Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price participate!
$5,525 $5,850 $6,500

Single Supplement $650

See page 150 for payment plan details and other terms and conditions.

GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY

Visit England on this 8-day tour to explore the fascinating war in the skies known as the Battle of Britain. After the fall
of France in 1940 and their own discouraging defeat in Belgium and France, the United Kingdom regrouped, dug in
The Operations Room of No. 11 Fighter Group controlled the interception
and took to the air to defend their island nation against the formidable Luftwaffe, causing Hitler to abandon his plans
flights over southeast England during the Battle of Britain. The room used
to invade the country. We visit sites such as 800-year-old Dover Castle, where the planning of Operation Dynamo took
wooden blocks on a map to track German raids and British fighters, and a
place, Bletchley Park, where the Enigma code was cracked, and Churchill’s Cabinet War Rooms, as well as the Imperial
set of lights to track the readiness levels of interceptors. Churchill’s famous
War Museums in London and Duxford. Our final stop is the Bovington Tank Museum, with one of the largest collections
quote “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to
of tanks in the world.
so few” was apparently inspired by a visit to the room.

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 THE CRUSADE FOR NORMANDY
To aid the landing forces in getting
off the beach and into Normandy,
over 20,000 American and British
TERRAIN TRAPS TROOPS
airborne troops were dropped behind
enemy lines on the night before the
6th. The units’ mission was to capture
vital bottlenecks – towns and bridges
– overnight so they could be used
by forces coming inland from the
beaches as soon as they got there.
Due to bad weather, heavy German
anti-aircraft fire and the difficulty
of navigating at night, these drops
ended up in chaos. Most of the
soldiers landed far away from the
designated drop zones. Nevertheless,
the paratroopers of 82nd and 101st
Airborne Divisions adapted and made
the best of the situation, capturing U.S. Rangers baiting a German sniper in the Normandy bocage
most of their targets despite the
setbacks. Securing these targets, Over 132,000 Allied soldiers invaded aforementioned site, which served
such as the famous Pegasus Bridge the beaches in the morning, facing as an HQ for German paratroopers,
captured by British glidermen, also off 40,000 German defenders. By was bestowed the macabre nickname
prevented the Germans from moving the end of the day, the beaches after an American tank commander
troops towards the beaches for an were taken successfully despite was killed and left hanging out of his
early counterattack. fierce fighting and heavy casualties, destroyed vehicle for several days.
Gen. Eisenhower talking to U.S. paratroopers on June 5, the day before D-Day
especially on Omaha. However, even Other places tell their stories through

A LETHAL WOUND TO NAZI GERMANY
By mid-1944, the Axis was bleeding,
but it was still putting up a fight. The
Allied invasion of Italy ground to a
halt in front of the German defensive
lines in the mountains. The Soviets
were on the advance but suffering
heavy losses. The fanatical Japanese
defense of Pacific islands promised
a long and painful war. Invading
Normandy would force the Germans
to divide their forces between Italy,
the western and the eastern fronts,
hastening their collapse and bringing
the war in Europe to an end. The
battle for Normandy started with
D-Day on June 6, 1944 and ended
with the death or capture of 60,000
German soldiers in the Falaise Pocket
in late August. Establishing an Allied
beachhead in France and pushing
further into the continent was a
blow that set the Third Reich’s fall in
motion.
Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division in a
graveyard at Sainte-Mère-Église on D-Day.
(Note: white spot on rightmost soldier’s arm is due
to damage to photograph)
after securing the immediate area, the
troops still had to face the Normandy
bocage – a labyrinth of pastures
and impenetrable hedgerows that
allowed the Germans to set up deadly
ambushes. Many place names such as
Dead Man’s Corner bear witness to the
intense fighting in Normandy. The
architecture. The city of Caen, heavily
defended by the Germans, had
stymied the British for two months. It
was destroyed during the battle and
had to be rebuilt after the war; that
is why it lacks a historic city center, a
feature common in other Normandy
towns.

LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP
Troops of the 2nd Infantry Division moving out of
Easy Red Sector of Omaha Beach on June 7
The invasion had to be prepared
meticulously. The beaches involved
had to be wide enough to allow
the landing of numerous units at a
time and the ground had to support
vehicles. Facilities such as airfields
and a deep water port had to be close
enough so they could be captured
and put to Allied use. Far-reaching
intelligence efforts preceded the
invasion to confuse the Germans
about its location. Thanks to dummy
vehicles, double agents, fictional
armies and diplomatic maneuvers,
Hitler believed that the invasion was
going to take place at Calais – even
after the amphibious assault began,
he insisted it was only a distraction
for the real invasion!
THE GREAT
NOWHERE TO RUN FOR JERRY
CRUSADE BEGINS
The five selected beaches were given
codenames. The Americans attacked
Omaha and Utah, the British Gold
and Sword and the Canadians Juno
U.S. Rangers also assaulted the
promontory of Pointe du Hoc (located
between Utah and Omaha) with the
mission to destroy guns believed to be
deployed there.
Remains of a destroyed German convoys blocking a path after the closing of the Falaise Pocket Trucks rolling off the Mulberry Harbor
The breakout finally occurred in late forces in Normandy were effectively assembled at Gold Beach remained
July with Operation Cobra. Once neutralized. The Allies were finally the reception point for Allied supplies
Allied forces could finally move free to leave the beaches behind and and reinforcements for a long while.
inland, they quickly wheeled around forge ahead to liberate France and Many of the 2 million American
German troops and surrounded them the continent. Though the battle soldiers who served in Europe landed
in the so-called Falaise Pocket in was over, the beaches of Normandy in Normandy on their way to the
Rangers fighting in one of the many shell craters of late August. Though many Germans continued to serve the war effort. front.
Pointe du Hoc escaped to fight another day, Axis The artificial Mulberry harbor

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Did you know that Normandy boasts over
“Our travel consultant was very helpful leading up to and during the
400 different types of cider? Made from
booking process. Loved absolutely Bayeux and Arromanches. The tour
the same apples as the famous Calvados
guides were spectacular, the tour manager was helpful and efficient.
UTAH BEACH brandy, each variety has its distinct taste
Beyond Band of Brothers Tours took care of everything. There was no based on its place of origin. With sweet,
, wasted time. Not too much bus time. No waiting around. I loved the semi-sweet and dry options, everyone can
DEAD MAN S
CORNER FRANCE itinerary and enjoyed every day.” find their favorite cider here!
JUNO & SWORD BEACH
LISA TAYLOR, LAKE OSWEGO, OREGON
PEGASUS
Average Tour Activity BRIDGE
Group Size Level

30-35 2
PARIS
See pages 9 and 14 for further information

FRANCE DID YOU KNOW?

Normandy is a land of green pastures:
2021 PRE/ POST SEASON TOUR DATES AND PRICES over 20% of its area is grassland, feeding
Normandy, 4 nights 576,000 dairy cows. The traditional
Normande breed is renowned for its
• Pick-up at Paris CDG Airport Apr 10 - Apr 14 May 1 - May 5 Oct 9 - Oct 13 Oct 16 - Oct 20
hardiness and its ability to produce a lot
Flights must arrive by 10 a.m.
of delicious milk rich in fat.
• Omaha Beach Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price

• Normandy American Cemetery $2,125 $2,250 $2,500

• Pointe du Hoc
Single Supplement $250
• Utah Beach
• Brécourt Manor
2021 HIGH SEASON TOUR DATES AND PRICES
• Sainte-Mère-Église
• Airborne Museum
May 15 - May 19 Jun 28 - Jul 2 Aug 7 - Aug 11 Sep 18 - Sep 22
• Dead Man’s Corner Museum
May 29 - Jun 2 Jul 10 - Jul 14 Aug 21 - Aug 25 Sep 25 - Sep 29
• C-47 flight simulator
Jun 12 - Jun 16 Jul 24 - Jul 28 Aug 28 - Sep 1
• Gold Beach
• Longues-sur-Mer German Battery Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price Go even deeper!
• Mulberry Harbor $2,338 $2,475 $2,750 Learn even more about the Battle of
• Arromanches-les-Bains Normandy on our 9-day version of
Single Supplement $275 this tour. – page 57
• 360° Circular Cinema
• Juno Beach See page 150 for payment plan details and other terms and conditions.
• Sword Beach
• Pegasus Bridge
• Drop-off at Paris CDG Airport
Flights must depart after 3 p.m. GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY

German troops got a new newspaper a month before D-Day. Titled

The 5-day Normandy Invasion Tour is a bite-size version of our acclaimed Beyond Band of Brothers Tour. Visit all five “Nachrichten für die Truppe” (“News for the Troops”), it seemed to be a
landing sectors and gain an in-depth understanding of what it took to storm the beaches on that fateful day. Visit iconic legitimate military paper published by the Wehrmacht. It was actually an
sites like the Normandy American Cemetery and Pointe du Hoc, as well as Sainte-Mere-Eglise, Pegasus Bridge and Allied propaganda publication that combined real information with fake
Brecourt Manor to learn more about the airborne operations away from the beachheads. This shorter tour is perfect for news, designed to confuse and demoralize the Germans. The newspaper also
those with a focused interest in D-Day and due to its length is also a great addition to any European vacation. had later editions, the last published in May 1945.

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“BBoB provided amazing service start to finish, I am very satisfied. Hotel service Enjoy silky and supple butter and cheese
representatives were extremely friendly and ready to assist in anyway. I never from Isigny in the heart of Normandy.
had a bad or “subpar” meal the entire length of the tour. I can’t believe how well Known for excellence worldwide since the
our bus driver was able to navigate that large bus through all of the roadways. 19th century, they have become a favorite
FRANCE Great driver! I am extremely satisfied with all aspects of the tour! We were of top chefs in the world.
given way more information than I could have expected. Tour managers, driver
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and local tour guides blew me away. I can’t wait to book another tour!”

BRANDON FRENETTE, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH

Average Tour Activity

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DID YOU KNOW?
The name Normandy comes from the
conquest of the area by Vikings, a.k.a.
FRANCE Northmen. Led by Rollo, they settled
near Rouen in 911. The popular TV series
Vikings features Ragnar’s wayward
Normandy, 4 nights brother’s ties with France, inspired by
• Pick-up at Paris CDG Airport 2021 PRE/POST SEASON TOUR DATES AND PRICES the real Rollo who settled in Normandy.
Flights must arrive by 10 a.m.

• The American Sector: Utah and Apr 26 - Apr 30 Oct 4 - Oct 8

Omaha Beach
• Normandy American Cemetery Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price

• Pointe du Hoc $2,125 $2,250 $2,500

• Bayeux Tapestry Single Supplement $250
• Brécourt Manor
• Sainte-Mère-Église 2021 HIGH SEASON TOUR DATES AND PRICES
• Airborne Museum
• Mont Saint-Michel May 10 - May 14 Jun 28 - Jul 2 Jul 19 - Jul 23 Aug 9 - Aug 13
• Drop-off at Paris CDG Airport Go all the way!
Flights must depart after 3 p.m. Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price Our Beyond Band of Brothers
$2,338 $2,475 $2,750 R&R tour follows the path of Easy
Company in the same spirit, visiting
Single Supplement $275 the most important cultural sites on
the way – page 109
See page 150 for payment plan details and other terms and conditions.

GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY

Paratrooper John Steele became famous for getting his parachute snagged
This 5-day tour perfectly balances the major sites of the D-Day landings with breathtaking cultural sights, which were the
by the church tower of Sainte-Mère-Église during the airborne assault the
favorite destinations of soldiers on their R&R leave while serving in Normandy. Visit Utah and Omaha Beach, Pointe du
night before D-Day. Most people don’t know that he was not alone: one of
Hoc and the Normandy American Cemetery, as well as the most impressive cultural sights and relics Normandy has to
his comrades, Kenneth Russel, also landed on the church roof. Unlike Steele,
offer, like Mont Saint-Michel or the thousand-year-old Bayeux Tapestry. This tour is an ideal choice for couples who want
Russel managed to get free and join the fight. Steele himself played possum
a more balanced Normandy experience.
until some Germans went to fetch his dogtag and capture him.

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Do you like oysters? Then you are in
“This was a great experience and a wonderful tour. From the very first
the right place! Normandy is France’s
phone call I made to days after the tour, Beyond Band of Brothers Tours
leading region for the production of
did a super job. I can’t thank you enough for making my 95-year-old
UTAH BEACH cupped oysters, which thrive in the high
World War II father’s dream become a reality. I would recommend this tides. Another delicacy worth trying is the
, tour to anyone who wants to learn more about the war.” Bouchot Mussel, which is cultivated on
DEAD MAN S
CORNER FRANCE wooden poles to which the mussels attach
JUNO & SWORD BEACH ROBYN MCATEER, MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS in large clumps.

PEGASUS
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Group Size Level

20-25 2
PARIS
See pages 9 and 14 for further information

FRANCE DID YOU KNOW?

The coat of arms of Normandy displays
two golden leopards in red. It is said
Normandy, 4 nights
to date back to the time of William the
• Pick-up at Paris CDG Airport 2021 TOUR DATES AND PRICES Conqueror. The Royal Arms of England,
Flights must arrive by 10 a.m. established by King Richard Lionheart in
• Omaha Beach the 12th century, is very similar but has
Sep 1 - Sep 5 three lions.
• Normandy American Cemetery
• Pointe du Hoc
Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price
• Utah Beach
$4,845 $5,130 $5,700
• Brécourt Manor
• Sainte-Mère-Église Single Supplement $570
• Airborne Museum
See page 150 for payment plan details and other terms and conditions.
• Dead Man’s Corner Museum
• C-47 flight simulator
• Gold Beach
• Longues-sur-Mer German Battery
• Mulberry Harbor
• Arromanches-les-Bains Explore extended versions of
• 360° Circular Cinema this tour:
• Juno Beach Sainte-Mère-Église Normandy American Dead Man’s Corner 11-day Beyond Band of Brothers
Cemetery Luxury Tour – page 111
• Sword Beach
• Pegasus Bridge
• Drop-off at Paris CDG Airport
Flights must depart after 3 p.m.

GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY

If you are short on time for your vacation but wish to explore the major sites of the Normandy Invasion in complete comfort, 1st Lt. Dick Winters led a force of 23 paratroopers against a German battery
our Normandy Invasion Luxury Tour is for you! It’s a shorter version of our Beyond Band of Brothers Tour focused on of four howitzers guarded by 60 soldiers and four machine guns on D-Day.
visiting important locations of the invasion such as the five landing beaches, the Normandy American Cemetery, Pointe The guns were destroyed with only a few casualties despite the much larger
du Hoc, Pegasus Bridge, Brecourt Manor and many more. This tightly-concentrated tour features smaller group sizes and defense force. Winters was recommended for the Medal of Honor for the
the finest comfort in 5-star hotels to help you relax between your days of exploring the battlefields where the Allies fought assault, but he could not get it: there was a limit of one MoH per division,
to establish a foothold and bring freedom to Europe. and the 101st’s went to Robert Cole for his charge at Purple Heart Lane.

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French brioche is an egg- and butter-
“I thought it was well done; well organized; and comprehensive. The
enriched bread of medieval origins. We
tour guides were knowledgeable. The tour’s pace was good and all of the
CRISBEC Q usually think of (and eat) it as a sweet
important sites were visited. I would recommend the tour because it is
pastry, but it can also be filled with
comprehensive and a lot is packed into the tour. When it was over, I knew fish, beef, foie gras, sausages or various
that I had been exposed to all the sites of Normandy. The tour was very
BAYEUX
FRANCE much worth it.”
appetizers. It’s a surprisingly versatile
JUNO & SWORD BEACH bakery product!
PEGASUS MARK DONDLINGER, POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK
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40-45 3
PARIS
See pages 9 and 14 for further information

FRANCE DID YOU KNOW?

Find it hard to learn other languages?
Blame it on the Normans! William of
Normandy, 6 nights 2021 PRE/POST SEASON TOUR DATES AND PRICES Normandy conquered England in 1066,
• Pick-up at Paris CDG Airport • Crisbecq Battery and the new ruling class brought along
Flights must arrive by 10 a.m. its own language: French. Their influence
• Falaise Gap Apr 12 - Apr 18 Oct 11 - Oct 17
• Omaha Beach is responsible for the fact that 30 to
• William the Conqueror’s Castle in 45% of all English words have French
• Normandy American Cemetery Falaise Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price
origins. Had it not been for the Normans,
• Pointe du Hoc $1,955 $2,070 $2,300 English-speakers today would find other
• Monument of Civilians in the War
Germanic languages much more familiar
• Utah Beach and Utah Beach Landing • Memorial de Montormel Single Supplement $230 and easier to learn.
Museum
• Drop-off at Paris CDG Airport
• Brécourt Manor Flights must depart after 3 p.m.
2021 HIGH SEASON TOUR DATES AND PRICES
• Sainte-Mère-Église
• Airborne Museum
May 17 - May 23 Jun 19 - Jun 25 Jul 24 - Jul 30
• Longues-sur-Mer German Battery Aug 23 - Aug 29 Sep 13 - Sep 19
• Mulberry Harbor
• Arromanches-les-Bains Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price
$2,210 $2,340 $2,600
• 360° Circular Cinema
• Juno Beach and Juno Beach Center Single Supplement $260
• Sword Beach
See page 150 for payment plan details and other terms and conditions.
• Pegasus Bridge
• Bayeux Tapestry
• Museum of the Battle of Normandy
GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY
Our 7-day Battle of Normandy on a Budget Tour takes you beyond the beaches and into Normandy proper. D-day was
Gen. Norman Cota was the oldest man to land at Omaha Beach on D-Day,
only the beginning of the liberation of Europe; let us show you what happened next. The fighting saw General Patton
and his personal courage was vital in rallying pinned-down troops and
throw himself into the fray at the head of the U.S. Third Army to exploit the first breakthrough and culminated in the
clearing one of the exits. His exhortations included “Gentlemen, we are being
death or capture of 60,000 Germans in the Falaise Pocket. A new location to our tours is the Crisbecq artillery battery,
killed on the beaches. Let us go inland and be killed” and “Rangers, lead
from where German defenders first spotted the Allied fleet on D-Day. The budget version of this tour gives you greater
the way!” The next day he personally led a few soldiers in an assault on a
freedom in choosing your meals and gives you more free time to explore sites on your own.
German-held house to show a captain how to do it properly.

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Tarte Normande (“Norman tart”) is a
“This tour is excellent for those interested in WW2 history. Lots of detail
delightful baked pastry filled with apples,
CRISBEC Q regarding units, leaders and “side stories.” The Dead Man’s Corner site was
almonds and sugar and topped with egg
fantastic with the simulator, house museum/dioramas. Good job with “then
, custard. It is traditionally made in two
DEAD MAN S FRANCE and now” photo displays.” sizes, the larger approximately one foot
CORNER JUNO & SWORD BEACH
BAYEUX in diameter. You can also get similar tarts
PEGASUS CHERE HILL, PAMPLIN, VIRGINIA with pears instead of apples!
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Average Tour Activity

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PARIS

30-35 2

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FRANCE DID YOU KNOW?

Normandy produces more than 50
million Camembert de Normandie
Normandy, 8 nights rounds annually. Camembert was
2021 PRE/POST SEASON TOUR DATES AND PRICES actually issued to French troops during
• Pick-up at Paris CDG Airport • Bayeux Commonwealth War Cemetery
Flights must arrive by 10 a.m. World War I, making this cheese firmly
• Bayeux Tapestry entrenched in French popular cuisine as
• Omaha Beach Apr 17 - Apr 25 Oct 2 - Oct 10 a result.
• Museum of the Battle of Normandy
• Normandy American Cemetery
• Angoville Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price
• Pointe du Hoc
• Crisbecq Battery $4,250 $4,500 $5,000
• Utah Beach and Utah Beach
• Dead Man’s Corner Museum
Landing Museum Single Supplement $500
• D-Day Experience - 3D Cinema
• Brécourt Manor
• C-47 flight simulator
• Sainte-Mère-Église 2021 HIGH SEASON TOUR DATES AND PRICES
• Mont Saint-Michel
• Airborne Museum
• Falaise Gap
• Gold Beach May 6 - May 14 Jul 15 - Jul 23
• William the Conqueror’s Castle
• Longues-sur-Mer German
in Falaise
Battery Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price
• Monument of Civilians in the War $4,675 $4,950 $5,500 Are you looking for something
• Mulberry Harbor
• Memorial de Montormel more special?
• Arromanches-les-Bains
Single Supplement $550 Join our 8-day Normandy 77 D-day
• Drop-off at Paris CDG Airport
• 360° Circular Cinema Flights must depart after 3 p.m. Anniversary tour! – page 61
See page 150 for payment plan details and other terms and conditions.
• Juno Beach
• Sword Beach
• Pegasus Bridge

GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY

Our 9-day Battle of Normandy Tour will give you an understanding of the Invasion of Normandy that goes beyond D-Day. Pegasus Bridge, originally called the Bénouville Bridge, was captured by
The tour visits all five landing beaches and also explores the events that transpired after the landings. The battle saw British glidermen the night before D-Day. Landing mere yards away from the
General Patton assume command of the U.S. Third Army and exploit the first breakthrough across German lines. The bridge, the soldiers captured both it and another, nearby bridge in 10 minutes,
fight for Normandy culminated in the death or capture of 60,000 Germans in the Falaise Pocket. The tour also includes then held them against German counterattacks until relieved the next day.
a visit to the famous abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel and a unique site, new to our tours: the Crisbecq artillery battery, from The bridge was replaced by a larger one in 1994. The original structure now
where German defenders first spotted the Allied fleet on D-Day. stands in a local museum some 600 ft away from its former site.

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The Normandy coastline is full of
“Five Stars all the way! This was my trip of a lifetime for me. It was all
bunkers and casemates which are open
your advertising said it would be. I experienced the places my childhood
to the public. Step into any of these at
CRISBEC Q heroes fought and died. Where my uncles came ashore weeks after the first
Pointe du Hoc, Longues-sur-Mer or Juno
landings and the fields our airborne units were dropped. It allowed a lot of Beach to imagine what it was like to face
, introspection and pride that I had in our American troops who liberated the D-Day landings.
DEAD MAN S FRANCE those nations we traveled. Would I recommend your tour? “Oh hell yes!”
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Without reservation. Matter of fact I have recommended it to two seasoned
PEGASUS travelers already and gave them your name and website.”
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FALAISE HENRY LAWRENCE HAGNER, COLLEGEVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
Group Size Level

40-45
PARIS
2

See pages 9 and 14 for further information

MONT SAINT-MICHEL
DID YOU KNOW?
FRANCE Contrary to popular belief, the
Normandy American Cemetery isn’t
American Soil. Like all other overseas
Normandy, 7 nights American cemeteries in France for
World War I and II, France has granted
• Pick-up at Paris CDG Airport • Juno Beach the United States a special, perpetual
Flights must arrive by 10 a.m.
• Sword Beach concession to the land occupied by the
• Commemoration Ceremony cemetery, free of any charge or any tax to
• Pegasus Bridge 2021 TOUR DATES AND PRICES
• Omaha Beach honor the forces. It does not benefit from
• Mont Saint-Michel extraterritoriality, and is thus still
• Normandy American Cemetery French soil.
• Falaise Gap
• Pointe du Hoc
• William the Conqueror’s Castle in SPECIAL EVENT TOUR
• Utah Beach Falaise D-DAY 77TH ANNIVERSARY – Jun 3 - Jun 10
• Brècourt Manor • Memorial de Montormel This special tour features the unparalleled experience of being in Normandy during
• Sainte-Mère-Église • Drop-off at Paris CDG Airport the commemoration of the greatest amphibious assault in history. Tens of thousands
Flights must depart after 3 p.m. of history buffs, re-enactors and grateful citizens turn northern France into a
• Airborne Museum celebration of honor, courage and sacrifice. Demand for a place on our annual D-Day
• Dead Man’s Corner Museum Tour is always high, so book early.

• C-47 flight simulator

Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price
• Gold Beach
$4,250 $4,500 $5,000
• Longues-sur-Mer German
Battery Single Supplement $500
• Mulberry Harbor
See page 150 for payment plan details and other terms and conditions.
• Arromanches-les-Bains
• 360° Circular Cinema

GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY

Come with us on an adventure designed for your bucket list and your pocket book! The commemorations of the 77th
Anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy will truly be a unique event. This tour visits all the important sites our
In August 1944, it fell to the 1st Polish Armoured Division to plug the gap of
Normandy Invasion tour does, like the Normandy American Cemetery and Pointe du Hoc and will also attend a special
the Falaise Pocket and trap the German defenders of Normandy. One of their
commemoration ceremony, in honor of the anniversary. Adding further flavor to the week’s activities is a vast array of
battlegroups got lost on the way thanks to a French civilian guide who mixed
World War II vehicles on display and in motion, parachute jumps, air shows, and much more, which we aim to attend
up the towns of Champeaux and Chambois, then disappeared at the first
as their timing and our itinerary allows. D-Day is just the start for this tour, as we also explore the magnificent abbey of
opportunity. The mistake turned out to be lucky: they stumbled across an SS
Mont Saint-Michel and the castle of William the Conqueror in Falaise.
headquarter and managed to loot documents with important orders.

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“The travel consultants were always very professional, friendly and
pointed us in the right direction depending on what we needed. We were
CRISBEC Q very confident when we left for our trip because BBOB had answered
any questions we had. The hotels and meals were excellent and the staff
, was always very friendly. The bus driver was a great driver and very
DEAD MAN S FRANCE professional. I was very impressed with the tour. All of the other people
CORNER JUNO & SWORD BEACH who were on the tour were very nice and a lot of fun. We were happy to find
BAYEUX
PEGASUS we had a lot in common with many of them. I felt like the tour showed us
BRIDGE a large area of sights that we may not have been able to see on our own. I
would recommend BBoB for that reason.”
FALAISE TRY IT OUT!
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Group Size Level JANET MOUNTJOY, BURKE, VIRGINIA In one heavenly confection, a crispy
almond meringue shell with a chewy
PARIS interior yield to a lush, creamy ganache
30-35 2 sandwiched within. Where better
to indulge yourself with a couple of
See pages 9 and 14 for further information
macarons than in the country it is from?
MONT SAINT-MICHEL

FRANCE

Normandy, 7 nights
• Pick-up at Paris CDG Airport • Juno Beach
Flights must arrive by 10 a.m.
• Sword Beach
• Commemoration Ceremony
• Pegasus Bridge 2021 TOUR DATES AND PRICES
• Omaha Beach
• Mont Saint-Michel
• Normandy American Cemetery DID YOU KNOW?
• Falaise Gap In the classical period, the region of
• Pointe du Hoc
• William the Conqueror’s Castle SPECIAL EVENT TOUR Normandy was a part of ancient Gaul. The
• Utah Beach in Falaise ten Gallic tribes who called Normandy
D-DAY 77TH ANNIVERSARY – Jun 3 - Jun 10
• Brécourt Manor home were amongst the last to submit to
• Memorial de Montormel This special tour features the unparalleled experience of being in Normandy during Julius Caesar when he conquered the area
• Sainte-Mère-Église • Drop-off at Paris CDG Airport the commemoration of the greatest amphibious assault in history. Tens of thousands in the first century, B.C.
Flights must depart after 3 p.m. of history buffs, re-enactors and grateful citizens turn northern France into a
• Airborne Museum celebration of honor, courage and sacrifice. Demand for a place on our annual D-Day
• Dead Man’s Corner Museum Tour is always high, so book early.

• C-47 flight simulator

Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price
• Gold Beach
$6,375 $6,750 $7,500
• Longues-sur-Mer German
Battery Single Supplement $750
• Mulberry Harbor
See page 150 for payment plan details and other terms and conditions.
• Arromanches-les-Bains
• 360° Circular Cinema

GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY

The commemorations of the 77th Anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy will truly be a unique event. This tour German soldiers defending a sector of Utah Beach captured 19 Americans on
visits all the important sites our Normandy Invasion tour does, like the Normandy American Cemetery and Pointe du Hoc the night of June 5-6, 1944. The POWs knew that the coming invasion would
and will also attend a special commemoration ceremony, in honor of the anniversary. Adding further flavor to the week’s be announced by heavy aerial and naval bombardment. They started getting
activities is a vast array of World War II vehicles on display and in motion, parachute jumps, air shows, and much more, anxious at 4 am and demanded to be moved to the rear lines. The Germans
which we aim to attend as their timing and our itinerary allows. D-Day is just the start for this tour, as we also explore the failed to recognize the reason behind the demand, as they were told to only
magnificent abbey of Mont Saint-Michel and the castle of William the Conqueror in Falaise. expect an invasion on high tide mornings – and it was the wrong date for that.

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“You walk away from this tour proud to be an American! I believe every
American should go over to Normandy to see what we Americans did
for France and the world! BBoB put together a tour that my 13-year-old
UTAH BEACH
granddaughter just loved. After seeing all of the movies, beaches and
, pictures it all came together in the end. You could picture it your mind.
DEAD MAN S
CORNER FRANCE Anyone loving World War II should go on this tour!!”
JUNO & SWORD BEACH
CLAIRE KILGORE, MAGNOLIA, TEXAS Diorama about the landings
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FALAISE Calvados is Lower Normandy’s famous

20-25 2 apple brandy distilled from dry cider.

Calvados is aged in an oak cask for at
PARIS least two years. The longer it is aged the
See pages 9 and 14 for further information
smoother it tastes.

FRANCE

Normandy, 7 nights
• Pick-up at Paris CDG Airport • 360° Circular Cinema 2021 TOUR DATES AND PRICES
Flights must arrive by 10 a.m.
• Juno Beach
• Commemoration Ceremony
• Sword Beach
• Omaha Beach SPECIAL EVENT TOUR
• Pegasus Bridge DID YOU KNOW?
• Normandy American Cemetery D-DAY 77TH ANNIVERSARY – Jun 3 - Jun 10
• Mont Saint-Michel The Normandy coastline, called the “Land
• Pointe du Hoc This special tour features the unparalleled experience of being in Normandy during of Freedom”, has 80 sites dedicated to
• Falaise Gap the commemoration of the greatest amphibious assault in history. Tens of thousands
• Utah Beach D-Day. The landscape has inspried many
• William the Conqueror’s Castle of history buffs, re-enactors and grateful citizens turn northern France into a
great artists and is also called the “Home
• Brécourt Manor in Falaise celebration of honor, courage and sacrifice. Demand for a place on our annual D-Day
Tour is always high, so book early. of Impressionism”.
• Sainte-Mère-Église • Memorial de Montormel
• Airborne Museum • Drop-off at Paris CDG Airport Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price
Flights must depart after 3 p.m.
• Dead Man’s Corner Museum $8,500 $9,000 $10,000
• C-47 flight simulator
Single Supplement $1,000
• Gold Beach
• Longues-sur-Mer German See page 150 for payment plan details and other terms and conditions.
Battery
• Mulberry Harbor
• Arromanches-les-Bains

GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY

Celebrate the achievements of the Greatest Generation in comfort utilizing a luxurious hotel as your home base for an
unforgettable week in France. Enjoy this once-in-a-lifetime tour from the luxury of a 5-star hotel in Bayeux, in the heart
Once Germany defeated France, they established a small aircraft monitoring
of the region. This tour visits all the important sites found on our Normandy Invasion Luxury tour as well as attending a
station in the Medieval island abbey of Mont Saint-Michel. Most of the
special commemoration ceremony. Adding further flavor to the week’s activities is a vast array of World War II vehicles
soldiers who went there, however, visited as tourists. After D-Day, the abbey
on display and in motion, parachute jumps, air shows, and much more, which we aim to attend as their timing and our
was liberated on August 1 by a single U.S. private accompanied by two British
itinerary allows. D-Day is just the start for this tour, as we also explore Falaise, the magnificent abbey of Mont Saint-
journalists. They received a hero’s welcome and even captured a few German
Michel and the castle of William the Conqueror.
soldiers who were resting in the abbey and were too exhausted to fight.

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Adolf Hitler with several high-ranking German officers (including Luftwaffe commander Hermann Göring, left) planning the Ardennes offensive, also known as the Battle of the Bulge
After securing Normandy and
trapping much of the German forces
in the Falaise pocket, the Allies
thought they had Hitler on the run.
Germany, however, was not willing to
quit just yet. The failure of Operation
Market Garden in September 1944
proved that the Germans were still
GERMANS RAMPAGE THROUGH ALLIED LINES
The battle started on December 16
and caught the Allies by complete
surprise. The Germans went to great
pains to keep the operation a secret,
and bad weather prevented Allied
reconnaissance flights from spotting
troop movements. The chosen time
and place were the best possible.
American divisions in the path of the
German advance were inexperienced,
battle-weary and poorly supplied
thanks to an overstretched supply
line. The winter of 1944-45 was one
of the worst in recorded history and
nobody was expecting a German
attack in such horrible weather.
German armor quickly broke through
Allied lines and made alarming
progress in the first couple of days.
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able to put up a fight. A few months
later, the Battle of the Bulge proved
they were capable of doing a lot more
than that.
Hitler personally hatched the plan
for the German counteroffensive in
the Ardennes Forest, and he forced
his ideas across despite protests from
A snow-covered dug-out near Bastogne
A salient quickly developed: a
protrusion or bulge of German-held
area which extended into Allied
territory. It was this shape on the
map that gave the battle the name
most Americans know it by: the
Battle of the Bulge. Chaos and panic
ran rampant in Allied ranks. An SS-
commando unit led by the infamous
Otto Skorzeny worked behind Allies
his generals, who were certain he was
being too ambitious. The operation
certainly had scope of vision: it called
for a surprise attack that would split
Allied forces, recapture the city of
Antwerp and cut off and destroy an
entire British army group and two
American armies.
lines to further increase confusion
and paranoia: his soldiers spoke
perfect English, wore American and
British uniforms, altered signposts
and misdirected Allied traffic. As a
response to this threat, American
soldiers started asking each other
trivia questions which only true
Americans would know the answer to.
American engineers emerging from the woods after
fighting near Bastogne
AMERICAN BOYS RISE TO CHALLENGE
U.S. units showed their true mettle
in the first desperate days. Isolated
and fighting without seeing the larger
picture, they did their best to slow
down the German advance and buy
time for reinforcements to arrive. The
101st Airborne Division, the famous
Screaming Eagles, dug in at Bastogne.
Brig. Gen. Anthony McAuliffe (center) victoriously holding Bastogne’s road sign after the battle
Hitler wanted to shock the Allies into
despair, and explicitly ordered his
troops to resort to a level of brutality
formerly reserved for the Eastern
Front. Kampfgruppe (“Task Force”)
Peiper became especially notorious
for murdering 362 prisoners of
war and 111 civilians in a series of
massacres in and around Malmedy.
And yet, despite surprise, chaos and
a lack of supplies, the Allies started to
Soldiers hiding among snow-covered trees during the battle
With help from other units, they put
up an impregnable defense over
Christmas, denying the important
crossroads town to the Germans.
It was in Bastogne that Brigadier
General McAuliffe replied to the
German demand for surrender with
his famous exclamation of “Nuts!”
slowly gain the upper hand. Hitler’s
reluctant generals were correct;
the operation did not have enough
men and fuel to satisfy the Führer’s
ambition. The heavily forested,
mountainous terrain forced the
Germans to stick to narrow roads and
provided the defenders with strong
positions. German tanks relied on
captured Allied fuel dumps to keep
going, but they still ran low.
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THE CAVALRY ARRIVES
Help was also coming from the
outside. There was one general officer
in the U.S. Army who had anticipated
the German attack: George S. Patton.
He had already made plans to turn
the Third Army north and respond to
exactly this sort of emergency. During
a conference with Eisenhower on
December 22, he walked out of the
room and gave the order “play ball”
through the phone, getting his forces
on the move quicker than anyone
though possible. The spearhead of his
rapid advance broke through German
positions and reached the defenders
of Bastogne the day after Christmas.
Meanwhile, British reserves were
moving towards the Meuse River, an
important milestone of the German
advance, to stop the Nazis if they got
that far.
C-47s dropping supplies over Bastogne on December
26, 1944
The German attack effectively ground
to a halt by Christmas, but it was far
from over. It took the Allies another
month to recapture the ground they
lost. 91,000 Allied soldiers, mainly
Americans, were killed, wounded or
captured in battle, measured against
German losses somewhere between
63,000 and 98,000. This made the
battle the single deadliest campaign
for the U.S. in World War II, and the
second deadliest in American history.
But while losses were high, so was the
prize: the offensive in the Ardennes
was Hitler’s last major attempt to turn
the tide of war in Western Europe.
A new year and a new phase of the
war was beginning: the unstoppable
advance into Germany.
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BELGIUM
“It was an honor to place the wreath on General Patton’s grave. It’s
MALMEDY unbelievable that the foxholes are still there after 71 years. We enjoyed the
guided tour throughout Luxembourg and loved the Christmas market! The
LA GLEIZE bus driver was excellent. I felt very safe when we travelled throughout
Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany. The coach was very comfortable.
The tour was well-organized. I would recommend it due to the wealth of
DIEKIRCH knowledge the tour guides exhibit.”
Sherman tank at Bastogne Barracks
MARLYS HILDEBRANDT, WILMINGTON, OHIO
BASTOGNE
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30-35 2 beer tradition by drinking Airborne Beer

from a helmet in Bastogne!
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PARIS

BELGIUM, LUXEMBOURG

The Ardennes, 7 nights

• Pick-up at Paris CDG Airport
Flights must arrive by 10 a.m.
• Historical re-enactment
• Official celebrations of Battle
of the Bulge Anniversary
• General McAuliffe’s HQ
• Monument to Patton
• Foxholes of Bois Jacques
• Foy
• Mardasson Memorial
• Bastogne War Museum
• Malmedy
• King Tiger tank in La Gleize
• Siegfried Line
• Vianden Castle
• Luxembourg American Cemetery
• General Patton’s grave 2021 TOUR DATES AND PRICES
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History Museum of Luxembourg
The large and heavy boned Ardennes
• Walking tour in Luxembourg City SPECIAL EVENT TOUR Horse is bred in the Ardennes Region
BATTLE OF THE BULGE 77TH ANNIVERSARY – Dec 4 - Dec 11 (parts of Belgium, France, and
• Luxembourg’s Notre-Dame
Luxembourg). They are considered one of
Cathedral Ceremonial events and re-enactments, including the “throwing of the nuts” from
the oldest breeds of draft horse.
• Ducal Palace the Town Hall balcony, make the Battle of the Bulge Anniversary a fun and exciting
experience. This special, 8-day in-depth study on the Ardennes Offensive allows us
• Old Town to go off the beaten path and see some of the lesser known sites.
• Christmas Market
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• Drop-off at Paris CDG Airport
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This special 8-day journey through the Ardennes Forest is an extended exploration of the Battle of the Bulge, America’s
When the 101st Airborne was rapidly moved to Bastogne to defend the city
stiffest test in all of World War II. See where the 101st Airborne held the line during the siege of Bastogne, visit the
during the Battle of the Bulge, division commander Gen. Maxwell Taylor was
finest museums in the world dedicated to the Ardennes Offensive and join the celebration as the citizens of Bastogne
in the U.S. on a staff conference, and command fell to Gen. Anthony McAuliffe.
commemorate their American protectors with the “throwing of the nuts.” This dedicated tour affords time to take you
McAuliffe gained fame for his outburst “Nuts!” in response to a German
off the beaten track, expanding our normal days in Belgium and including the stunning city of Luxembourg during its
demand for surrender. The word might sound like a euphemism, but people
Christmas season.
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PEACE AT
WHAT COST?
The closure of World War I already
foreshadowed the beginning of World
War II. President Wilson advocated a
fair peace with his Fourteen Points,
but it was the French demand for
vengeance that dictated the actual
terms of the Versailles Treaty.
Germany saw important territories
detached from it (some given to a
newly reconstituted Poland), and its
military force strictly limited. It was
issued heavy war reparations.
Additionally, the country was forced
to acknowledge that it was responsible
for starting the war, a claim that was
highly prejudiced at best. Germany’s
erstwhile ally, Austria-Hungary, was
dissolved in separate treaties, and
several new countries created in its
former territory.
A N E W LE A D ER FOR A N EW COUN T R Y
The city of Munich, in particular,
became a bastion of right-wing
ideology. It was there that an army
intelligence agent called Adolf
Hitler was ordered to infiltrate a
local extremist party. Their political
opinions won him over, and he took
control of the group, establishing the
National Socialist German Workers
Party, the Nazi Party. Inspired by
Mussolini’s Fascist takeover of Italy,
he attempted a similar coup in 1923.
However, the Munich Beer Hall
Putsch was an ignominious failure
that got him five years in prison (of
which only nine months were served).
The Great Depression helped make
impoverished people receptive to
extremist ideologies, and Hitler
used the situation to bolster Nazi
popularity. Violent clashes between
German communist and far-right
paramilitaries made the public
desperate for peace and order.
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German Jewish soldiers returning home after the Great War
Germany, now styled the Weimar
Republic, pulled through the wave
of political instability that swept the
nation after the war, but resentment
over their unfair treaty terms
remained. One reason was that the
war was always waged on foreign soil.
With no German ground captured
A young Heinrich Himmler, the future leader of the
SS, holding a flag during the Beer Hall Putsch
In hopes he would put an end to
the violence, Hitler was appointed
Chancellor in 1933. Instead, he
used the arson of the Reichstag, the
by the Allies, the German populace
never felt defeated, which gave rise to
the “stab-in-the-back myth.” Soldiers
felt they did everything that could be
expected of them, but they were let
down by the home front. The idea
was later twisted to accuse the Jews
of betraying German society at large.
German parliament building, as an
excuse to pass “emergency” laws that
eliminated civil liberties and secured
his own dictatorial power. Hitler’s
new Germany was named the Drittes
Reich, the Third Empire. The name
was chosen to express a continuity
between the Holy Roman Empire, the
short-lived German Empire between
1871-1918, and the new regime.
Chancellor Hitler shaking hands with German
President Paul von Hindenburg during the opening
of the parliament after the Reichstag building
burned down
GERMANY
EAGLE’S CLAWS
A nighttime rally event and the Cathedral of Light over the main tribune of the Zeppelin Field at the Nazi Party
Rally Grounds in Nuremberg
Hitler’s Germany became a giant
tribute to the Führer’s megalomania
and totalitarianism. Nazi architecture
was designed to be imposing
and intimidating, heralding the
supremacy of the state over the
individual at every turn. Edifices
such as the Nazi Rally Grounds at
Nuremberg reflected the Nazi rhetoric
about a strong and military-minded
people. The 1936 Olympics in Berlin,
the first such event to be televised,
spread the sanitized message of a
reborn, orderly Nazi German society
to the entire world.
Three Austrian Jewish women publicly humiliated during Kristallnacht
IN THE
The public face of Germany was, of
course, a sham. The first concentration
camp, Dachau, was built as early
as 1933, initially to hold the Nazis’
political enemies. The Nuremberg
Laws of 1935 forbade Jews to marry
Germans and deprived them of
citizenship. The Kristallnacht (Night
of Shattered Glass) was a nationwide
pogrom against Jews perpetrated by
civilians and paramilitaries while the
authorities looked on.
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REGIME COLLAPSES
IN FLAMES
The Nazi regime’s star finally fell in
World War II. By the end of the six-year
conflict, the last question was whether
Germany would be conquered by the
Western Allies or the Soviet Union.
The war in the Eastern Front involved
brutality that was largely unimaginable
in the west, and the Red Army was eager
to pay back the suffering in spades.
As the capital of Berlin was located in
the eastern part of the country, it was
unfortunate enough to be reached
by the Soviets first. The battle for the
city raged for two weeks and two days.
A third of the city was destroyed, and
the fighting caused over 450,000
casualties, not counting civilians.
The last place in the city to surrender
on May 2, 1945, happened to be a
symbol of the Nazi military machine:
a Flakturm, a massive concrete anti-
aircraft tower that doubled as a shelter
for soldiers and civilians.
The turret of a Panther tank used as a makeshift
fortification during the Battle of Berlin
The war was over for Germany, but
new trouble was on the horizon. Both
Berlin and Germany at large were
divided up into occupation zones
with each zone manned by a different
Allied nation. The Iron Curtain
descended across Europe, drawing
the lines of battle for the Cold War.
Germany, the country that started
World War II, was divided into two
and became the symbolic focal point
of yet another war.
Soviet war correspondents at the Brandenburg Gate
in Berlin shortly after the fall of the city
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Beer is major part of German culture.
BERLIN “BBoB is a great company and works very hard to get travelers to come
There are six major breweries in Munich
back for another tour. They go out of their way to make my trip everything
GERMANY I expect it to be. When I return home, I will go on to the website and see
alone: Augustiner Bräu, Hofbräu,
Löwenbräu, Hacker-Pshorr Bräu, Spaten-
what trip interests me for next year. Yes, I would recommend your tours to Franziskaner Bräu and Paulaner Brauerei.
anyone, I have done that too.”

MARIE ROBERTS, AURORA, COLORADO

NUREMBERG
Average Tour Activity
Group Size Level
DACHAU

40-45 3
MUNICH
See pages 9 and 14 for further information
BERCHTESGADEN
DID YOU KNOW?
There are some 1,700 bridges in Berlin,
GERMANY even more than in Venice. Berlin is
also said to have more waterways than
2021 TOUR DATES AND PRICES Amsterdam, Stockholm and Venice –
Munich, 3 nights Berlin, 3 nights combined!
• Pick-up at Munich MUC Airport • House of the Wannsee May 8 - May 16
Flights must arrive by 4 p.m. Conference
• Dachau Concentration Camp • 1936 Olympic Stadium Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price
• Third Reich tour of Munich • German-Russian Museum $2,805 $2,970 $ 3,300
• Eagle’s Nest • Reichstag
Single Supplement $330
• Dokumentation Obersalzberg • Brandenburg Gate
• Holocaust Memorial
Nuremberg, 2 nights SPECIAL EVENT TOUR
• Checkpoint Charlie OKTOBERFEST – Sep 18 - Sep 26
• Nazi Party Rally Grounds
• Berlin Wall The Oktoberfest versions of our historical tours are our most popular departure dates,
• Palace of Justice as they feature an afternoon of merrymaking at the world’s premier beer festival.
• Treptower Park Travel with ease
Passengers can enjoy a round of drinks at one of the many beer tents. Although
• Drop-off at Berlin TXL Airport lederhosen are not required, they are highly recommended. Upgrade to the All-inclusive Third
Flights can depart at any time
Reich Tour with all meals included
Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price and 4 star accommodations! – page 73
$3,060 $3,240 $3,600

Single Supplement $360

See page 150 for payment plan details and other terms and conditions.

GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY

A slightly shorter, budget-friendly version of our popular Third Reich Tour, the Germany at War on a Budget Tour helps
When the Nuremberg Trials convened to examine the cases of Nazi war
you explore and understand the legacy of World War II in Germany. Visit Munich, birthplace of the Nazi movement;
criminals, the accused had the right to “fair and expeditious trials”. In order
Nuremberg, former capital of the Holy Roman Empire and the heart of Nazi propaganda; and Berlin, Hitler’s Germania
to ensure those qualities, everything that was said had to be understood by
and a lively cultural hub today. Take in the magnificent Alpine views from the peak where the iconic Eagle’s Nest is
everyone present. The communication system invented for the purpose,
perched, marvel at the magnitude of the Nazi Party Rally Grounds and honor the victims of the Holocaust at the memorial
involving electronic equipment and several teams of interpreters, established
site of Dachau Concentration Camp.
and popularized the practice of simultaneous translation.

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There are over 1,000 different kinds of
“The tour exceeded my expectations. I am not a World War II buff, but
sausages, or wurst, in Germany. It can be
MUNSTER found the presentations by the tour guides and the exceptional quality
prepared in plenty of ways: sliced, whole,
of the museums, documentation centers engaging and enlightening. The
cooked, fried or even left raw, and can be
tour manager was exceptional. His enthusiasm and passion for what he is consumed either cold, warm or hot.
BERLIN
explaining is infectious. I would recommend the tour highly. The days are
full, but not exhausting. We were able to have an in-depth look at most of
GERMANY the places we visited, with time for individual exploration.”

CHRISTINE AGY, DAVENPORT, IOWA

Average Tour Activity
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30-35 3 DACHAU

MUNICH
See pages 9 and 14 for further information BERCHTESGADEN
DID YOU KNOW?
Munich’s famous Oktoberfest started
GERMANY as a wedding celebration for Prince
Ludwig and his bride Therese of Saxe-
Hildburghausen in 1810.
Munich, 3 nights Berlin, 3 nights
• Pick-up at Munich MUC Airport • House of the Wannsee
Flights must arrive by 4 p.m. Conference
• Dachau Concentration Camp • 1936 Olympic Stadium
• Third Reich tour of Munich • German-Russian Museum 2021 TOUR DATES AND PRICES
• Eagle’s Nest • Reichstag
• Dokumentation Obersalzberg • Brandenburg Gate
• Holocaust Memorial SPECIAL EVENT TOUR
Nuremberg, 2 nights
• Checkpoint Charlie OKTOBERFEST – Sep 25 - Oct 5
• Nazi Party Rally Grounds
• Berlin Wall The Oktoberfest versions of our historical tours are our most popular departure dates,
• Palace of Justice as they feature an afternoon of merrymaking at the world’s premier beer festival.
Explore the extended version!
• Treptower Park Passengers can enjoy a round of drinks at one of the many beer tents. Although
• Walking Tour or Nuremberg lederhosen are not required, they are highly recommended. Check out our 18-day Normandy to
• Drop-off at Berlin TXL Airport
Flights can depart at any time Berlin Tour, which also includes the
Hamburg, 2 nights battles for Western-Europe. – page 117
Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price
• Panzer Museum (Munster) $5,950 $6,300 $7,000
• Port city of Hamburg
Single Supplement $700
• St. Nicolai Church
• Hamburg Harbor See page 150 for payment plan details and other terms and conditions.

• Flak tower

GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY

Join us as we trace the political, economic and ideological reasons behind Hitler’s rise to power on this 11-day tour,
Fifteen senior Nazi officials met in a villa in the Wannsee suburb of Berlin
visiting places where he rallied followers, held diplomatic meetings, commanded armies and finally met his demise.
on January 20, 1942. Presided over by Reinhard Heydrich, chief of the Reich
Nuremberg, the former capital of the Holy Roman Empire, and the Hanseatic city of Hamburg provide the historical
Main Security Office, the conference’s purpose was to discuss the “Final
and cultural context for understanding the events that led to the outbreak of WWII, while the scenic mountain resort of
Solution to the Jewish Question”: the extermination of Jews. Heydrich
Berchtesgaden offers a glimpse into the opulent life of NSDAP officials. We finish our journey with visits to iconic pre-
expected heavy opposition to the genocide from other branches of the
war, Nazi and Communist sites in the lively European city of Berlin.
government, but was pleasantly surprised by their agreement.

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We usually think of Italy as the less important of the European Axis powers. Although Italy’s military
and economic power, along with its war contribution, was much smaller than Germany’s, it still played a
crucial role in ushering in the authoritarian regimes of the 20th century.
FASCISTS
Benito Mussolini seized power in
1922 with his March on Rome. His
takeover of the country inspired
Adolf Hitler to try something similar
with the Beer Hall Putsch in Munich
a year later, but, unlike his exemplar,
he failed
Fascism, Mussolini’s totalitarian
ideology, ultimately derived its
name from the fasces: an ax stuck
into a bundle of sticks, once used as
a symbol of power in ancient Rome.
It was an appropriate choice, as
Mussolini’s goal was to recreate the
Roman Empire by extending his
reach over its former territories. His
conquest of Ethiopia in 1935-36 and
FASCISTS NOT NAZIS
Like Nazism, Fascism was also
pervasive in its home country, but
with interesting differences. Although
official Nazi art was conservative,
many representatives of the Futurist
art movement embraced early
Fascism. Ironically, it was precisely
the sort of experimental art Hitler
would have decried as degenerate.
Intact and fascinating examples of
Fascist architecture still stand in
Rome even today, sharing the city
with the majestic remnants of ancient
Rome.
“Aerial Bombardment,” 1932 painting by Futurist
artist Tullio Crali
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LEAD THE
the invasion of Albania in early 1939
were already moves to that end.
Mussolini (center) during the March on Rome
Fascism and Nazism are often used
interchangeably, but there are a few
important distinguishing features.
While both are totalitarian systems,
Fascism espouses the ultimate
supremacy of the state. In contrast,
the Nazis believed the Party and the
concept of racial purity were of the
highest importance, and the state was
merely a means to an end. Although
both ideologies strongly opposed
political socialism, the Fascist
economic model could be described
as “socialism with a capitalist veneer.”
Mussolini’s likeness at the headquarters of the Italian
Fascist Party. “SI” (“Yes”) refers to the vote citizens
were expected to cast on the ballot
WAY
Though the idea of resurrecting a
polity from classical antiquity might
seem quaint to most people, it is
perhaps understandable from an
Italian perspective. In a country with
the Colosseum just down the street
and where history is etched into the
architectural fabric of its cities, Italy
has a living connection to the past
that feels more natural than in other
nations.
Mussolini in front of the statue of Roman Emperor
Augustus
CANNOT TAKE
THE HEAT
Mussolini’s grasp far exceeded his
reach, a fact that became obvious when
World War II started. Although Italian
soldiers were dedicated and tenacious
and the navy was quite decent, the
military at large suffered from serious
problems. Leadership was given to
politically trustworthy cronies rather
than competent officers. The nation’s
insufficient evel of industrialization,
its shortage of natural resources and
low level of general education caused
a constant scarcity and unreliability
of equipment on the frontlines.
Also, the Italian public was never as
enthusiastic about Fascism as the
Germans were about Nazism, and
popular support for the war was low.
Crew of an Italian light field gun hiding in a patch of
cactus in Tunisia, 1943
Italy’s military performance suffered
as a result. Both their offensives in the
Balkans and their war against British
forces in North Africa went so poorly
they had to ask for German help. This
in turn divided Germany’s forces and
left them weaker in the Soviet Union.
Montgomery and Patton sharing a ride near Palermo, Sicily
SOFT UNDERBELLY
The Allies believed Italy to be “the soft
underbelly of Europe,” but it proved to
be a tough nut to crack. Mountainous
terrain and rivers made the land easy
to defend but very hard to attack.
The Germans had established several
defensive lines, and once the Allies
captured one at a high price, the
defenders simply retreated to the next
one.
A beached American landing ship and a Spitfire that
made an emergency landing at Paestum during the
invasion of mainland Italy
ALLIED BRIDGE
THE MEDITERRANEAN
Italy was clearly the weak spot of
the European Axis powers. North
Africa was safely in Allied hands by
the end of spring in 1943, and with
a large number of battle-hardened
troops already in the area, crossing
the Mediterranean and invading
Italy was the obvious next step to
Allied victory. Operation Husky, the
invasion of the Italian island of Sicily,
started on July 9 and was completed
by mid-August. The island became
the site of the famous “race” between
General Patton and British Field
Marshal Montgomery to capture the
port city of Messina, which Patton
eventually won.
PROVES
Italy is peppered with sites that
stand witness to the devastation
of the Italian front. The town of
San Pietro Infine was destroyed so
thoroughly that its former residents
chose to build a new town instead of
rebuilding the old one. The mountain
of Monte Cassino held the Allies up
for four months. The battle for the
site eventually saw the destruction
of its famous mountaintop abbey by
Allied bombers – even though there
were no German soldiers inside.
During the battle for Monte Cassino,
an Allied force landed behind enemy
lines at Anzio to outflank German
defenses and potentially capture
Rome itself. However, this flanking
force itself was surrounded and
trapped, bogging down the operation
for months.
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ACROSS
The Allied invasion of Italy made it
clear to the Italians that the war was
lost. Mussolini was dismissed from
his position by Italian King Victor
Emmanuel III and arrested. Later,
a German commando force rescued
Mussolini, and he was installed as the
head of a Nazi puppet government in
Northern Italy, only for partisans to
capture and kill him in 1945.
With Sicily secured, the Allies invaded
mainland Italy in early September
1943. The new Italian government
surrendered immediately, but this
was not to be the end of the fighting.
Hitler had anticipated such an event,
and Germans troops immediately
took control of the northern half of
the country to continue the fight.
German commando Otto Skorzeny (center, with
binoculars) and his soldiers posing with Mussolini after
rescuing him
HARD AS STEEL
New Zealander soldiers engaged in door-to-door
fighting at Monte Cassino
The Italian military proved weak in
the early years of the war, but Italy
itself, once defended by the Germans,
proved to be a much stronger
adversary than the Allies anticipated.
The final offensive to capture the
northern part of the country ended
in early May 1945, six days before
Germany’s surrender. The two Axis
nations that started the war also went
down together.
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ROME
ITALY When in Italy, pizza is a must. Pizza
“Of all the things that surprised me during this trip, was how I felt during
Margherita is named after Queen
the visits to the German, Commonwealth, American and Polish cemeteries at
Margherita of Savoy. Legend holds that
Monte Cassino. Very emotional experiences. So happy to see how well-cared
a Neapolitan pizza-maker called Raffaele
for they are. Especially enjoyed the individual stories that the guides shared
Esposito created the pizza in honor of the
ANZIO MONTE CASSINO with us about some of the fallen soldiers, including a female nurse. An Italian
visiting Queen. The toppings reflect the
woman came running out to us to show us a picture of herself as a five year
SAN PIETRO colors of the Italian flag: green basil, white
old child with American soldiers who landed at Salerno. Priceless. ”
mozzarella and red tomato.
KURT BIELEFELDT, JOPPA, MARYLAND
NAPLES
Average Tour Activity POMPEII
Group Size Level
SALERNO
40-45 4
PAESTUM
See pages 9 and 14 for further information

ITALY DID YOU KNOW?

The Italian wolf is Italy’s unofficial
Amalfi Coast, 3 nights Rome, 4 nights national animal. According to Roman
mythology, the Capitoline Wolf fed
• Pick-up at Naples NAP Airport • Operation Shingle – Anzio and Nettuno 2021 TOUR DATES AND PRICES abandoned twin brothers Romulus and
Flights must arrive by 12 p.m. landing beaches Remus with her milk. Once grown up,
• Operation Avalanche – Salerno • Anzio’s Piana delle Orme Museum: the the twins went on to found the city of
Apr 12 - Apr 19 Oct 21 - Oct 28 Oct 30 - Nov 6 Rome.
(Paestum) landing beaches largest private WWII collection
• The Abbey of Monte Cassino • Sicily-Rome American Cemetery Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price
• San Pietro Infine: ghost town • Mussolini’s fascist Rome: his office $2,550 $2,700 $3,000
preserved from WWII buildings, bunkers, villa and balcony
• Pompeii • Colosseum Single Supplement $300

• Trevi Fountain See page 150 for payment plan details and other terms and conditions.

• Pantheon
• Spanish Steps
• Vatican
• St. Peter’s Basilica
• Drop-off at Rome FCO Airport
Flights can depart at any time UPGRADE TO ALL-INCLUSIVE
San Pietro Infine US P-40 Warhawk Colosseum 11-day Italian Campaign Tour
– page 79

GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY

Our 8-day Italy at War on a Budget Tour is a condensed, budget-friendly version of our popular Italian Campaign Tour.
Travel up the Italian peninsula to Rome and visit the battlefields, the picturesque coast, the buildings erected in Mussolini’s
One of the German defensive lines in Italy ran straight through the medieval
Fascist Italy and the magnificent Roman ruins that inspired the Duce’s visions of a new Empire. Wander the streets of
village of San Pietro Infine. The battle for the area wreaked so much
the ghost town of San Pietro that was completely destroyed in battle, the rebuilt hilltop abbey of hard-contested Monte
destruction that San Pietro was left as a ghost town after the war, and a
Cassino and the invasion beach at Salerno. Your trip through ancient and modern history will be enhanced through
new town of the same name was built a few hundred yards from the now-
exploration of a vibrant modern country known for its delicious cuisine, renowned fashion industry, luxurious cars and
overgrown ruins. The battle also marked the first time Italian troops fought
the greatest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the world.
on the Allied side after their surrender.

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ROME
HEAR FROM OUR PASSENGERS
MONTE
CASSINO “A very comfortable coach, outstanding drivers in a country with reckless drivers,
ANZIO
ITALY plus the Wi-Fi made it easy to stay in touch with family & friends back home. I
POMPEII enjoyed the Italian Campaign tour and would recommend it to others. I learned
SALERNO a lot about a part of WWII that I knew little about, a thought shared by many on
the tour. I think it was particularly exciting for those who had not visited Italy
PAESTUM before, as there were more non-military tourist sights than the Beyond Band of
Brothers tour I have already taken. I enjoyed seeing Rome and Pompeii!”
Piana delle Orme museum
DAVID GINN, BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS

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Group Size Level TRY IT OUT!
SICILY The word espresso comes from the

30-35 4 Italian name for the coffee, in full caffé

espresso, literally “pressed-out coffee.”
AGRIGENTO CATANIA Fourteen billion espressos are consumed
See pages 9 and 14 for further information
in Italy each year. Start the day with this
GELA quintessential Italian coffee.

ITALY

Sicily, 3 nights Salerno, 1 night Rome, 4 nights

• Pick-up at Catania CTA Airport • Ferry crossing through the Strait of • Sicily-Rome American Cemetery 2021 TOUR DATES AND PRICES
Flights must arrive by 2 p.m. Messina • Former Gestapo HQ
• Operation Husky - Sicily landing • Operation Avalanche - Salerno • Mussolini’s fascist Rome: his office Mar 20 - Mar 30 Apr 1 - Apr 11 Oct 9 - Oct 19
beaches (Paestum) landing beaches buildings, bunkers, villa and balcony
• 82nd Airborne Memorial • Pompeii • Colosseum Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price
• Valley of Temples $5,610 $5,940 $6,600 DID YOU KNOW?
• Trevi Fountain
• View of Mount Etna, the highest Cassino, 2 nights Every day roughly 3,000 Euros’ worth of
• Pantheon coins are tossed into the Trevi Fountain,
active volcano in Europe • The Abbey of Monte Cassino Single Supplement $660
• Spanish Steps Rome’s largest Baroque fountain and
• Historical Museum of the Landings • San Pietro Infine: ghost town See page 150 for payment plan details and other terms and conditions. one of the most famous fountains in the
• Vatican
• Walking tour of Catania’s preserved from WWII world.
city center • St. Peter’s Basilica
• Operation Shingle – Anzio and
• Commonwealth War Cemetery Nettuno landing beaches • Drop-off at Rome FCO Airport
Flights can depart at any time
• German War Mausoleum in Motta • Anzio’s Piana delle Orme Museum: the
St. Anastasia largest private WWII collection

Commonwealth War Italian bunkers in Sicily Historical Museum of

Cemetery the Landings

GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY

Take an unforgettable 11-day journey along beautiful coasts in pursuit of the most amazing World War II sites. In addition
to being the cradle of Western civilization, Italy also holds profound monuments to World War II such as the ghost
Operation Husky, the Allied invasion of the isle of Sicily, proved how weak
town of San Pietro and the battle sites of Monte Cassino or Anzio. In addition to the legacy of the Roman Empire, you
Mussolini’s grasp on Italy was. Even as the battle for the island was raging,
can see the footprints of Mussolini’s fascist ideology on this once-in-a-lifetime journey. Look beyond the vast array of
the Grand Council of Fascism convened over the night of July 24-25, 1943,
unique WWII vehicles, weapons, and amazing war stories to enjoy the delicious cuisine, renowned fashion industry, and
and voted to transfer some of Mussolini’s power to King Victor Emanuel III.
luxurious sports cars, as well as the finest examples of architecture in the country that is home to the greatest number of
In the morning, the king removed the Duce from his position, and the fascist
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the world.
dictator was arrested by police as he was leaving from the meeting.

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A CRUMBLING LEGACY
For centuries, Central Europe had
been the home of strong multi-ethnic
states. Poland and Hungary were
both major powers in the Middle
Ages, and Bohemia (the western
part of the Czech Republic) used to
be an important entity in the Holy
Roman Empire. German cultural and
political influence came to dominate
the region in the early modern era,
while the threat of Russia loomed on
OUT OF THE
FRYING PAN…
Rather than solving the region’s
tensions, the Great War made them
worse. The peace treaties that ended
the war broke up the German and
Austro-Hungarian empires and
established several new countries.
The new borders tore families and
communities apart and suddenly
made them minorities in a country
whose ethnic majority was hostile
towards them. Ethnicities that
previously lived together in relative
peace under imperial administration
were suddenly turned against each
other by nationalist politics.
Hitler’s rise to power in Germany and
the eastern horizon, foreshadowing
events of the 20th century.
Ethnic and political tensions in this
patchwork of peoples turned Central
Europe into a powder keg by the
1910s. It was no accident that World
War I started with a local affair: the
assassination of Austro-Hungarian
Archduke Franz Ferdinand by Serbian
nationalists.
Soldiers working on a map of Poland for the peace treaties after World War I. Poland was re-established as a
sovereign state as a result of the war.
forbidden by the Versailles Treaty but
was openly and blatantly carried out
in March 1938.
Austro-Hungarian troops in 1912, two years before
the Great War
In September the same year, the
Munich agreement led to annexing
land away from Czechoslovakia and
…AND INTO
THE FIRE
Hitler’s political maneuvering gave
way to brute force when both Germany
and the Soviet Union invaded Poland
on September 1, 1939, starting World
War II. With the region firmly under
the Nazi thumb, Central Europe’s
industry helped power the German
military machine. Those who wanted
to fight the regime had three options:
escape and join the armed forces of
the Western Allies, build connections
with the Soviet Union, or fight a
hopeless battle as an independent
resistance movement, like the Polish
Resistance fighters of the Polish Home Army during the Warsaw Uprising
Home Army.
Located between Germany and the
Soviet Union, the northern part of
Central Europe became a principal
thoroughfare for troops moving to and
back from the Russian Front. Hitler’s
first Eastern Front headquarters, the
Wolf’s Lair, was built in Poland. The
sprawling complex became the site of
Claus von Stauffenberg’s failed bomb
plot against the Führer in two weeks Hitler (center) and Mussolini (2nd from left) at the
after D-Day. Wolf’s Lair Construction of the Krakow ghetto wall in 1941
Central Europe traditionally had a were turned into closed ghettoes where outside and to the east of Germany.
large Jewish population. With a free Jews were collected and eventually On a brighter side, it was also in this
run of the region, the Nazis embarked sent to concentration camps like region, specifically in Krakow, that
on the systematic killing of Jews. Auschwitz. It is no coincidence that Oskar Schindler saved around 1,200
The centuries-old Jewish quarters of the nine concentration camps with Jews who were working in his factory.
Krakow, Budapest and other cities the highest death tolls were built

NO REPRIEVE FOR
his expansionistic politics revitalized eventually dismantling the whole
German ethnicities in Central Europe. country, dividing it up among its

It gave them hope that they might
live in a German nation once again.
Other groups were rightly wary of the
Führer’s hate-mongering rhetoric.
But, many believed a powerful Nazi
Germany in the west was a lesser
evil than a powerful Stalinist Soviet
Union in the east.
Hitler played nations against each
other and garnered support by
promising to “fix” the post-war
borders many considered unjust,
allowing ethnic populations to live in
their proper homelands once more.
Events in the region became a clear
sign of Hitler’s malevolent ambitions.
The Anschluss, the unification of
Germany and Austria, was explicitly
Germans soldiers with an Austrian child in the Aus-
trian city of Salzburg on March 12, 1938, the day of
the Anschluss
neighbors. The major European
powers let Hitler run rampant in
Central Europe, still hoping that
appeasing the dictator would help
avoid a new war.
The Church of Our Lady before Týn in the Old Town
of Prague during the Nazi occupation
Soviet SU-76M self-propelled guns in Hungary
during Hitler’s Operation Spring Awakening in
March 1945. The operation was the last major
German counterattack against Allied forces.
CENTRAL
The region became Hitler’s first victim
before the war, then Stalin’s in the
war’s final period. The vengeful Red
Army left a trail of looting and mass
rapes in its wake, making “liberation”
worse for many civilians than
German occupation was. In Poland,
the resistance launched a massive
uprising against the Germans in the
capital of Warsaw. Russian forces
were right across the Vistula River
but waited for the partisans to be
slaughtered before moving in.
EUROPE
Just like the end of the Great War, the
end of World War II failed to bring
peace to the troubled region. Most
of Central Europe fell into the Soviet
sphere of influence, and the Iron
Curtain soon descended across the
continent, setting these countries on
a course that pushed them away from
their western neighbors. It was only
with the end of the Cold War that this
historic region of Europe and its old,
culturally rich countries could rejoin
the free world.

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HEAR FROM OUR PASSENGERS TRY IT OUT!

AUSCHWITZ- POLAND
BIRKENAU Pálinka is a strong Hungarian fruit brandy
“The tour is well-planned and professional at all times! Beyond Band of commonly made of apricots, pears,
PRAGUE KRAKOW Brothers Tours is first rate! I would recommend it to anyone who wants the plums, sour cherries, apples, mulberries
best bang for your buck! You do not have to think about a thing! Everything or quince. It’s typically between 80-140
CZECH REPUBLIC is planned for you and taken care of! Looking forward to my fourth tour!!” proof, giving rise to a local mantra, which
claims that the pálinka is a medicine in
JACKIE SWIST, TURNERS FALLS, MASSACHUSETTS small amounts and a remedy in large
ones. Don’t forget to taste it even if you
aren’t sick!

Average Tour Activity

Group Size Level

40-45 3
BUDAPEST
See pages 9 and 14 for further information HUNGARY

CZECH REPUBLIC POLAND HUNGARY

DID YOU KNOW?
Did you know that Prague Castle is in the
Prague, 2 nights Krakow, 3 nights Budapest, 3 nights
Guinness Book of Records? Dating from
2021 TOUR DATES AND PRICES the 9th century, it is the largest ancient
• Pick-up at Prague PRG Airport • Walking tour of the former Jewish • Castle district
Flights must arrive by 4 p.m. ghetto castle in the world.
• Hospital in the Rock
• Josefov, the Jewish Quarter • Schindler’s factory May 15- May 23
• Citadel on Gellert Hill
• The Old Town and its Astronomical • Walking tour of Krakow • Walking tour of the Jewish district
Clock Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price
• Wawel Royal Castle • Dohany Street Synagogue
• Charles Bridge $2,550 $2,700 $3,000
• Renaissance Cloth Hall • Budapest cultural sites
• Castle district
• Wieliczka Salt Mine • Drop-off at Budapest BUD Airport Single Supplement $300
• St. Vitus Cathedral Flights can depart at any time
• Auschwitz Concentration Camp See page 150 for payment plan details and other terms and conditions.
• The Golden Lane
• Birkenau Extermination Camp

UPGRADE TO ALL-INCLUSIVE
11-day Central Europe
Remembrance Tour – page 85
Prague Astronomical Shoes on the Danube Auschwitz concentration
Clock Bank memorial camp

GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY

Our 9-day Central Europe on a Budget Tour offers a comprehensive overview of a century of events in the region with
Troops of the Arrow Cross Party, the Hungarian equivalent of the Nazis,
special focus on the colorful Bohemian life, diverse culture and remarkable architecture of the 20th century. The tour
executed about 20,000 Hungarian Jews on the banks of the Danube in
visits three historic cities and a large number of stunning sights Central Europe is known for, giving you an insight into
Budapest, Hungary over the winter of 1944-45. The victims had to remove
the life of its peoples, including the European Jewry, in the modern age. The history and rich cultural heritage of the
their shoes and line up along the water. Once shot, the bodies fell into the
region comes alive in the bustle of Prague, Krakow and Budapest, leaving you with a new-found appreciation of this
river and the shoes (a valuable commodity in wartime) were sold by their
corner of the world.
killers. A line of iron shoes stands on the site today as a memorial.

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POLAND HEAR FROM OUR PASSENGERS TRY IT OUT!

Not your mother’s goulash! Don’t miss a
“I really liked having 3 meals provided. Finding meals on our own would
chance to try out the real thing. Hungary’s
AUSCHWITZ- KRAKOW have been a hassle. Transportation was quite comfortable. Really liked
BIRKENAU national dish is the gulyás. It is a soup
the Wi-Fi and especially the videos. I was very impressed with the tour
made from vegetables, pork, beef and
managers’ historical education and knowledge. The tour stuck to the history
GERMANY theme and filled the days with as much as possible. There wasn’t too much
seasoned with paprika.

free time, which I liked. I didn’t come to Europe for free time or shopping.”
DACHAU

MARY ENZWEILER, EDGEWOOD, KENTUCKY

MUNICH
VIENNA
Average Tour Activity
Group Size Level

30-35 3 BERCHTESGADEN
BUDAPEST
AUSTRIA
See pages 9 and 14 for further information
HUNGARY
DID YOU KNOW?
More than half (62%) of Austria’s total
GERMANY AUSTRIA HUNGARY POLAND land area is covered by the Austrian Alps.
The country has 13 peaks above 10,000
feet, and 34 above 6,500 feet.
Munich, 3 nights Vienna, 2 nights Budapest, 2 nights Krakow, 3 nights
2021 TOUR DATES AND PRICES
• Pick-up at Munich • Mauthausen Concentration • Castle district • Walking tour of the former
MUC Airport Camp • Hospital in the Rock Jewish ghetto
Flights must arrive by 4 p.m.
• Walking tour of Vienna • Citadel on Gellert Hill • Schindler’s factory May 8 - May 18 Sep 4 - Sep 14
• Dachau Concentration
• Flak Tower • Walking tour of the Jewish • Walking tour of Krakow
Camp
Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price
district • Auschwitz Concentration
• Third Reich tour of $5,610 $5,940 $6,600
• Dohany Street Synagogue Camp
Munich
• Budapest cultural sites • Birkenau Extermination
• Eagle’s Nest Single Supplement $660
Camp
• Dokumentation • River cruise on the
Danube • Drop-off at Krakow See page 150 for payment plan details and other terms and conditions.
Obersalzberg
KRK Airport
Flights can depart at any time
Explore extended versions of
this tour:
18-day Normandy to Krakow Tour
– page 119

Austrian Parliament The Jewish Cemetery in The Opera House in

Building in Vienna Warsaw Budapest

Our 11-day tour offers a comprehensive overview of a century of events in this region with a special focus on the Second GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY
World War, especially the Holocaust. The tour presents the ideology and power struggle of the Nazi state and explores the
inner workings of the concentration camp system through visits to different types of camps, namely Dachau, Mauthausen Sonderkommandos were Jewish concentration camp inmates forced to help
and Auschwitz-Birkenau. Beautiful historic cities of Central Europe give insight into the life of the European Jewry during with the disposal of gas chamber victims. Sonderkommandos of Auschwitz II
the pre-war years, as well as their suffering during the war. The city tours, museums and stunning architecture of Munich, – Birkenau rose up in October 1944 after similar events at other camps. They
Vienna, Budapest and Krakow paint a bright picture of the diverse history and rich cultural heritage of the peoples of attacked the guards with axes, knives, makeshift grenades and two machine
Central Europe combined with a taste of local hospitality. guns, trying to destroy the gas chambers and crematoriums. 451 of them were
killed in the failed attempt, while they only managed to kill three guards.

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HEAR FROM OUR PASSENGERS

GDANSK ,
WOLF’S LAIR “I am a retired college professor and Holocaust historian. The Holocaust
sites (Auschwitz-Birkenau, Treblinka, Krakow Ghetto, Schindler Factory,
Warsaw Ghetto, Warsaw Museum of the Polish Jews, Warsaw Synagogue
TREBLINKA
and Jewish Ghetto Cemetery, etc.) provided a rich and complete experience
for Holocaust study.”
POLAND HARVEY TAUB, WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
WARSAW Remnants of the Wolf’s Lair

Average Tour Activity

Group Size Level TRY IT OUT!
You can’t visit Poland without having a

30-35 3 AUSCHWITZ-
glass of Vodka. Vodka is a diminutive
form of the Slavic word for water, voda,
BIRKENAU so it literally means “little water.” Polish
See pages 9 and 14 for further information
KRAKOW vodka has been produced since the
Middle Ages.

POLAND

Krakow, 4 nights Masuria, 1 night

• Pick-up at Krakow KRK Airport • Wolf’s Lair HQ complex 2021 TOUR DATES AND PRICES
Flights must arrive by 4 p.m.
• Bunkers of the German High
• Walking tour of the former Jewish Command Sep 11 - Sep 21
ghetto
• Schindler’s factory Gdansk, 3 nights Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price DID YOU KNOW?
• Walking tour of Krakow $5,610 $5,940 $6,600
• Polish Post Office The Fiat has always been popular
• Wawel Royal Castle in Poland thanks to the Italian
• Gdansk Shipyard
• Renaissance Cloth Hall Single Supplement $660 manufacturer selling its license to Poland
• European Solidarity Centre in 1932, creating the brand Polski Fiat -
• Wieliczka Salt Mine See page 150 for payment plan details and other terms and conditions. the Polish Fiat. Following WWII, more
• Sightseeing in Gdansk
• Auschwitz Concentration Camp than 4 million 126p Polskis were made
• Museum of the Second World War behind the Iron Curtain.
• Birkenau Extermination Camp
• Drop-off at Gdansk GDN Airport
Flights can depart at any time

Warsaw, 2 nights
• Tour of former ghetto
• Museum of the History of Polish Jews
Treblinka Krakow Wawel Castle The Lion Galleon in
• Warsaw Uprising Museum Gdansk
• Medieval Old Town
• Treblinka Extermination Camp

GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY

Join us on this 11-day tour to discover the varied WWII legacy of Poland, where some of the greatest atrocities and the
The Wolf’s Lair, Hitler’s Polish headquarters, had a water reservoir for
finest acts of selflessness took place, from the institution of the labor and extermination camps of Auschwitz-Birkenau to
fire-fighting purposes, but the swarms of mosquitoes attracted by the water
the factory where Oskar Schindler saved 1,200 Jewish lives. We visit Hitler’s Wolfsschanze, or Wolf’s Lair, and tour the
became a big problem in the summer. The water was covered with oil to
complex of 30 buildings once occupied by the German High Command. Through tours of Krakow and Warsaw’s Jewish
kill the insects, but this only suceeded in killing the frogs also living in the
districts and the infamous concentration camps of Auschwitz-Birkenau and Treblinka we recognize the indomitable spirit
water tank, and made the situation even worse by removing the mosquitoes’
of the Polish people under German occupation.
natural predators. Hitler had the reservoir cleaned and new frogs brought in.

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days
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GDANSK HEAR FROM OUR PASSENGERS

KETRZYN
“All of my life I have heard of some of these places. I kept saying, “Can you believe
this? We are in a Soviet bloc satellite. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I
TREBLINKA would be able to visit such a city, much less roam around throughout the country.
POLAND We are walking in the footsteps of Hitler. We are in countries that had revolted
WARSAW against the USSR.” We COULD NOT HAVE HAD better people to shepherd us
around and take care of us. I really want to take another tour, preferably the
GERMANY Third Reich tour starting in Munich and drinking beer at Oktoberfest.”
AUSCHWITZ-
BIRKENAU
Treblinka
CHRIS BOWMAN, LAROSE, LOUISIANA
Average Tour Activity KRAKOW
Group Size Level TRY IT OUT!
Budapest is considered the thermal bath
DACHAU
30-35 4
MUNICH
VIENNA and spa capital of the world. Hungary
has about 1,500 spas, typically featuring
Roman, Greek and Turkish architecture.
See pages 9 and 14 for further information
BERCHTESGADEN BUDAPEST Enjoy your free time in a thermal bath!

GERMANY, AUSTRIA HUNGARY, POLAND

Munich, 3 nights Budapest, 2 nights Warsaw, 2 nights

• Pick-up at Munich MUC Airport • Castle district
Flights must arrive by 4 p.m.
• Hospital in the Rock
• Dachau Concentration Camp • Citadel on Gellert Hill
• Third Reich tour of Munich • Walking tour of the Jewish district
• Eagle’s Nest
• Dohany Street Synagogue
• Dokumentation Obersalzberg • Budapest cultural sites
• River cruise on the Danube
Vienna, 2 nights
• Mauthausen Concentration Camp Krakow, 4 nights
• Walking tour of Vienna
• Walking tour of the former
• Flak Tower Jewish ghetto
• Schindler’s factory
• Walking tour of Krakow
• Wawel Royal Castle
• Renaissance Cloth Hall
• Wieliczka Salt Mine
• Auschwitz Concentration Camp
2021 TOUR DATES AND PRICES
• Tour of former ghetto
• Museum of the History of Polish Jews
• Warsaw Uprising Museum Sep 4 - Sep 21
• Medieval Old Town
DID YOU KNOW?
• Treblinka Extermination Camp Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price
$9,350 $9,900 $11,000 Vienna, former capital of the Austro-
Masuria, 1 night Hungarian Empire and current capital of
Austria, was named the most livable city
Single Supplement $1,100
• Wolf’s Lair HQ complex in the world twice in a row in 2018 and
• Bunkers of the German High See page 150 for payment plan details and other terms and conditions. 2019.
Command
Gdansk, 3 nights
• Polish Post Office
• Gdansk Shipyard
• European Solidarity Centre
• Sightseeing in Gdansk The Wolf’s Lair Westerplatte in Gdansk Auschwitz
• Museum of the Second World War
• Drop-off at Gdansk GDN Airport
Flights can depart at any time

GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY

This 18-day tour offers a comprehensive overview of a century of events in this region with a special focus on World War
II and an extended stay in Poland. The tour presents the ideology and power struggle of the Nazi state and explores the The Free City of Danzig (today Gdanks) officially belonged to no nation
inner workings of the concentration camp system through visits to different types of camps. Visits to Dachau, Mauthausen, before WWII, but was practically governed by Poland despite a German
Auschwitz-Birkenau and Treblinka provide a chance to pay tribute to those who perished in the Holocaust. In Poland, population. The first shots of the war were fired at Polish soldiers on the
we extend our journey up to the Wolf’s Lair to tour the complex of 30 buildings once occupied by the German High Westerplatte Peninsula along the city’s seashore. The defenders held out
Command. The beautiful cities of Central Europe give insight into the life of the European Jewry during the pre-war years for a week against an overwhelming force, German planes, a battleship, and
as well as their tremendous endurance during the war. attempts to ram the gate to the peninsula with burning train carriages.

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BLEEDING RUSSIA The first Soviet city that truly halted
the German advance was Leningrad
A SMILE AND (St. Petersburg today) in the north.

A BACKSTAB
Nazi Germany signed the Molotov-
Ribbentrop Pact with the Soviet
Union a week before World War II
started. The pact contained a secret
protocol in which the two powers
divided up Eastern Europe between
themselves: Poland’s joint invasion
as the war’s opening move was
conducted according to the protocol.
Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov signing
the pact while Stalin and German foreign minister
Joachim von Ribbentrop (left) look on
RUSSIAN BEAR
Stalin was caught entirely unprepared
for the inevitable betrayal despite
several warning signs, and the Red
Army made a desperate scramble to
get organized and put up a defense.
Entire factories were disassembled,
transported to the hinterland and
rebuilt to keep them out of German
hands. Soviet “destruction battalions”
were tasked with scorching the
German soldier approaching a dead Russian and a burning Soviet BT-7 tank in the early days of the invasion
The two nations also signed economic
agreements. At the time, Stalin was
working hard on industrializing the
Soviet Union. Hitler offered industrial
machinery, vehicles and military
equipment in exchange for food and
raw materials.
The Führer never intended to hold up
his end of the bargain, and invaded
CAUGHT
Soviet aircraft factory, 1943
the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941.
Hitler fueled the invasion with the raw
materials he got from Stalin. As an
example of how reliant the Germans
were on Russian goods, Germany’s
own reserves of rubber and grain
would have only been enough for the
first day of the invasion.
NAPPING
the west. Hitler wanted to expand
German Lebensraum eastward,
and only wanted the land – not the
people. Of the 26.5 million Soviet
deaths during World War II, 15.9
million were civilians, seven million
of whom were killed as part of the
Nazi racial genocide or reprisals for
partisan action.
The siege of the city began in early
September 1941. It lasted close to two
and a half years, making it one of the
longest and most destructive sieges
in history. The death toll is hard to
establish, but might be around 1.5
million, including many deaths from
starvation and freezing.
Anti-aircraft guns in front of St. Isaac’s Cathedral in
Leningrad during the siege
German forces also reached Moscow
a month after the siege of Leningrad
began. Like the attack of Leningrad,
this offensive also failed to achieve
a quick result. Tenacious Russian
defense was aided by the onset of the
rasputitsa, the Russian mud season,
which slowed down the Germans
and allowed the Soviets to fall back
and regroup. The capture of Moscow
stopped being a prospect by early
January 1942, spelling an end to
Hitler’s original Barbarossa plans.
Hitler formulated a new plan and
turned south toward the oil fields of
the Caucasus. Capturing the oil fields
German soldiers freeing a car from the mud, November 1941
would have given a great boost to the General Friedrich Paulus
German war industry, but the city of commanded the last Germans in the
Stalingrad (Volgograd today) was in city. On the morning of January 31,
the way. Though it would have been 1943, his headquarters received a
possible to bypass the city on the way radio message from Hitler. Paulus
through the Caucasus mountains, was promoted to Field Marshal – a
Stalingrad still sat on the Volga River, subtle order to fight to the death
an important transport route for the since no German Field Marshals have
Soviets. Additionally, it bore Stalin’s ever been captured alive before. Just
name, and Hitler saw its capture as a as Paulus received the message, a
huge propaganda victory. For much Russian general entered the room
the same reasons, Stalin was also with an interpreter; the remaining
keen on defending the city. Germans were out of supplies and so
exhausted the Russians could walk
Both sides poured troops and
into the headquarters unchallenged.
resources into the battle for
Stalingrad, to an extent that was
probably disproportionate to the
site’s objective military value. The
five-month battle raged over the
second half of 1942 and involved
heavy house-to-house fighting. In the
end, Soviet supplies and manpower
won out. German troops, whom Hitler
forbade to retreat, were completely
Soviet troops fighting at close range inside
surrounded and worn down. Stalingrad

THE RED
earth to prevent the Germans from
capturing anything worthwhile and

massacring anti-Soviet prisoners so
the Nazis would not free them.
The Soviets might have unwittingly
supplied Germany with war materials
before the invasion, but they also
received aid themselves. America and
Britain provided Russia with vital
resources through the Lend Lease
agreement. Stalin himself noted
in 1944 that two-thirds of Soviet
heavy industry had been built with
American help, and the rest with aid
from other Western nations.
The Eastern Front was bloody and
brutal in a manner unimaginable in
TIDE
The defeat at Stalingrad forced the
Germany on the backfoot for the rest
of the war. Hitler’s final attempt to
regain initiative in Russia was the
Battle of Kursk. The largest tank Soviet gunners and a German tank during at Kursk
battle in history started in early July
The German offensive was stopped military. All subsequent attempts to
1943 and raged until late August. For
thanks to an enormous multi-layered slow down the Red Army were just
comparison, the Allied invasion of
system of Soviet defenses. Once the delaying the inevitable fall of the Third
Sicily in the Mediterranean started a
attack ran out of steam, the Soviets Reich – and Communist domination
few days after Kursk began and was
completed almost a week before the launched a counteroffensive. The of the eastern half of Europe during
A rare moment of humanity on the Eastern Front: a German soldier tends to the wounds of a Russian civilian tank battle ended. battle broke the back of the German the Cold War.

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As a single women taking tours like this I have never felt unwelcome with BBoB
unlike another tour company I have traveled with in the past. Everything from
getting information about tours to booking and everything beyond is wonderful.
MOSCOW I was very happy with this tour, we saw places that you wouldn’t be able to see if
you went on your own, I would highly recommend this tour to all my history buff
RUSSIA friends, I didn’t know a lot about the Eastern front of WW2 but I didn’t feel left Aurora Cruiser
behind and I learned so much. Highly recommended.”

Average Tour Activity CAROLINE MINNEHAN, NEWARK, DELAWARE

Group Size Level TRY IT OUT!
Refresh your taste buds in Russia with a

30-35 4 VOLGOGRAD
(STALINGRAD)
glass of Kvass, a fermented honey and rye
drink with just a hint of alcohol.
See pages 9 and 14 for further information

RUSSIA

St. Petersburg, 4 nights Moscow, 3 nights Volgograd, 3 nights

• Cruise on the Volga River 2021 TOUR DATES AND PRICES
• Pick-up at St. Petersburg • Museum of the Great Patriotic War
LED Airport • Kubinka Tank Museum • Walk on the Alley of Heroes
Flights must arrive by 4 p.m.
• Red Square • Museum of the Russian Civil War Aug 14 - Aug 24 DID YOU KNOW?
• Hermitage in the Winter Palace
• Lenin’s Mausoleum • Stalingrad Panorama Museum In Russia, there are almost 10 million
• River cruise on the Neva Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price more women than men, a situation many
• GUM Department Store • Lyudnikov’s Island
• Cruiser Aurora $5,610 $5,940 $6,600 consider a result of World War II.
• Kremlin • Soviet factories of the War
• Artillery Museum
• Cruise on the Moscow River • Guided musuem visit of Marshal Single Supplement $660
• Lake Lagoda Paulus’ last HQ
• Flight to Volgograd See page 150 for payment plan details and other terms and conditions.
• Road of Life Museum • Children’s Khorovod
• Train ride to Moscow • Grain Elevator near Tsaritsa Gorge
• Motherland Calls statue on
Mamayev Kurgan
• Pavlov’s House
• Drop-off at Volgograd VOG Airport
Flights can depart at any time
Stalingrad Panorama Motherland Calls statue ISU-152 at Kubinka
Museum

GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY

The 11-day Eastern Front Tour gives you the rare opportunity to get a peek into the heart of the former Soviet Union
and experience three of the most commemorated Russian battlefields of WWII: the Siege of Leningrad, Moscow and the Leningrad was surrounded by German and Finnish troops during the city’s
Battle of Stalingrad. Stay at extravagant hotels that are even more exquisite than the typical European 4-star standards, 872 -day siege - but not entirely.When nearby Lake Ladoga froze over in the
while exploring the most significant historical sites, memorials and museums related to WWII, also gaining a wider winter, supplies were sent in and civilians evacuated with trucks and sleighs
understanding of Russian history and culture. Visit Stalingrad, which was the site of the bloodiest battle in the history of driving over the ice. The route was under constant attack by German artillery
warfare and Leningrad, which was under siege for a staggering 872 days. This tour is a must for WWII history buffs who and planes, and the gelid water could kill a man in seconds if a vehicle broke
are looking for a truly unique experience! through and sank.

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A NEW TYPE OF SOLDIER
Like the Great War, World War
II was also the crucible of many
new technologies and military
innovations. Many ideas already
existed before, but the war provided
an opportunity to refine them. One
such notion was the use of airborne
troops.
The idea of airborne soldiers is older
than most people think. Benjamin
Franklin already wrote about the
possibility of inserting troops behind
enemy lines using hot air balloons
in 1784. Italy performed the first
paratrooper drop in 1927, and other
countries, most notably the Soviet
Union and Germany, were quick to
FIRST FLIGHTS
U.S. paratroopers made their debut
in November 1942 in North Africa
during Operation Torch. The 509th
Parachute Infantry Regiment
was tasked with capturing two
airfields after a long-distance flight
from Britain. This mission and
participation in the invasion of Sicily
proved that airborne operations could
be effective, but carry inherent risks
such as misnavigation and misjumps
due to weather.
Two airborne Huskies and their handlers getting
ready for Operation Husky
Britain came to have a special
significance for American airborne
troops. They were stationed and
trained there before both Operation
Torch and the invasion of Normandy.
They, and the many other American
soldiers sent to the island during the
build-ups, did much to bring the two
nations closer.
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create their own airborne over the
following decade.
Nazi Germany demonstrated its
abilities as the major airborne
pioneer of the early years of World
War II. Their Fallschirmjäger proved
the validity of the airborne concept
during the invasions of Scandinavia,
France and the Greek island of Crete.
The last of these also became the
final major opportunity for German
paratroopers to fight the way there
were intended to: the island’s British
defenders learned of their drop zones
and were waiting for them. Germany
still captured the island, but at a
heavy cost to its airborne.
THE LONGEST NIGHT (AND DAY)
Paratroopers of the 82nd checking their equipment before boarding their plane to Normandy
The finest hour for American
airborne came on D-Day. Over
13,000 paratroopers jumped into the
Cotentin Peninsula during the night
before June 6, 1944, while British
glidermen attacked other locations in
the east. Bad weather and intensive
German paratroopers on Crete
The British and the Americans
were so impressed by the Germans’
performance that they rushed to set
up their own airborne units. The
most famous American units being
the “All American” 82nd Division and
the 101st Division, the “Screaming
Eagles.”
anti-aircraft fire caused the jumps
to scatter over a large area, but the
82nd and 101st Airborne adapted
and mastered the situation. Soldiers
joined whatever unit was nearby and
proceeded to capture critical locations
behind enemy lines.
The first French town to be liberated
was Sainte-Mère-Église, where
paratroopers landed while German
soldiers and local civilians were busy
fighting a fire. Though much of the
surprise was lost, the town was still
secured by the early morning. During
the battle, two paratroopers landed
on top of the church building. One
of them, John Steele, was stuck and
played possum until German soldiers,
who wanted to collect his dog tag,
discovered him to to be alive.
Another one of the many objectives,
the La Fière bridge and causeway,
was called “the fiercest battle in
the European war” by U.S. Army
historian S.L.A. Marshall. It should
also be famous for the airborne spirit
displayed not only by the men and
the NCOs, but also by high-ranking
officers. At one point during the
battle, heavy German fire pinned the
American troops down on the exposed
causeway. Not one but two airborne
generals, Matthew Ridgway and
James Gavin, rushed into the middle
of the killing zone to prod soldiers
onward and to remove an obstacle
with their own hands. This was exactly
the sort of aggressive and fearless
battlefield command the airborne
needed to operate when surrounded
by the enemy successfully.
American soldiers at La Fière posing in front of
several German tanks they destroyed during the battle
Members of the famous “Band of Brothers,” Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506 PIR, 101st Airborne, resting at the
Eagle’s Nest
A BRIDGE
TOO FAR
After the success of D-Day, war
planners were eager to see another
large-scale airborne operation. The
pressure to give airborne divisions
something to do became one
reason why the ill-fated Operation
Market Garden was allowed to go
ahead. The operation was certainly
spectacular, involving over 41,000
airborne troops but still failed in the
end due to a variety of reasons. The
lesson it taught regarding airborne
tactics was that no matter how good
paratroopers and glidermen are at
fighting while surrounded, they are
still light infantry without artillery
and armored support, and can do Men from the 101st located behind German lines
little against a large, determined examine a glider that did not make it during
enemy tank force. Operation Market Garden
THE BATTERED BASTARDS TRIUMPH
The tenacity of the Airborne carried
them to victory in their next great
trial during the Battle of the Bulge.
Hitler’s counteroffensive caught the
Allies unaware, and units scrambled
to put up a defense. The 82nd fought
heroically against overwhelming
German forces, and the 17th Airborne
Division joined the later part of the
battle, but the main spotlight fell on
the Screaming Eagles. After moving
British airborne sniper during the Battle of the Bulge
into the strategically important allowed the 101st to hold on to
crossroads town of Bastogne at the Bastogne, denying the Germans use
last moment, they had to defend the of an important route nexus. Their
area against superior German forces unbreakable spirit was immortalized
while having meager supplies and in General Anthony McAuliffe’s reply
little protection against the elements to the German demand for surrender:
during one of the worst winters in the “Nuts!”
area in recorded history. Airborne units continued to
Unlike Operation Market Garden, participate in the last year of the
this time the Airborne had the help of war, even if most did not get to jump
tanks and tank destroyers attached to again. The 82nd crossed the Elbe
them from other units. This support River and captured 100,000 Germans
while moving 36 miles in a day as
their last hurrah, while the 101st
liberated a subcamp of the Dachau
concentration camp. They are also
credited with being the first Allied
units to reach the Nazi resort town of
Berchtesgaden and the Eagle’s Nest,
Hitler’s mountain resort. However,
research suggests that they were
actually beaten to these locations by
other American soldiers.
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“The local tour guides were extremely knowledgeable and more than willing to Enjoy an evening at the Globe Theatre
GREAT LONDON try and answer my questions. Because I’m a vegetarian, I don’t always have as while we are in London. The current
BRITAIN BOVINGTON many options as my meat eating friends. I was always able to find something Globe is located a few hundred yards
at the breakfast buffets. Every restaurant made an effort to accommodate my from Shakespeare’s original and was
needs. The bus was extremely comfortable and the driver was quite efficient.
I feel like you choose high end, comfortable hotels with quality food. I went on constructed based on the most current
DOVER
SOUTHWICK this tour due to the content of the material and because of how the material historical and archeological evidence
HOUSE was presented and the quality of the information we received. I would available. What could be more thrilling
definitely recommend this tour to anyone who had an interest in the subject.” than to experience theatre the way
Shakespeare intended?
MICHAEL PARKOS, CARROLLTON, TEXAS
Average Tour Activity UTAH BEACH
Group Size Level ,
DEAD MAN S
CORNER JUNO & SWORD BEACH
30-35 2
PEGASUS
See pages 9 and 14 for further information PARIS
BRIDGE
FRANCE

ENGLAND FRANCE

DID YOU KNOW?

London, 5 nights Normandy, 4 nights How would you guard a pair of ruby,
2021 TOUR DATES AND PRICES
• Pick-up at London LHR Airport • Omaha Beach sapphire and diamond encrusted
Flights must arrive by 2 p.m. sandals? Harrods of London, the
• Normandy American Cemetery
• London Imperial War Museum Sep 18 - Sep 29 famous department store frequented
• Pointe du Hoc by the Queen herself, used a live
• Battle of Britain Memorial • Brècourt Manor Egyptian cobra to protect their pair,
• Folkestone • Sainte-Mère-Église
Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price
worth £62,000.
• Dover Castle $6,120 $6,480 $7,200
• Airborne Museum
• No. 11 Group Operations Room at Uxbridge • Dead Man’s Corner Museum Single Supplement $720
• Bletchley Park • C-47 flight simulator
• Cambridge American Cemetery • Gold Beach SPECIAL EVENT TOUR
• Duxford Imperial War Museum • Longues-sur-Mer German Battery BOVINGTON TANKFEST – Jun 21 - Jul 2
• Churchill’s Cabinet War Rooms • Mulberry Harbor The Bovington Tankfest is the world’s biggest live display of armored vehicles, with
• Arromanches-les-Bains re-enactors and a wide range of tanks from WWI to the modern day in action.
Portsmouth, 2 nights • 360° Circular Cinema
Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price
• SHAEF HQ at Southwick House • Juno Beach $6,375 $6,750 $7,500
• D-Day Museum • Sword Beach
• Southsea • Pegasus Bridge Single Supplement $750

• Bovington Tank Museum • Drop-off at Paris CDG Airport

See page 150 for payment plan details and other terms and conditions.
Flights must depart after 3 p.m.
• Tankfest (Special Event only)

GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY

This 12-day tour combining our popular Battle of Britain and Normandy Invasion Tours is perfect for those who want to
follow the development of D-Day from idea to execution. We start in England, where we delve into the Battle of Britain,
Two Mulberry harbors, sprawling, British-designed artificial harbor facilities,
honoring the tenacity of the locals who lived for months under constant German bombardment. We lay the foundations of
were installed on Omaha and Gold Beaches after D-Day. The harbors were
Operation Overlord from code-breaking at Bletchley Park to designating the D-Day landing sectors at Southwick House.
assembled from prefabricated elements and were vital for receiving ships
We then cross the English Channel to see the implementation of the invasion and go in-depth by visiting all five landing
and unloading the men, vehicles and supplies needed to fight the Germans.
beaches, with emphasis on infantry and airborne operations as well as recognizing the paramount roles that naval and
A storm on June 19 destroyed the facility on Omaha. It was written off and
USAAC support played on June 6, 1944.
parts of it used to repair damage done to the Gold Beach harbor.

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D-DAY 77TH ANNIVERSARY BLETCHLEY

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“I received exceptional service from the travel consultants. Each restaurant Are you a klutz who often drops
GREAT LONDON
was great! I liked the options and the bit of culture in them. Our tour things? Including your toast with the
BRITAIN BOVINGTON manager was terrific. We thoroughly enjoyed his expertise. He was very buttered side down? Then the tarte
professional and mature. The bus driver had exceptional driving skills. tatin is your dessert! Baked upside
Those roads are crazy!! My general impressions of the tour are the things down to begin with, there is no risk
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HOUSE is done for you but enjoy the experience. I would recommend Procom for the
yumminess.
same reasons. Worry free, enjoyable vacation!”

JACKIE SWIST, TURNERS FALLS, MASSACHUSETTS

Average Tour Activity UTAH BEACH
Group Size Level ,
DEAD MAN S
CORNER JUNO & SWORD BEACH
30-35 2
PEGASUS
See pages 9 and 14 for further information
PARIS
BRIDGE
FRANCE

ENGLAND FRANCE DID YOU KNOW?

The white chalk cliffs of Dover are
around 136 million years old. There are
London, 5 nights Normandy, 7 nights hidden tunnels in the cliffs carved by
2021 TOUR DATES AND PRICES prisoners held in Dover Castle during
• Pick-up at London LHR Airport • Commemoration Ceremony • Juno Beach the Napoleonic Wars. The tunnels were
Flights must arrive by 2 p.m. • Sword Beach
• Omaha Beach enlarged to form Fan Bay Deep Shelter
• London Imperial War Museum • Normandy American Cemetery • Pegasus Bridge for artillery in WWII.
• Battle of Britain Memorial • Mont Saint-Michel SPECIAL EVENT TOUR
• Pointe du Hoc
• Folkestone • Falaise Gap
D-DAY 77TH ANNIVERSARY & DUXFORD AIR SHOW – May 27 - Jun 10
• Brècourt Manor &
• Dover Castle • William the Conqueror’s Castle
• Sainte-Mère-Église Visiting Normandy during the commemoration is an unparalleled experience.
• No. 11 Group Operations Room at in Falaise Tens of thousands of history buffs, re-enactors and grateful citizens turn
Uxbridge • Airborne Museum northern France into a celebration of honor, courage and sacrifice. Demand for
• Memorial de Montormel
• Bletchley Park • Dead Man’s Corner Museum a place on our D-Day 77 Tours is extremely high, so book early.
• C-47 flight simulator • Drop-off at Paris CDG Airport
• Cambridge American Cemetery Flights must depart after 3 p.m.
This tour also attends the Duxford Air Show, which is held at the Imperial
• Duxford Imperial War Museum • Gold Beach War Museum Duxford, Britain’s largest aviation museum. The site played a
prominent role during the Battle of Britain and was later used by United States
• Duxford Air Show • Longues-sur-Mer German Battery Army Air Forces. Complete with airshow and static exhibitions of a wide array
• Churchill’s Cabinet War Rooms • Mulberry Harbor of air crafts, this event is a must see for aviation enthusiasts.
• Arromanches-les-Bains
Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price
Portsmouth, 2 nights • 360° Circular Cinema A Very Special Tour
$10,200 $10,800 $12,000
• SHAEF HQ at Southwick House This tour attends both the Duxford
• D-Day Museum Single Supplement $1,200 Airshow and the 77th D-Day anniversary –
can’t get more special than this!
• Southsea
See page 150 for payment plan details and other terms and conditions.
• Bovington Tank Museum

This 15-day tour combining our Battle of Britain and Normandy 77 Tour is perfect for those who want to follow the
development of D-Day from idea to execution. We start in England, where we delve into the Battle of Britain, honoring the GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY
tenacity of the locals who lived for months under constant German bombardment. We lay the foundations of Operation
Overlord from code-breaking at Bletchley Park to designating the D-Day landing sectors at Southwick House. We then The German battery at Longues-sur-Mer was equipped with four naval
cross the English Channel to see the implementation of the invasion by visiting all five landing beaches, with emphasis cannons placed inside casemates for protection. On D-Day, the guns
on infantry and airborne operations as well as recognizing the paramount roles that naval and USAAC support played on exchanged fire with Allied ships, but were eventually silenced by heavy
June 6, 1944. We attend a special commemoration ceremony in Normandy. Adding further flavor to the week’s activities bombardment. The battery is the only one in Normandy to retain its original
is a vast array of World War II vehicles on display and in motion, parachute jumps, air shows, and much more, which we guns to this day. It was used as a filming location for The Longest Day, even
aim to attend as their timing and our itinerary allows. though, unlike many other places, it is never identified in the movie.

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BRITAIN BOVINGTON LONDON were the best. The tour absolutely exceeded all my expectations. The
hotels were first class, the meals were delicious, the tour managers were
SOUTHWICK
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HOUSE turned to my husband to discuss the tour so far, and I told him there was no
BELGIUM GERMANY way we could ever do as much or learn as much as we had. I’d love to go on
another tour with Beyond Band of Brothers someday. Thank you so much
for an unforgettable experience!!” The Tower Bridge in London
LUXEMBOURG
NORMANDY BASTOGNE

Average Tour Activity HEATHER MORTENSON, RIVERTON, UTAH

Group Size Level TRY IT OUT!
Did you know that fish and chips were

30-35 2 FRANCE DACHAU excluded from rationing during both

world wars? In the UK, more than 250
MUNICH million fish and chip meals are sold every
See pages 9 and 14 for further information AUSTRIA year. You can’t leave London without
BERCHSTESGADEN trying this British staple.

ENGLAND FRANCE BELGIUM / GERMANY

LUXEMBOURG

London, 5 nights Normandy, 4 nights The Ardennes, 3 night Munich, 3 nights

2021 TOUR DATES AND PRICES
• Pick-up at London • Omaha Beach • General McAuliffe’s HQ • Dachau Concentration
LHR Airport • Normandy American • Monument to Patton Camp
Flights must arrive by 2 p.m.
Cemetery • Foxholes of Bois Jacques • Third Reich tour of Sep 18 - Oct 5
• London Imperial War Munich
Museum • Pointe du Hoc • Foy
• Battle of Britain Memorial • Brècout Manor • Eagle’s Nest Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price
• Mardasson Memorial DID YOU KNOW?
• Dover Castle • Dokumentation $9,350 $9,900 $11,000
• Sainte-Mère-Église • Bastogne War Museum The Eagle’s Nest, built at 6,017 feet, was
• No. 11 Group Operations Obersalzberg a present to Hitler from the Nazi Party
• Airborne Museum • Malmedy Single Supplement $1,100
Room at Uxbridge • Drop-off at Munich for his 50th birthday. Too bad he was
• Bletchley Park • Dead Man’s Corner • King Tiger tank in La MUC Airport See page 150 for payment plan details and other terms and conditions. afraid of heights and only visited it about
Museum Gleize Flights can depart at any time 12 times.
• Cambridge American
Cemetery • C-47 flight simulator • Siegfried Line
• Duxford Imperial War • Gold Beach
Museum • Luxembourg American
• Longues-sur-Mer German Cemetery
• Churchill’s Cabinet War
Rooms Battery • General Patton’s grave
• Mulberry Harbor
Portsmouth, 2 nights
• Arromanches-les-Bains An Avro Lancaster An Enigma Machine Utah Beach Museum
• SHAEF HQ at Southwick • 360° Circular Cinema Bomber
House
• D-Day Museum • Juno Beach
• Southsea • Sword Beach
• Bovington Tank Museum • Pegasus Bridge
GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY

General George S. Patton suffered a fatal driving accident in December 1945.

Enjoy this 18-day tour as we celebrate the victory of the Battle of Britain, the careful planning and implementation of
He was not a casualty of war, but he wished to be buried with his men and
D-Day, realize the tenacity of those who endured the bitter hardships at the Battle of the Bulge, and get a glimpse of the
was therefore still laid to rest at the Luxembourg American Cemetery. As
Third Reich system at the end of our journey in Munich. Passengers visit sites such as Bletchley Park and Churchill’s
per cemetery policy, his grave was placed among all the others. However, so
Cabinet War Rooms as well as the Imperial War Museums in London and Duxford, then move to the D-Day landing
many visitors came to see his resting place that nearby graves were regularly
beaches in Normandy, the foxholes of Bois Jacques in the Ardennes Forest, Dachau and the Eagle’s Nest in Bavaria.
trampled, and Patton had to be reburied in a separate spot.

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DUXFORD
BLETCHLEY
GREAT PARK “It was an added bonus to see the Spitfires and Hurricanes practicing
LONDON
BRITAIN BOVINGTON landing for the air show that weekend. The bus driver was amazing! He got
the bus out of some tight spots. He was a very skilled driver. Overall, the
DOVER
SOUTHWICK tour went very well. The guides were very informative and well-spoken. The
HOUSE
GERMANY locations we went to were very significant to the war.”
BELGIUM
VICKI LUCAS, GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA William the Conqueror’s Castle
LUXEMBOURG
NORMANDY BASTOGNE

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The UK is the number one cider consumer
in the world and has the largest cider-
30-35 2 FRANCE DACHAU producing companies. Normandy, whose
ties to England originate with William
See pages 9 and 14 for further information MUNICH AUSTRIA the Conqueror, is famous for its delicious
apple cider. Whether you grab a glass in
BERCHSTESGADEN England or Normandy, you are sure to
BELGIUM / enjoy the experience.
ENGLAND FRANCE GERMANY
LUXEMBOURG

London, 5 nights Normandy, 7 nights The Ardennes, 3 nights Munich, 3 nights

2021 TOUR DATES AND PRICES
• Pick-up at London • Commemoration Ceremony • General McAuliffe’s HQ • Dachau Concentration
LHR Airport • Omaha Beach • Monument to Patton Camp
Flights must arrive by 2 p.m. • Third Reich tour of
• Normandy American • Foxholes of Bois Jacques
• London Imperial War Cemetery Munich SPECIAL EVENT TOUR
Museum • Foy
• Pointe du Hoc • Eagle’s Nest D-DAY 77TH ANNIVERSARY & DUXFORD AIR SHOW – May 27 - Jun 16
• Battle of Britain Memorial • Mardasson Memorial &
• Brècourt Manor • Dokumentation
• Dover Castle • Bastogne War Museum Obersalzberg
Visiting Normandy during the commemoration is an unparalleled experience. DID YOU KNOW?
• Sainte-Mère-Église Tens of thousands of history buffs, re-enactors and grateful citizens turn
• No. 11 Group Operations • Malmedy The world’s most famous bicycle race,
• Drop-off at Munich northern France into a celebration of honor, courage and sacrifice. Demand for
Room at Uxbridge • Airborne Museum • King Tiger tank in La a place on our D-Day 77 Tours is extremely high, so book early. the Tour de France, is more than 100
MUC Airport
• Bletchley Park • Dead Man’s Corner Museum Gleize Flights can depart at any time years old. It was held for the first
The Duxford Air Show is held at the Imperial War Museum Duxford, Britain’s
• C-47 flight simulator • Siegfried Line time in July 1903. The cyclists race
• Cambridge American largest aviation museum. The site played a prominent role during the Battle of
approximately 2,000 miles in 23 days.
Cemetery • Gold Beach • Luxembourg American Britain and was later used by United States Army Air Forces. Complete with
Cemetery airshow and static exhibitions of a wide array of air crafts, this event is a must
• Duxford Imperial War • Longues-sur-Mer German see for aviation enthusiasts.
Museum Battery • General Patton’s grave
• Churchill’s Cabinet War • Mulberry Harbor Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price
Rooms
• Arromanches-les-Bains $14,960 $15,840 $17,600
Portsmouth, 2 nights • 360° Circular Cinema Enjoy a combination of the Battle of Britain with the Duxford
Single Supplement $1,760
• Juno Beach Airshow and Beyond Band of Brothers 77 Tours on this 21-day
• SHAEF HQ at Southwick adventure as we celebrate the victory of the Battle of Britain and the
House • Sword Beach See page 150 for payment plan details and other terms and conditions.
careful planning and implementation of D-Day, realize the tenacity
• D-Day Museum • Pegasus Bridge of those who endured the bitter hardships at the Battle of the
• Southsea • Mont Saint-Michel Bulge, and get a glimpse of the Third Reich system at the end of our
• Falaise Gap journey in Munich. We visit sites such as Bletchley Park with the
• Bovington Tank Museum
Enigma machine and Churchill’s Cabinet War Rooms as well as the
• William the Conqueror’s Imperial War Museums in London and Duxford, then move to the GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY
Castle in Falaise
D-Day landing beaches, where we attend a special commemoration
• Memorial de Montormel ceremony in Normandy. Adding further flavor to the week’s During the Battle of the Bulge, SS-Colonel Joachim Peiper’s armored task
activities is a vast array of World War II vehicles on display and force was stopped near the village of La Gleize. One particular Tiger II (or
in motion, parachute jumps, air shows, and much more, which “King Tiger”) was abandoned after a tank duel involving it, another Tiger II
we aim to attend as their timing and our itinerary allows. We then and 15 U.S. tanks. American soldiers wanted to salvage the vehicle after the
move on to the foxholes of Bois Jacques in the Ardennes Forest and war, but a local innkeeper’s wife “bought” the tank from them for a bottle
finish off in Bavaria with Dachau and the Eagle’s Nest.
cognac, preserving it for posterity.

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BELGIUM At the patisserie in Arromanches, enjoy
“As a lifelong student of WWII and the Third Reich it was the tour I dreamed
of but never knew was possible. But you provided better than I imagined in a velvety chocolate éclair. These pastries
GERMANY were named for the French word for
a very comfortable way. Our tour manager was just great both in providing
LUXEMBOURG info and taking care of us.” “lightning,” because that’s how fast they
BASTOGNE disappear!
CAEN
JOSEPH LAYTON, VIENNA, MARYLAND
PARIS

DACHAU 2021 PRE/POST SEASON TOUR DATES AND PRICES

Average Tour Activity FRANCE
Group Size Level Apr 24 - May 2 May 1 - May 9 Oct 2 - Oct 10 Oct 9 - Oct 17
MUNICH
40-45 2 AUSTRIA Early Bird Price
$2,550
Layaway Price
$2,700
List Price
$3,000
BERCHSTESGADEN
See pages 9 and 14 for further information
Single Supplement $300
DID YOU KNOW?
Ever since World War II, the bells of the
BELGIUM / Church of Saint-Pierre in Bastogne ring
FRANCE LUXEMBOURG GERMANY 2021 HIGH SEASON TOUR DATES AND PRICES
every half an hour with the first 6 notes
of the Star-Spangled Banner, in honor
May 8 - May 16 Jun 19 - Jun 27 Jul 17 - Jul 25 Aug 28 - Sep 5
of the American soldiers who fought and
Normandy, 3 nights The Ardennes, 2 nights Munich, 3 nights May 15 - May 23 Jun 26 - Jul 4 Jul 31 - Aug 8 Sep 4 - Sep 12 died to liberate the town.
May 22 - May 30 Jul 3 - Jul 11 Aug 14 - Aug 22
• Pick-up at Paris CDG Airport • General McAuliffe’s HQ • Dachau Concentration Camp
Flights must arrive by 10 a.m. Jun 12 - Jun 20 Jul 10 - Jul 18 Aug 21 - Aug 29
• Foxholes of Bois Jacques • Third Reich tour of Munich
• The American Sector: Utah and
• Mardasson Memorial • Eagle’s Nest Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price
Omaha Beach $2,805 $2,970 $3,300
• Bastogne War Museum • Dokumentation Obersalzberg
• Utah Beach Museum
• Luxembourg American Cemetery • Drop-off at Munich MUC Airport Single Supplement $330
• Normandy American Cemetery Flights can depart at any time
• General Patton’s grave
• Pointe du Hoc
SPECIAL EVENT TOUR
• Brècourt Manor OKTOBERFEST – Sep 11 - Sep 19 | Sep 14 - Sep 22 | Sep 25 - Oct 3
• Sainte-Mère-Église The Oktoberfest versions of our historical tours are our most popular departure dates,
• Airborne Museum as they feature an afternoon of merrymaking at the world’s premier beer festival.
Passengers can enjoy a round of drinks at one of the many beer tents. Although UPGRADE TO ALL-INCLUSIVE
• Gold Beach lederhosen are not required, they are highly recommended.
Get the all-inclusive treatment on our
• Longues-sur-Mer German Battery
Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price
11-Day Beyond Band of Brothers Tour!
• Mulberry Harbor – page 107
$3,060 $3,240 $3,600
• Arromanches-les-Bains
Single Supplement $360

See page 150 for payment plan details and other terms and conditions.

GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY

Rudder’s Rangers climbed the 100 ft promontory of Pointe du Hoc to destroy

Have you dreamed of taking a World War II tour that would satisfy your inner history buff, but the price tag always held
the German artillery battery there. Once they made it up the cliff under heavy
you back? Come with us on an adventure designed for your bucket list and your pocket book. Feel the sands of the D-Day
fire, they realized the guns were moved inland. They managed to find and
landing beaches between your toes, stand at the very foxholes where heroes fought for your freedom and breathe the
disable the guns, then dug in to hold the position. Once U.S. forces started
Alpine air at Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest. From France to Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany, this tour covers all the sites that
coming in from the beach, they mistook the Rangers for Germans, forcing
make an armchair historian’s dream a reality.
them to put an American flag on the hillside to stop friendly fire.

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BELGIUM The Dead Man’s Corner Museum has an
NORMANDY “The entire process of booking the tour, to the arrival back at home, was
GERMANY amazing shop selling replica and original
great. My Trip provided just about everything I needed to plan my trip. The
items from WWII. Bring your wallet,
tour wasn’t what it was advertised, IT WAS MORE. The museums, historic
LUXEMBOURG because an original uniform or helmet can
BASTOGNE sites, guides and witnesses, food, hotels, transportation, and all the other cost you a pretty penny.
CAEN people on the tour. It was all great. The time spent touring sites made for a
PARIS full day. Very little wasted time during the day.”

JOHN MORTON, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY

DACHAU
Average Tour Activity FRANCE
Group Size Level 2021 PRE/POST SEASON TOUR DATES AND PRICES
MUNICH
AUSTRIA
30-35 2 May 1 - May 11 Oct 9 - Oct 19
BERCHSTESGADEN
See pages 9 and 14 for further information Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price
$5,100 $5,400 $6,000 DID YOU KNOW?
Munich’s mechanical clock, the Rathaus-
BELGIUM / Single Supplement $600
FRANCE GERMANY Glockenspiel in Marienplatz, performs
LUXEMBOURG
a daily show with 32 life-sized puppets
depicting a royal wedding and jousting
2021 HIGH SEASON TOUR DATES AND PRICES
match.
Normandy, 4 nights The Ardennes, 3 nights Munich, 3 nights
May 15 - May 25 Jun 12 - Jun 22 Jul 24 - Aug 3 Aug 21 - Aug 31
• Pick-up at Paris CDG Airport • General McAuliffe’s HQ • Dachau Concentration Camp
Flights must arrive by 10 a.m. May 29 - Jun 8 Jul 10 - Jul 20 Aug 7 - Aug 17 Aug 28 - Sep 7
• Monument to Patton • Third Reich tour of Munich
• Omaha Beach • Foxholes of Bois Jacques • Eagle’s Nest List Price
Early Bird Price Layaway Price
• Normandy American Cemetery • Foy $5,610 $5,940 $6,600
• Dokumentation Obersalzberg
• Pointe du Hoc • Mardasson Memorial • Drop-off at Munich MUC Airport
• Brècourt Manor • Bastogne War Museum Flights can depart at any time
Single Supplement $660
• Sainte-Mère-Église • Malmedy
• Airborne Museum SPECIAL EVENT TOUR
• King Tiger tank in La Gleize
• Dead Man’s Corner Museum OKTOBERFEST – Sep 18 - Sep 28 | Sep 25 - Oct 5
• Siegfried Line
• C-47 flight simulator The Oktoberfest versions of our historical tours are our most popular departure dates,
• Luxembourg American Cemetery as they feature an afternoon of merrymaking at the world’s premier beer festival.
• Gold Beach • General Patton’s grave Passengers can enjoy a round of drinks at one of the many beer tents. Although Oktoberfest Special Event
• Longues-sur-Mer German Battery lederhosen are not required, they are highly recommended. Don’t miss out on the Oktoberfest
• Mulberry Harbor version of this tour!
• Arromanches-les-Bains Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price

• 360° Circular Cinema $5,950 $6,300 $7,000

• Juno Beach Single Supplement $700
• Sword Beach
See page 150 for payment plan details and other terms and conditions.
• Pegasus Bridge

Our Beyond Band of Brothers Tour takes you on an epic 11-day journey from Normandy, through encircled Bastogne all
the way to Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest. We walk the sands of all five D-Day landing beaches, stand atop the cliffs of Pointe du
GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY
Hoc and pay our respects at the Normandy American Cemetery. We journey on east to Belgium, where we explore the
Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr, son of the former President, insisted on
battlefields of the Bulge, crouch in the foxholes of Bois Jacques and walk amongst tanks at the “Nuts!” Cave in Bastogne.
landing on Utah Beach with the first wave. He was 56 (the oldest man in the
We then head to Munich to explore the city as the birthplace of the Nazi party and the heart of the National Socialist
invasion force), had a heart condition and walked with a cane due to arthritis,
movement, including a visit to infamous Dachau, the very first concentration camp. We top off the tour with a day in the
but he was so insistent that his request was granted. He survived the invasion
Alps of Berchtesgaden, marveling at the view from the Eagle’s Nest and descending into the SS bunker complex that was
only to die of a heart attack a month later, on the same day he was selected
to serve as the Nazis’ last stand.
for promotion to two-star general and division commander.

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“All the information we were given was complete and accurate. The
BASTOGNE
GERMANY accommodations were excellent across the board. All the local guides
were knowledgeable, skilled in English and pleasant to be around.
VERSAILLES LUXEMBOURG The tour managers exceeded my expectations. They were not only
competent and knowledgeable, but also caring about the needs of each
CAEN
MONT guest. Overall the tour was very professional with outstanding logistics,
SAINT-MICHEL excellent accommodations, great guides, local historian guides and tour
PARIS management. Solid value for the price.” Working watermill in Bayeux
DACHAU THOMAS KUNES, MADISON, WISCONSIN
Average Tour Activity FRANCE TRY IT OUT!
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MUNICH If you love a good baguette, you’re on the

30-35 right tour! There are 1,784 bakeries or

SALZBURG
3
boulangeries in Paris alone. In France,
BERCHSTESGADEN you should never turn a baguette upside
See pages 9 and 14 for further information
down. It brings bad luck, so do not flip
the bread!

BELGIUM /
FRANCE LUXEMBOURG GERMANY

Normandy, 3 nights The Ardennes, 2 nights Munich, 3 nights

2021 TOUR DATES AND PRICES
• Pick-up at Paris CDG Airport • Mardasson Memorial • Eagle’s Nest
Flights must arrive by 10 a.m.
• Bastogne War Museum • Neuschwanstein Castle
• Omaha Beach Jun 26 - Jul 6 Sep 4 - Sep 14
• Luxembourg American Cemetery • Sound of Music tour in Salzburg
• Normandy American Cemetery
• General Patton’s grave • Drop-off at Munich MUC Airport
• Pointe du Hoc Flights can depart at any time Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price
DID YOU KNOW?
• Utah Beach
$5,610 $5,940 $6,600
Now considered by some to be an “8th
• Mulberry Harbor Single Supplement $660 Wonder of the World,” the island abbey
of Mont Saint- Michel was consecrated
• Arromanches-les-Bains as a tiny church in the year 709.
See page 150 for payment plan details and other terms and conditions.
• 360° Circular Cinema
• Bayeux Tapestry
• Sightseeing and free time in Caen
• Mont Saint-Michel

Paris, 2 nights
The Salzburg Cathedral Neuschwanstein Castle Pointe du Hoc
• River cruise on the Seine
• Sightseeing in Paris
• Versailles

GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY

British and Canadian forces were supposed to liberate Caen on D-Day, but
This 11-day tour combines the major sites of our flagship Beyond Band of Brothers Tour with the most popular tourist
the battle ended up raging for two months and left the city in ruins. Though
attractions in the region. These sights were among the favorite destinations of soldiers who were on their R&R leave while
the plans for a quick capture failed, the attackers did tie up many of the
serving in Europe during WWII. With a busy schedule and stops at Omaha Beach and Bastogne, as well as attractions like
German forces in the area, allowing the Americans to break through in the
Mont Saint-Michel, free time in Paris and the Sound of Music Tour, this tour is the perfect compromise for couples and
west. Thousands of local civilians hid in caves and underground medieval
families that are looking for an active European holiday.
stone quarries during the fighting.

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BELGIUM Another treat for chocolate lovers!
NORMANDY “Overall, I would say turn key! I have wanted to do this tour for a long
GERMANY time and couldn’t have asked for a better trip. Our tour manager really Belgium has been producing chocolate
tried everything together from tour guide to tour guide and kept everyone for almost four centuries. The country
LUXEMBOURG
on schedule without seeming pushy. The bus driver was great as well. The produces more than 173,000 tons of
BASTOGNE
travel consultant team was on point and answered my numerous questions chocolate a year. Don’t miss your chance
BAYEUX
as we made our way up to the big day. I have already recommended this to to get your hands on some of the best
PARIS chocolate in the world!
many of my friends.”

DACHAU ROBERT MUNYER, CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA

Average Tour Activity FRANCE
Group Size Level
MUNICH
AUSTRIA
20-25 2
BERCHSTESGADEN
See pages 9 and 14 for further information

BELGIUM / DID YOU KNOW?

FRANCE LUXEMBOURG GERMANY
Munich’s Englischer Garten (English
Garden) was created by an American-
Normandy, 4 nights The Ardennes, 3 nights Munich, 3 nights born British physicist who commanded
2021 TOUR DATES AND PRICES British loyalist forces in the American
• Pick-up at Paris CDG Airport • General McAuliffe’s HQ • Dachau Concentration Camp Revolutionary War. It’s larger than New
Flights must arrive by 10 a.m. York’s Central Park and has a Chinese
• Monument to Patton • Third Reich tour of Munich
• Omaha Beach pagoda, a Japanese island teahouse and a
• Foxholes of Bois Jacques • Eagle’s Nest Sep 1 - Sep 11
Greek temple among other sights.
• Normandy American Cemetery • Dokumentation Obersalzberg
• Foy
• Pointe du Hoc Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price
• Mardasson Memorial • Drop-off at Munich MUC Airport
• Brècourt Manor Flights can depart at any time $10,625 $11,250 $12,500
• Bastogne War Museum
• Sainte-Mère-Église
• Malmedy Single Supplement $1,250
• Airborne Museum
• King Tiger tank in La Gleize
• Dead Man’s Corner Museum See page 150 for payment plan details and other terms and conditions.
• Siegfried Line
• C-47 flight simulator
• Luxembourg American Cemetery
• Gold Beach
• General Patton’s grave
• Longues-sur-Mer German Battery
• Mulberry Harbor
• Arromanches-les-Bains
• 360° Circular Cinema
Guided tour at Pointe Mardasson Memorial A Sherman tank in
• Juno Beach
du Hoc Normandy
• Sword Beach
• Pegasus Bridge

GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY

Our Beyond Band of Brothers Luxury Tour takes you on an unforgettable journey in the footsteps of the Allied troops in
Western Europe. Travel from the D-Day landing beaches to the foxholes of Bois Jacques where American soldiers took
World-famous novelist Ernest Hemingway was a war correspondent in
shelter during the Battle of the Bulge, and to Hitler’s mountaintop resort at Berchtesgaden, while enjoying the finest
WWII. He was aboard a landing craft on D-Day, but he was not allowed to
dining and accommodations Europe can provide. This tour takes you to the same must-see locations as our hit Beyond
land and had to sail back to Britain. Once he did make it to Normandy later,
Band of Brothers Tour, but in even greater comfort and luxury. Visit the cliffs of Pointe du Hoc in Normandy and the early
he got in a lot of trouble for pretending to be a soldier, assuming command of
haunts of the Nazi party in Munich during the day, relax at local five-star hotels in the evening. This tour is the choice for
a group of French Resistance members and gathering intelligence on his own
you if you would like to travel in a smaller group and experience our Beyond Band of Brothers Tour in unbeatable style!
– illegally, but with tacit help from an OSS officer friend of his.

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NORMANDY “Meals were really good! It was nice to have a drink included. Meals at the The glorious Riesling grape is native
BELGIUM rest stop cafeterias were a bit tricky to navigate but part of the adventure! to Germany’s Rhine and Mosel River
GERMANY
Our tour manager was amazing, on top of every detail and very attentive Valleys. Riesling comes in five different
LUXEMBOURG to individual needs. The coach was very comfortable. We had an excellent sweetness categories: Kabinett (dry
BASTOGNE driver. We were amazed he could navigate on such narrow country lanes. to off-dry), Spätlese (sweet), Auslese
CAEN The tour exceeded our expectations. We learned a lot we didn’t know about (sweeter), Beerenauslese (very sweet)
WWII and D-Day and experienced so much of the local customs, culture,
PARIS foods. We would highly recommend this tour for anyone interested in and Trockenbeerenauslese (super sweet).
While you’re in Germany, sip away on this
following in the 101st Airborne footsteps or interested in seeing WWII sites.”
white wine that has gained a tenacious
DACHAU foothold in wine-lovers’ hearts.
BRANDON FRENETTE, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
Average Tour Activity FRANCE
Group Size Level
MUNICH
30-35 2 AUSTRIA
BERCHSTESGADEN
See pages 9 and 14 for further information

BELGIUM /
FRANCE LUXEMBOURG GERMANY

DID YOU KNOW?

Normandy, 7 nights The Ardennes, 3 nights Munich, 3 nights Pegasus Bridge was actually called
Bénouville Bridge. It got it’s name from
• Pick-up at Paris CDG Airport • General McAuliffe’s HQ • Dachau Concentration Camp the shoulder emblem worn by the 6th
Flights must arrive by 10 a.m.
• Monument to Patton • Third Reich tour of Munich British Airborne Division that captured it.
• Commemoration Ceremony • Foxholes of Bois Jacques • Eagle’s Nest 2021 TOUR DATES AND PRICES
• Omaha Beach • Foy • Dokumentation Obersalzberg
• Normandy American Cemetery • Mardasson Memorial • Drop-off at Munich MUC Airport
• Pointe du Hoc • Bastogne War Museum Flights can depart at any time
• Brècourt Manor SPECIAL EVENT TOUR
• Malmedy
• Sainte-Mère-Église D-DAY 77TH ANNIVERSARY – Jun 3 - Jun 16
• King Tiger tank in La Gleize
• Airborne Museum • Siegfried Line
This special tour features the unparalleled experience of being in Normandy during
the commemoration of the greatest amphibious assault in history. Tens of thousands
• Dead Man’s Corner Museum • Luxembourg American Cemetery of history buffs, re-enactors and grateful citizens turn northern France into a
• C-47 flight simulator • General Patton’s grave celebration of honor, courage and sacrifice. Demand for a place on our annual D-Day
• Gold Beach Tour is always high, so book early.
• Longues-sur-Mer German Battery
• Mulberry Harbor Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price Explore extended versions
• Arromanches-les-Bains $9,350 $9,900 $11,000 of this tour:

• 360° Circular Cinema Our Beyond Band of Brothers 77 Tour takes you on an epic 14-day journey from 21-day London to Berchtesgaden
Normandy, through encircled Bastogne all the way to Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest. We Single Supplement $1,100 77 Tour – page 103
• Juno Beach walk the sands of all five D-Day landing beaches, stand atop the cliffs of Pointe
• Sword Beach du Hoc and pay our respects at the Normandy American Cemetery. We attend See page 150 for payment plan details and other terms and conditions.

• Pegasus Bridge a special commemoration ceremony in Normandy. Adding further flavor to

• Mont Saint-Michel the week’s activities is a vast array of World War II vehicles on display and in
motion, parachute jumps, air shows, and much more, which we aim to attend
• Falaise Gap
as their timing and our itinerary allows. We journey on east to Belgium, where
• William the Conqueror’s Castle GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY
we explore the battlefields of the Bulge, crouch in the foxholes of Bois Jacques
in Falaise
and walk amongst tanks at the “Nuts!” Cave in Bastogne. We then head to
• Memorial de Montormel The Eagle’s Nest is well-known as Hitler’s mountaintop retreat, but most
Munich to explore the city as the birthplace of the Nazi party and the heart of the
people do not realize Hitler actually had two houses in the area. The Berghof,
National Socialist movement, including a visit to infamous Dachau, the very first
which did not survive the war, was his beloved home in the Alps, built on the
concentration camp. We top off the tour with a day in the Alps of Berchtesgaden,
mountainside. The Eagle’s Nest on the mountaintop was not a home, and did
marveling at the view from the Eagle’s Nest and descending into the SS bunker
not even have a bedroom. Also, Hitler disliked it as he had a fear of heights,
complex that was to serve as the Nazis’ last stand.
and only visited about 14 times.

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“Bastogne was great. Glad to see the emphasis on American war efforts there.
BELGIUM Standing in the Easy Company foxholes and seeing the Dragon’s Teeth were
two very significant things for me. Seeing the actual forest really showed
what a tough place it was to defend, especially against tanks. I was especially
pleased at the treatment afforded our WW 2 veteran during the tour generally
FRANKFURT
and especially in Bastogne. The Belgian Army personnel treated him like the
hero he is and we all appreciated it. The Bastogne Barracks and their Exhibit
LUXEMBOURG Hall filled with WW 2 vehicles were highlights. Also, heading into a village
La Gleize
BASTOGNE and seeing a refurbished King Tiger tank was terrific.”
CAEN
MONT
Average Tour Activity SAINT-MICHEL DAN TEARNO, HAYMARKET, VIRGINIA
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PARIS Do you enjoy Belgian waffles? Be sure

30-35 2 to have one while you are there. Just

remember when ordering that there
FRANCE GERMANY are several types of waffles offered in
See pages 9 and 14 for further information
Belgium, but none of them are called
Belgian. What you think of as Belgian
waffles are called Brussels waffles, gaufre
BELGIUM / de Bruxelles, by the locals.
FRANCE LUXEMBOURG GERMANY

Normandy, 6 nights The Ardennes, 3 nights Frankfurt, 1 night

2021 TOUR DATES AND PRICES
• Pick-up at Paris CDG Airport • General McAuliffe’s HQ • Drop-off at Frankfurt FRA Airport
Flights must arrive by 10 a.m. Flights can depart at any time
• Monument to Patton
• Omaha Beach Apr 17 - Apr 27 Oct 16 - Oct 26
• Normandy American Cemetery • Foxholes of Bois Jacques
• Pointe du Hoc • Foy
Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price
• Brècourt Manor • Mardasson Memorial $5,100 $5,400 $6,000
• Sainte-Mère-Église • Bastogne War Museum DID YOU KNOW?
• Airborne Museum Single Supplement $600 Did you know that Belgium’s highways
• Malmedy
• Dead Man’s Corner Museum can be seen from the Moon? The
• King Tiger tank in La Gleize See page 150 for payment plan details and other terms and conditions. country’s highway network is completely
• C-47 flight simulator
• Siegfried Line lit, making it so bright you can see it
• Gold Beach
from space.
• Longues-sur-Mer German Battery • Luxembourg American Cemetery
• Mulberry Harbor • General Patton’s grave
• Arromanches-les-Bains
• 360° Circular Cinema
• Juno Beach
• Sword Beach Centaur Mark IV tank Pegasus Bridge Memorial to the 508th
• Pegasus Bridge PIR in the Ardennes
• Mont Saint-Michel
• Falaise Gap
• William the Conqueror’s Castle in Falaise
• Memorial de Montormel
GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY

Famous comedian Mel Brooks served as a combat engineer in WWII clearing

Join us for 11 days of special focus on the Battle of Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge. We begin by visiting all five D-Day
minefields and building bridges. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge. One
landing beaches, then trace the Allied advance further into Normandy to understand the liberators’ sacrifice and triumph
night in Germany, probably near Hamburg, he and his comrades were
despite the perilous terrain of the hedgerows, and their collaboration to close the Falaise Gap. From Normandy we move to
assembling a Bailey bridge when they heard German troops sing somewhere
Belgium, where we explore the Battle of the Bulge sites related to the encirclement of Bastogne and the Malmedy Massacre,
within hearing distance. Brooks grabbed a megaphone and replied with
before paying a visit to Luxembourg’s American Cemetery, where Patton was laid to rest.
another song – eliciting a round of applause from the Germans.

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MUNSTER “The tour manager seemed to know just what each one of us, individually
needed to know. In talking with us, he learned about us and tailored the free
BERLIN time to our specific interest. Beyond Band of Brothers’ tours are among the
few which are better than advertised. I don’t know if you can advertise how
BELGIUM expert the tour guides are at crafting the tour to individual tastes. I know you
GERMANY do mention that the guides really know their stuff, but the guides on each of
CARENTAN my tours so far have been experts in areas I thought myself an expert in. Their
LUXEMBOURG English is excellent. They KNOW Americans. I would recommend the tours to
BASTOGNE Hitler’s personal bunker in the Alps
anybody. WWII enthusiasts in particular.”
DEAD MAN'S
Average Tour Activity CORNER NUREMBERG DR. WILLIAM HAWKINS, TUCSON, ARIZONA
Group Size Level PARIS TRY IT OUT!
FRANCE The famous sentence of JFK during his
DACHAU
30-35 3 Berlin visit, “Ich bin ein Berliner,” can
also be translated to “I am a jelly donut.”
MUNICH AUSTRIA Berliner Pfannkuchen, or Berliner
See pages 9 and 14 for further information
for short, is a traditional German
BERCHSTESGADEN pastry filled with jam and topped with
powdered sugar. Why not have one for
FRANCE BELGIUM / GERMANY breakfast?
LUXEMBOURG

Normandy, 4 nights The Ardennes, 3 nights Munich, 3 nights Hamburg, 2 nights

• Pick-up at Paris CDG • General McAuliffe’s HQ • Dachau Concentration • Panzer Museum (Munster)
Airport • Monument to Patton Camp • Port city of Hamburg
Flights must arrive by 10 a.m.
• Foxholes of Bois Jacques • Third Reich tour of • St. Nicolai Church
• Omaha Beach Munich 2021 TOUR DATES AND PRICES
• Hamburg Harbor
• Normandy American • Foy
Cemetery • Eagle’s Nest • Flak tower
• Mardasson Memorial
• Pointe du Hoc • Dokumentation
• Bastogne War Museum DID YOU KNOW?
• Brècourt Manor Obersalzberg Berlin, 3 nights SPECIAL EVENT TOUR Medics Robert Wright and Kenneth
• Malmedy
• Sainte-Mère-Église • House of the Wannsee
OKTOBERFEST – Sep 18 - Oct 5 Moore of the 501st PIR of the 101st
• Airborne Museum • King Tiger tank in La Nuremberg, 2 nights Conference The Oktoberfest versions of our historical tours are our most popular departure dates, Airborne cared for both Allied and
Gleize as they feature an afternoon of merrymaking at the world’s premier beer festival. German soldiers in the 11th century
• Dead Man’s Corner • Nazi Party Rally Grounds • 1936 Olympic Stadium
Museum • Siegfried Line Passengers can enjoy a round of drinks at one of the many beer tents. Although church of Angoville-au-Plain on D-Day.
• Palace of Justice • German-Russian Museum lederhosen are not required, they are highly recommended.
• C-47 flight simulator • Luxembourg American • Reichstag
• Gold Beach Cemetery • Walking Tour or
Nuremberg • Brandenburg Gate Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price
• Longues-sur-Mer German • General Patton’s grave • Holocaust Memorial
Battery $10,200 $10,800 $12,000
• Checkpoint Charlie
• Mulberry Harbor
• Berlin Wall Single Supplement $1,200
• Arromanches-les-Bains
• Treptower Park
• 360° Circular Cinema See page 150 for payment plan details and other terms and conditions.
• Drop-off at Berlin
• Juno Beach TXL Airport
• Sword Beach Flights can depart at any time
• Pegasus Bridge
GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY
This 18-day tour provides a living picture of the Allied advance through Western Europe and an understanding of the
African American athlete Jesse Owens famously won four gold medals at the
heinous Nazi regime that necessitated it. The tour starts in Paris and ends in Berlin. Walk in the footsteps of the victorious
1936 Berlin Olympics. While competing at the Olympics, he wore track shoes
Allied troops in Normandy and Belgium before journeying through the rise and fall of Hitler’s empire. Passengers gain an
manufactured by a German firm named Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik. The
overview of the military might of the Wehrmacht, Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine, and get insight into how a generation of
company was retooled to build Panzerscrheck anti-tank rockets during the
young soldiers could be indoctrinated into this cruel ideology. This tour also includes the full Oktoberfest experience in
war. It was split into two companies after the war due to family differences,
Munich in a raucous beer tent.
both of them well-known for their shoes today: Adidas and Puma.

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BELGIUM Love chocolate? Then this is the tour for
NORMANDY
POLAND “Guides and info provided was all great! Wonderful tour exceeded my
GERMANY expectations. Would highly encourage anyone with WWII interest to take you! The Sacher Torte, a chocolate cake
your tours.” filled with apricot jam and covered with
LUXEMBOURG chocolate, was created in Vienna in 1832.
BASTOGNE AUSCHWITZ- What makes the original Sacher Torte
CAEN ROBERT SPEISS, OLIVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA
BIRKENAU so special? Its icing is made from three
PARIS different chocolates from Belgium and
Germany.
KRAKOW
FRANCE DACHAU
Average Tour Activity
Group Size Level
MUNICH AUSTRIA
30-35 3 VIENNA

BERCHSTESGADEN BUDAPEST
See pages 9 and 14 for further information
HUNGARY

FRANCE BELGIUM / CENTRAL EUROPE

LUXEMBOURG
DID YOU KNOW?
The Dohány Street Synagogue in
Normandy, 4 nights The Ardennes, 3 nights Munich, 3 nights Budapest, 2 nights Budapest is the largest synagogue in
2021 TOUR DATES AND PRICES Europe, seating up to 3,000 people.
• Pick-up at Paris • General McAuliffe’s HQ • Dachau Concentration • Castle district Although Hungary has mainly an
CDG Airport • Monument to Patton Camp • Hospital in the Rock Ashkenazi Jewish population, the
Flights must arrive by 10 a.m.
• Third Reich tour of • Citadel on Gellert Hill May 1 - May 18 building has a unique Spanish style, that
• Omaha Beach • Foxholes of Bois Jacques
Munich • Walking tour of the Jewish is more typical for Sephardic synagogues.
• Normandy American • Foy district
Cemetery • Eagle’s Nest Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price
• Mardasson Memorial • Dohany Street Synagogue $8,500 $9,000 $10,000
• Pointe du Hoc • Dokumentation
• Bastogne War Museum Obersalzberg • Budapest cultural sites
• Brècourt Manor Single Supplement $1,000
• Malmedy • River cruise on the
• Sainte-Mère-Église Danube
• Airborne Museum • King Tiger tank in La Vienna, 2 nights See page 150 for payment plan details and other terms and conditions.
Gleize
• Dead Man’s Corner • Mauthausen Krakow, 3 nights
Museum • Siegfried Line Concentration Camp
• C-47 flight simulator • Walking tour of the former
• Luxembourg American • Walking tour of Vienna Jewish ghetto
• Gold Beach Cemetery
• Flak Tower • Schindler’s factory
• Longues-sur-Mer German • General Patton’s grave
Battery • Walking tour of Krakow
• Mulberry Harbor • Auschwitz Concentration
Camp Auschwitz concentration Graben street in Vienna Memorial on Sword
• Arromanches-les-Bains
• Birkenau Extermination camp Beach
• 360° Circular Cinema Camp
• Juno Beach • Drop-off at Krakow
• Sword Beach KRK Airport
Flights can depart at any time
• Pegasus Bridge
GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY
This combined tour provides an excellent opportunity for passengers to witness farther reaches of the war as the Beyond
The Nazis built eight flak towers, massive concrete structures bristling with
Band of Brothers Tour overlaps seamlessly with the Central Europe Remembrance Tour to form an 18-day journey. Starting
flak guns, to protect Berlin, Hamburg and Vienna against bombing raids.
in Paris and running to Krakow, the tour traces the Allied advance in Western Europe and continues the journey eastward
One of the three towers in Vienna houses a public aquarium and a climbing
to commemorate the Holocaust in Central Europe. This tour visits the sites designed to carry out the Nazis’ Final Solution
wall today, another is used as a storehouse for art, and the third has a cellular
and increases understanding of the people and mechanisms behind the camp system. The historic cities of Central Europe
communications tower and is being considered for use as an open-air cinema
give insight into the life of the European Jewry before and during the war.
and computer storage facility.

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“Old soldiers never die;
they just fade away”

— General Douglas MacArthur

WORLD WAR II
PACIFIC THEATER
 WAR AGAINST THE RISING SUN
A DESPERATE
EMPIRE
The Japanese Empire had been
trying to expand into the East Asian
mainland since 1931, mainly at China’s
expense. The island nation, however,
lacked the oil, rubber and iron ore it
needed to keep its war against China
going and had to rely on imports.
The great western powers frowned
on Japan’s imperialistic ambitions,
and established an international
embargo in 1940, largely at America’s
initiative, to deprive the country of
vital resources.
Left without another way of acquiring
important war resources, Japan
decided to take them by force. The
American-held Philippines were rich
in oil, British Malaya had rubber
plantations, and the Dutch East
Indies had both.
World War II provided the distraction
Japan needed. The Dutch government
was in exile in London. Britain and
Australia were busy fighting the
Western Axis powers in Africa and the
A DAY OF
The attack on Pearl Harbor sunk
four battleships and damaged several
other warships. It also damaged or
destroyed over 300 aircraft and killed
over 2,300 men. The single greatest
The USS Arizona sinking
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Japanese Special Naval Landing Forces during the battle for the Chinese city of Shanghai
Near East. Only neutral America was
in a position to foil the Japanese land
grab. Japanese war planners knew
they had no chance against the U.S.
in a war of attrition. They planned
to knock the American Navy out of
the fight with a single blow, grab the
islands and continental territories
they needed and sue for peace. They
hoped that the quick loss of their
Pacific fleet would intimidate the U.S.
into writing off the Philippines and
INFAMY
loss of life occurred when armor-
piercing bombs hit the USS Arizona,
and caused it to explode, killing close
to 1,200 seamen onboard.
signing a peace treaty.
Japan underestimated the furor of
the American public. The U.S. only
received the declaration of war after
the attack due to technical problems,
and the populace saw the attack as
a cowardly stab in the back. Voices
calling for isolationism during the war
fell silent overnight. Japan achieved
in a single day what Britain could not:
it got the United States to join the war
on the side of the Allies.
Japanese plane being salvaged after the attack
Though surprised and overwhelmed,
U.S. personnel fought back with many
displays of individual heroism. Fifteen
Medals of Honor have been awarded to
the defenders, ten of them posthumously.
Despite the damage caused, the
situation was not as bad for the Navy
as it could have been. All the carriers
were out at sea and returned home
safe. Most of the capital ships hit could
be raised and eventually repaired.
Many essential facilities such as fuel
stores, power generators and repair
shops survived with relatively little
damage.
RISING SUN OVER THE PACIFIC
Lt. Col. James Doolittle taking off during the famous raid
Though less effective than intended,
the attack still left the U.S. Navy
crippled and allowed Japan to run free
for months to come. The Philippines
fell, forcing General Douglas
MacArthur to flee to Australia. 60,000
to 80,000 American and Filipino
prisoners of war were relocated via
the Bataan Death March that claimed
somewhere between 5,000 to 18,000
victims. Japan also rapidly captured
the British-held cities of Hong
FROM ISLAND TO ISLAND
As part of the “leapfrogging” strategy,
the Allies used their submarines
and air superiority to isolate and
starve out less important fortified
Japanese islands one by one while
concentrating most of their power
on major strongpoints. MacArthur’s
return to the Philippines in October
1944 and the resulting Battle of Leyte
Gulf dealt the Japanese Empire a
major blow. It cut Japan off from oil
and caused the Japanese Navy losses
they could not recover from.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur wading ashore at Leyte in
the Philippines, October 20, 1944
Kong and Singapore, the Malayan
Peninsula and Burma, the Dutch East
Indies, and numerous other targets
all around the Pacific, even bombing
the Australian city of Darwin.
As time passed, Allied resistance
stiffened. The Doolittle Raid in April
1942 got close enough to Japan to
launch bombers from carriers and
attack the Home Islands. Though the
raid caused minimal damage, it gave
the Allies a tremendous morale boost.
The Allies were simultaneously
also making progress toward Japan
itself. The island of Guam, a former
U.S. base, was recaptured after
heavy fighting in July-August 1944.
The Battle of Tinian, fought at the
same time in the vicinity, was not a
significant conflict in itself. However
it secured the island from which B-29
Superfortress bombers would later
depart on their missions to drop the
two atomic bombs on Japan.
The battles for Iwo Jima and Okinawa
in 1945 were frightening reminders of
the Japanese willingness to fight to
the last man. The fight’s bloodiness
and the defenders’ tenacity probably
did a lot to convince American
leadership that a direct invasion of
the Japanese Home Islands would
mean a horrifying cost in human
lives. This consideration was a major
factor behind the decision to destroy
Hiroshima and Nagasaki with nuclear
weapons, forcing Japan’s surrender
and an end to World War II.
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TRAPPING
THE TRAPPER
The tide began to turn with the Battle
of Midway in June 1942. Admiral
Yamamoto, who planned the Pearl
Harbor attack and commanded the
Japanese Combined Fleet, knew that
Japan must achieve a quick victory as
it could not compete with American
industrial might in a protracted war.
He decided to crush the U.S. Pacific
Fleet, this time for good, to force an
end to the figthing. His plan revolved
around the U.S. base on the Midway
Atoll. A Japanese attack there would
draw the U.S. fleet out of Pearl Harbor,
only for the Americans to sail into a
trap. Unknown to Yamamoto, the
Americans had already broken part of
the Japanese naval communications
codes and learned about the plan.
When the Japanese fleet approached
Midway, they themselves were
surprised by the American forces
that they did not expect to be there.
The loss of four Japanese carriers in
the battle put an end to the Japanese
initiative.
The USS Yorktown burning after Japanese bomb
strike during the Battle of Midway
The first major Allied offensive
against Japan was the Guadalcanal
Campaign. What started as an
American attempt to capture a
Japanese airfield escalated into half
a year of bitter air, sea and jungle
combat. American victory paved the
way for the Allied advance through
the Pacific.
Enola Gay being prepared for the Hiroshima
mission on the island of Tinian
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“Excellent personal service. Got to all the important historical places,
KUALOA RANCH excellent hotel, guides and accommodations. This was the bucket list trip of
OAHU ISLAND my lifetime, having a cousin who went down with the USS Arizona. Being
present for the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor was a
dream come true. Your discounts for those of us who served in the military
are very much appreciated. I would absolutely recommend this tour to
anyone. Well done!”
FORD ISLAND USS Missouri
MARY MAY VERNOY, METAIRIE, LOUISIANA
Average Tour Activity
Group Size Level HONOLULU
TRY IT OUT!
No trip to Hawaii is complete without

30-35 1
WAIKIKI
having Loco Moco. Not only is it great
comfort food, it is also proof of Hawaii’s
BEACH status as a melting pot in the middle of
See pages 9 and 14 for further information
DIAMOND HEAD the Pacific Ocean. Traditional Loco Moco
STATE MONUMENT represents a cultural mash-up of Asian
and Western cuisines: it is white rice
HAWAII topped with a hamburger patty, fried egg
and brown gravy.

Honolulu, 7 nights
• Pick-up at Honolulu HNL Airport
Flights must arrive by 4 p.m.

• WWII Valor in the Pacific National Monument

• Official Anniversary Ceremony 2021 TOUR DATES AND PRICES
• Pearl Harbor Visitor Center Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price

• USS Arizona
• USS Bowfin Submarine and Museum SPECIAL EVENT TOUR DID YOU KNOW?
PEARL HARBOR 80TH ANNIVERSARY – Dec 4 - Dec 11 The Movie Jurassic Park was partly
• USS Missouri
The 80th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor will be an especially memorable event – be a filmed in Honolulu, at the Kualoa Ranch.
• USS Oklahoma Memorial There are still memorabilia left there
part of the official commemoration, always held at dawn at the time of the attack.
• Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum You will also get a chance to be at the Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade in the heart of from the set!
Waikiki Beach, led each year by Pearl Harbor survivors.
• US Army Museum at Battery Randolph in Fort DeRussy
• Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade on Kalakaua Avenue Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price
• Kualoa Ranch $6,545 $6,930 $7,700
• Movie Site Tour
Single Supplement $770
• Diamond Head State Monument
• Drop-off at HNL Airport See page 150 for payment plan details and other terms and conditions.
Flights can depart at any time

GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY

A unique U.S. flag with 31 stars was displayed aboard the USS Missouri when
Japanese representatives signed the surrender document in 1945. The flag
Join us for the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor to commemorate the “date which will live in infamy” and was originally flown by Commodore Matthew Perry when he forced Japan
brought the U.S. into the World War II. Visit the monuments that honor those who gave their lives in defense of liberty to open its ports to Western ships in 1853. It was displayed “the wrong way”
in the Pacific, as well as the battleships that remain, the museums that safeguard the relics of the period and the island with the stars to the right: the damaged flag was sewn to a protective backing
treasures that make Hawaii famous. and this was the only way to display it.

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BANZAI
CLIFF Kadon Pika or “spicy stew”, is a local dish
“All of the guides were exceptional. They went way beyond exceptional by
of Guam. Usually made from chicken,
SUICIDE guiding us to sites not normally visited by other tours. Their knowledge of
SOUTH PACIFIC
GUAM CLIFF WWII history, presentations, and personality made the trip come to life.
it uses soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, hot
OAHU ISLAND KUALOA RANCH
MEMORIAL PEACE PARK peppers and coconut milk for seasoning.
This tour was a once in a lifetime chance to have professional tour guides Typically served on a bed of red rice,
SAIPAN VETERANS
PACIFIC NATIONAL MEMORIAL lead us through history, bringing it to life and filling in historical facts not the chicken and spicy peppers will clash
HISTORICAL PARK found in any history books. Anyone who has an interest in WWII history against the sweet creaminess of the
FORD ISLAND SAIPAN and wants to experience the sites and local history, presented by local
HONOLULU coconut milk to bring you the perfect
, ASAN BEACH historians, must take this tour.” local comfort food.
WAIKIKI ,
BEACH GAAN PITI GUNS TINIAN NORTH
Average Tour Activity
POINT FIELD NORMAN KRIMBILL, HIGHLANDS RANCH, COLORADO
Group Size Level AGAT TINIAN
DIAMOND HEAD BEACH ,
STATE MONUMENT YOKOI’S TINIAN
30-35 4 CAVE AIRPORT

See pages 9 and 14 for further information

HAWAII GUAM SAIPAN

DID YOU KNOW?
Honolulu, 7 nights Tamuning, 4 nights Garapan, 3 nights The Iolani Palace in Honolulu is the
only royal palace on US soil. Hawaii is
• Pick-up at HNL Airport • War in the Pacific National • Northern Marianas Museum of also the only state to honor a monarch.
Flights must arrive by 4 p.m. Historical Park History and Culture It celebrates King Kamehameha Day
• WWII Valor in the Pacific National on June 11, honoring Kamehameha the
• Piti Guns • Agingan Point Bunker
Monument Great, who first established the unified
• Naval Base Guam • Last Command Post
2021 TOUR DATES AND PRICES
Kingdom of Hawaii and is known as the
• Official Anniversary Ceremony Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price Napoleon of the Pacific.
• Asan Ridge Ga’an Point • Banzai Cliff
• Pearl Harbor Visitor Center
• Agat Beach • Suicide Cliff
• USS Arizona SPECIAL EVENT TOUR
• Talofofo Falls • Bird Island Lookout
• USS Bowfin Submarine PEARL HARBOR 80TH ANNIVERSARY – Dec 4 - Dec 19
• Yokoi’s Cave • Sunken tanks
and Museum The 80th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor will be an especially memorable event – be a
• Manenggon Concentration Camp • American Memorial Park
• USS Missouri part of the official commemoration, always held at dawn at the time of the attack.
• South Pacific Memorial Peace Park • Day trip to Tinian You will also get a chance to be at the Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade in the heart of
• USS Oklahoma Memorial Waikiki Beach, led each year by Pearl Harbor survivors.
• Japanese HQ, gun emplacements • Tinian: North Field
• Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum
and caves • Atomic bomb pits
• US Army Museum at Battery Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price
• Flight from GUM Airport • Drop-off at GSN Airport $14,450 $15,300 $17,000
Randolph in Fort DeRussy
Flights can depart at any time
• Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade on
Single Supplement $1,700
Kalakaua Avenue
• Kualoa Ranch See page 150 for payment plan details and other terms and conditions.

• Movie Site Tour

• Diamond Head State Monument
• Flight from HNL Airport
GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY

The destruction of the USS Arizona was the deadliest single moment of the
Join us for the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor to commemorate the “date which will live in infamy” and attack on Pearl Harbor. Interestingly, we still do not know what exactly
brought the US into the World War II. Visit the monuments that honor those who gave their lives in defense of liberty caused the explosion. One theory claims a Japanese bomb hit the starboard
in the Pacific, as well as the battleships that remain, the museums that safeguard the relics of the period and the island magazine for the main armament, but smokeless powder is relatively hard to
treasures that make Hawaii famous. Travel on to the Pacific islands of Guam, Saipan and Tinian, where American forces detonate. The other explanation is that the bomb hit near the black powder
fought their way towards victory and the end of World War II. magazine – only used for saluting guns and airplane catapults.

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“All our meals were excellent, the dinner entrees were impressive and the Rejuvenate yourself with a traditional
breakfast was exceptionally good. We all loved our tour manager’s attitude, Lomi Lomi Hawaiian massage. This
KUALOA RANCH
he was our “mother hen” and he took very good care of all of us. He aimed gentle form of massage works deeply
OAHU ISLAND to please all of us and he succeeded exceptionally. My wife and I were into the muscles of the body using only
very pleased with him and were very impressed. Our bus was spacious, continuous, flowing strokes combined
comfortable and clean. We had a great driver who knew his way around with a loving touch. This relaxing
well and we all felt very safe with him at the wheel. We are very pleased with
everything provided by Beyond Band of Brothers. Our tour was everything combination of energy aids you in letting
I had imagined it to be, and first class all the way. I would recommend it to go of patterns that block energy flow.
FORD ISLAND
anyone interested in WWII history.”

Average Tour Activity RENE BORROMEO, PHOENIX, ARIZONA

Group Size Level HONOLULU

30-35 1
WAIKIKI
BEACH
See pages 9 and 14 for further information
DIAMOND HEAD
STATE MONUMENT

HAWAII DID YOU KNOW?

Hawaii is the most isolated population
center on Earth. It is 2,390 miles from
Honolulu, 4 nights California, 3,850 miles from Japan,
2021 TOUR DATES AND PRICES 4,900 miles from China and 5,280 miles
• Pick-up at Honolulu HNL Airport
Flights must arrive by 4 p.m. from the Philippines.

• Pearl Harbor Visitor Center May 8- May 12

• USS Arizona
• USS Bowfin Submarine and Museum Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price

• USS Missouri
$3,825 $4,050 $4,500
• USS Oklahoma Memorial Single Supplement $450
• Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum
See page 150 for payment plan details and other terms and conditions.
• US Army Museum at Battery Randolph in Fort DeRussy
• Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade on Kalakaua Avenue
• Kualoa Ranch
Follow the trail of the entire
• Movie Site Tour
Pacific Campaign
• Diamond Head State Monument
on our 12(+1)-day Pearl Harbor to
• Drop-off at HNL Airport the Marianas Tour – page 133
Flights can depart at any time
Humvees on the way to The USS Bowfin The Pearl Harbor
Kualoa Ranch Aviation Museum

GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY

Messman Third Class Doris Miller worked in the kitchen and mess of the USS
West Virginia. When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Miller grabbed
Return to the site of one of history’s most underhanded attacks to remember the “day that will live in infamy,” the attack a machine gun and fired at enemy planes despite having no training on the
on Pearl Harbor. We will visit the monuments that honor those who gave their lives in defense of liberty in the Pacific, as weapon, then helped rescued many of the wounded. He was awarded the Navy
well as the battleships that remain, the museums that safeguard the relics of the period and the island treasures that make Cross for his actions, becoming the first African American to get the award.
Hawaii famous. Miller died in November 1943 when the ship he was serving on was torpedoed.

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BANZAI HEAR FROM OUR PASSENGERS TRY IT OUT!

CLIFF
Treat yourself to something a little
“I thought this tour was fantastic, and would recommend it because we felt
different on Guam. Beat the heat with a
GUAM SUICIDE every aspect of the tour went above and beyond. I believe a tour of these
CLIFF bubbly shake, a drink known as sago or
SOUTH PACIFIC locations could be done on one’s own but you would see so much less because
MEMORIAL PEACE PARK boba, with balls of tapioca on the bottom.
SAIPAN VETERANS
of the time you’d spend in lines, buying tickets, finding food, parking, places
PACIFIC NATIONAL MEMORIAL of interest. Also, I would recommend the tour because while anyone could
HISTORICAL PARK visit these museums, etc. I don’t think we could all find the special local
SAIPAN guides that were a part of this tour.”
ASAN BEACH
,
,
GAAN JAMES JANECZEK, ROUND LAKE, ILLINOIS
PITI GUNS TINIAN NORTH
POINT FIELD
Average Tour Activity
Group Size Level AGAT TINIAN
BEACH ,
YOKOI’S
30-35
TINIAN
4 CAVE AIRPORT

See pages 9 and 14 for further information DID YOU KNOW?

A Japanese soldier, Sergeant Shōichi
Yokoi, was found hiding in the jungle
GUAM SAIPAN of Guam in 1972. He did not know that
the war had ended and was awaiting
reinforcements and new orders.

Tamuning, 4 nights Garapan, 3 nights

2021 TOUR DATES AND PRICES
• Pick-up at Guam GUM Airport • Northern Marianas Museum of History and Culture
Flights must arrive by 7 p.m.
• Agingan Point Bunker
• War in the Pacific National Historical Park • Last Command Post May 13 - May 20 Dec 12 - Dec 19
• Piti Guns • Banzai Cliff
• Naval Base Guam • Suicide Cliff Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price
• Asan Ridge Ga’an Point • Bird Island Lookout $6,545 $6,930 $7,700
• Agat Beach • Sunken tanks
• Talofofo Falls Single Supplement $770
• American Memorial Park
• Yokoi’s Cave • Day trip to Tinian See page 150 for payment plan details and other terms and conditions.
• Manenggon Concentration Camp Extend your trip:
• Tinian: North Field
• South Pacific Memorial Peace Park Join our 12(+1)-day Pearl Harbor to
• Atomic bomb pits
• Japanese HQ, gun emplacements and caves the Marianas Tour for the complete
• Drop-off at Saipan GSN Airport Pacific Theater experience. – page 133
• Flight from GUM Airport Flights can depart at any time

A statue of Buddha on Japanese Caves, San WWII vehicles at the

Guam Ramon War in the Pacific
National Historic Park

GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY

The island of Guam was home to not just one, but two famous holdouts in the
The war in the Pacific was a brutal fight on the seas and islands from Australia to Japan. A critical part of the battles took war. When the Japanese invaded the island in December 1941, Navy radioman
place on the islands of Guam, Saipan and Tinian, where American forces fought their way towards victory and the end of George Ray Tweed and several others hid in the jungle. Tweed evaded capture
World War II. These three islands are US territories which are virtual outdoor museums whose WWII heritage is alive and until the U.S. returned to liberate the island in 1944. After that battle, it was
intact, with relics often in the place they were left more than 70 years ago. Caves, bunkers, wrecks, museums and historical Japanese Sergeant Shōichi Yokoi’s turn to hide until he was found in 1972.
parks dot the landscape, making the tour a microcosm of the entire Pacific Theater of War. Both men were welcomed as heroes in the respective countries.

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CLIFF Kelaguen follows a similar recipe to
“We received all info and travel plans in a very timely manner. We stayed at
ceviche – chopped meats with lemon
SUICIDE a beautiful hotel which was very centrally located on Waikiki Beach. Great
SOUTH PACIFIC
GUAM CLIFF room. Excellent restaurants and friendly helpful staff. The tour managers juice, salt, grated coconut and hot red
OAHU ISLAND KUALOA RANCH peppers. This refreshing dish eaten
MEMORIAL PEACE PARK made everything so easy and comfortable. They made sure we were all well
SAIPAN VETERANS on Guam is served cold or at room
taken care of and all our needs and questions were covered. The tour was
PACIFIC NATIONAL MEMORIAL temperature and eaten as is, over rice, or
HISTORICAL PARK wonderful, informative and covered all the bases in Honolulu. I have highly
SAIPAN wrapped in a warm corn or flour tortilla.
FORD ISLAND recommended your company to many of our friends and will travel with
HONOLULU you again next year.”
, ASAN BEACH
WAIKIKI ,
BEACH GAAN
POINT
PITI GUNS TINIAN NORTH SHIRLEY FERGUSON, ARLINGTON, TEXAS
Average Tour Activity FIELD
Group Size Level AGAT TINIAN
DIAMOND HEAD BEACH ,
STATE MONUMENT YOKOI’S TINIAN
30-35 4 CAVE AIRPORT

See pages 9 and 14 for further information

HAWAII GUAM SAIPAN DID YOU KNOW?

In Hawaii, no celebration is complete
without a lei. These flower garlands come
Honolulu, 4 nights Tamuning, 4 nights Garapan, 3 nights with strict rules, though. It’s impolite
2021 TOUR DATES AND PRICES to refuse a lei or remove it in front of
• Pick-up at HNL Airport • War in the Pacific National • Northern Marianas Museum of
Flights must arrive by 4 p.m. the person who gave it to you. A lei
Historical Park History and Culture
should never be thrown away. Instead,
• Pearl Harbor Visitor Center • Piti Guns • Agingan Point Bunker May 8 - May 19 it should traditionally be returned to the
• USS Arizona • Naval Base Guam • Last Command Post earth, ideally to where its flowers were
gathered.
• USS Bowfin Submarine • Asan Ridge Ga’an Point • Banzai Cliff Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price

and Museum $10,200 $10,800 $12,000

• Agat Beach • Suicide Cliff
• USS Missouri
• Talofofo Falls • Bird Island Lookout Single Supplement $1,200
• USS Oklahoma Memorial
• Yokoi’s Cave • Sunken tanks See page 150 for payment plan details and other terms and conditions.
• Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum
• Manenggon Concentration Camp • American Memorial Park
• US Army Museum at Battery
• South Pacific Memorial Peace Park • Day trip to Tinian
Randolph in Fort DeRussy
• Japanese HQ, gun emplacements • Tinian: North Field
• Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade on
and caves • Atomic bomb pits
Kalakaua Avenue
• Flight from GUM Airport • Drop-off at Saipan GSN Airport
• Kualoa Ranch
Flights can depart at any time
• Movie Site Tour
Artillery piece in Saipan Japanese Mitsubishi The remains of a
• Diamond Head State Monument fighter at Pacific Japanese tank in Saipan
• Flight from HNL Airport Aviation Museum

GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY

Return to the site of one of history’s most underhanded attacks to remember the “day that will live in infamy,” the attack Guy Gabaldon, the “Pied Piper of Saipan”, grew up with a Japanese American
on Pearl Harbor. We will visit the monuments that honor those who gave their lives in defense of liberty in the Pacific, foster family. During the war, he used his knowledge of the language to go
as well as the battleships that remain, the museums that safeguard the relics of the period and the island treasures that out alone at night on the isles of Saipan and Tinian, find Japanese soldiers
make Hawaii famous. Travel on to the pacific islands of Guam, Saipan and Tinian, where American forces fought their way and civilians, and cajole or bluff them into surrendering. He captured over
towards victory and the end of World War II. Caves, bunkers, wrecks, museums and historical parks dot the landscape, 1,300 Japanese this way, ten times as much as the legendary Sgt. Alvin York
making the tour a microcosm of the entire Pacific Theater of War. in WWI, 800 of them in a single incident.

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“Anyone who isn’t confused
really doesn’t understand
the situation.” VIETNAM
― Edward R. Murrow WAR
 VIETNAM: HOT SPOT OF THE COLD WAR to increase its commitment and
embark on the bombing of Vietnam
and neighboring countries. Johnson
HOMEFRONT DIVIDED
started sending large numbers of U.S.
combat forces into the country the
FREEDOM next year.
FOR THE The war was waged over both

PEOPLE
The Vietnam War is one of the major
wars that shaped America as we
know it today. Unlike the wars that
came before, it did not shape us only
through shared sacrifice, but also
through bitterness and controversy.
Japan occupied French Indochina
during World War II. After the war,
the native people of the region hoped
to gain independence and form their
own nation. This did not sit well with
the French, who intended to return
to power. Other western nations
supported the French to keep them
appeased and in the political camp of
democratic countries aligned against
the Soviet Union.
Hồ Chí Minh (standing, third from left) with OSS Deer Team in 1945
Opposing the colonialist reclamation
stood Hồ Chí Minh: a World War
II veteran who used to cooperate
with the Office of Strategic Services
against the Japanese in the war.
Although he had plenty of communist
contacts (and would turn Vietnam
into a socialist country), his primary
goal was to establish Vietnam as a
sovereign nation. His uprising against
the French was so successful that the
country split into two in 1954: Hồ’s
Democratic Republic of Vietnam in
the north, and a pro-French Empire
in the south.
countries. North Vietnam was hit from
the air, while ground troops tried to
wrestle South Vietnam away from the
Viet Cong guerillas who fought with
Northern support. The mountains
and jungles made it hard to locate
the guerillas. Another Northern asset
was the Hồ Chí Minh Trail: a secret
network of roads and paths that ran
north to south, allowing the Viet
Cong to be constantly resupplied and
reinforced from North Vietnam. The
enemy seemed to be everywhere. The
sprawling, 75-mile long tunnel system
of Củ Chi lay right outside Saigon and
allowed Viet Cong to live and plan
operations in the immediate vicinity
of the South Vietnamese capital.
Antiwar protesters facing Military Police
Half a million U.S. troops were in
Vietnam by late 1967 and casualties
were mounting. Both the soldiers on
the front and civilians at home started
questioning the government’s claims
that the war was being won. The Tet
Offensive of 1968, an unexpected but
ultimately failed Northern invasion,
gave extra fuel to the voices of protest
in America. Rather than sending
even more troops into a seemingly
unending war halfway across the
world, more and more people wanted
to bring them home. American society
Vietnam, but also increase aerial
and artillery bombardments. He
would also give the South Vietnamese
military the training and equipment
they would need to continue the war
on the ground.
The measure was arguably too little
too late. Bitter division in America
continued to grow, fueled by incidents
such as the My Lai massacre and the
Kent State Shooting. The United
States and North Vietnam finally
reached a peace agreement in January
1973, and U.S. forces pulled out of

PAWNS OF
was split. Some considered the war an Vietnam. South Vietnam continued to

SUPERPOWERS
A peaceful vote was set to reunify
the country in two years’ time,
but history took a different turn
when Ngô Đình Diệm removed the
Emperor in the south. Diệm’s South
Vietnam was ostensibly a democracy,
but his regime was full of corruption,
abuse of power and the oppression
of political dissenters and the local
Buddhist majority (Diệm himself was
a Catholic).
North Vietnam turned to the Soviet
Union and Communist China for
help, since those were the only
major powers willing to support Hồ’s
independence struggle. The U.S., in
turn, doubled down on its support
of the South due to the “domino
theory,” which predicted that a single
country lost to the Communist cause
in Asia would cause a landslide shift
in the balance of power. Diệm’s
incompetence and dictatorial rule
alienated him from his own people
and made the country militarily weak.
When his own soldiers killed him
during a 1963 coup, they did so with
quiet encouragement from the U.S.
Diệm casting a vote during elections
The 9th US Marine Expeditionary Force, the first American combat troops deployed in the Vietnam War, coming
ashore at Danang, March 8, 1965
U.S.INVOLVEMENT
INTENSIFIES
President Kennedy was assassinated
three weeks after Diệm, and the
new President, Lyndon B. Johnson,
increased American support to South
Vietnam. In 1964, the destroyer
USS Maddox exchanged fire with
North Vietnamese torpedo boats,
probably due to a misunderstanding
of intentions, during the Gulf of
Tonkin incident. The incident, and a
supposed but highly debated second
conflict soon after convinced the U.S.
Arms and supplies being transported on bikes in the
abuse of the government’s unchecked
power in the name of some vaguely
fight a hopeless war alone for another
two years, but North Vietnamese
early days of the Hồ Chí Minh Trail defined fight against Communism; troops captured Saigon in April 1975.
others considered such second-
guessing of the government and the
war effort unpatriotic and treasonous.
A HEAVY TOLL The growing division back home
ALL AROUND spurred Johnson to attempt a
peaceful, diplomatic resolution, but
talks bogged down after a promising
The war was over, but there was no
sense of victory or accomplishment start. Presidency was handed over
outside North Vietnam, and all to Richard Nixon shortly thereafter.
combatants paid a high price. Two Nixon announced the policy of
million or more Vietnamese soldiers Vietnamization. He would gradually Evacuees boarding a CIA helicopter on April 29,
and civilians have died on both withdraw American troops from 1945, the day before the fall of Saigon
sides, and the ravages of war set the
infrastructure of the now reunited
country back for a long time. American
deaths numbered at approximately
58,000, and uncountable survivors
suffered, and still suffer, from PTSD.
The loss of life was not the only bitter
effect of the war on America. For the
first time ever, the country’s sense
of military invincibility was pierced.
Even more profoundly, this was a war
that shattered the sense of unity that
always prevailed in previous conflicts.
Many veterans returned from a
distant war only to face hostility they
did not deserve in their own country. Vietnam veterans, including Ron Kovic (holding flag) protesting at the 1972 Republican National Convention

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“The tour manager was very informative answering questions regarding
airfare and travel insurance. After booking the tour I really didn’t have any
DMZ - KHE SANH more questions, I just had to wait for the date to arrive. General impressions
COMBAT BASE are summed up with WOW. Great tour I would and will recommend to all
my friends. I really think that Procom is a very organized company and
DA NANG pays attention to details. I assume it’s from reading the surveys and fixing
HUE as many of the complaints as you can. No fixing here I think you found the
HOI AN
right people and tours.” Trench and bunker at Khe Sanh
Combat Base
DALE HAAG, KINGWOOD, TEXAS
Average Tour Activity VIETNAM
Group Size Level CU CHI TUNNELS TRY IT OUT!
You can’t leave Vietnam without
30-35 4
HO SHI MINH CITY
trying its national dish: Pho. It is sold
everywhere from high-end restaurants to
MEKONG
See pages 9 and 14 for further information DELTA (SAIGON) street corners, where grandmothers set
up makeshift kitchens. The ingredients of
this filling soup — noodles, beef brisket
broth, herbs and chilies — are often
VIETNAM served separately.

Ho Chi Minh City, 4 nights Da Nang, 1 night

2021 TOUR DATES AND PRICES
• Pick-up at SGN Airport in • Hai Van Pass
Ho Chi Minh City • Marble Mountains
Flights must arrive by 4 p.m.
• Museum of Military Zone 5 of Da Nang Mar 6 - Mar 16
• Reunification Palace
• Hoi An Ancient Town
• CIA building
• Flight from DAD Airport Early Bird Price Layaway Price List Price
• War Remnants Museum
$5,610 $5,940 $6,600
• Cu Chi Tunnels – Ben Duoc DID YOU KNOW?
Hanoi, 3 nights
• Boat ride on the Mekong Delta Single Supplement $660 Motorcycles are the most common form
• Flight from SGN Airport • Vietnam People’s Air Force Museum of transport in Vietnam. There are said
• B-52 Victory Museum
See page 150 for payment plan details and other terms and conditions. to be 45 million registered motorbikes
in the country – that’s one for every two
Hue, 2 nights • Museum of Hao La Prison citizens!
• Battlefield tour of Hue • Vietnam Military History Museum
• Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone • Drop-off at HAN Airport
Flights can depart at any time
• Khe Sanh Combat Base

American plane at the The Dragon Bridge in Pagoda of the Celestial

War Remnants Museum Da Nang Lady in Hue

GLIMPSE INTO HISTORY

On this 11-day tour, we trace the colonial, political, economic and ideological reasons behind the Indochina wars after
WWII, mainly focusing on American involvement, visiting places where the most iconic battles and moments took place. The T-28 Trojan, an American trainer aircraft that could also serve in a
Beyond the world-famous Cu Chi Tunnels and other battle sites, we leave the beaten path and crest the mountains close to light attack role, had the distinction of serving with three different nations
the border of Laos to see Khe Sanh Combat Base and other sites in the Demilitarized Zone rarely visited. Other highlights in the Vietnam War. It saw extensive use by the South Vietnam air forces.
include Hanoi, the old Imperial City of Hue, the ancient city of Hoi An and the wide boulevards and historic French The first U.S. non-transport plane to be lost in the war was also a T-28. Even
colonial buildings of Ho Chi Minh City, the former Saigon. This tour takes you to the heart of Vietnam, an ecologically and the North Vietnamese had one – their very first combat plane was a T-28
culturally diverse country with lush mountain valleys, scenic beaches, fertile deltas and a fascinating culture. brought to them by a Laotian defector.

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 2021 Tour Calendar 12+1-day Pearl Harbor to the Marianas 05/08/21 05/20/21 $12 000 $10 800 $10 200 133

5-day Normandy Invasion R&R 05/10/21 05/14/21 $2 750 $2 475 $2 338 51

8-day Guam, Saipan, Tinian 05/13/21 05/20/21 $7 700 $6 930 $6 545 131
We are offering more tours in 2021 than ever before, expanding thematically and geographically, branching out in time and location, 9-day Central Europe on a Budget 05/15/21 05/23/21 $3 000 $2 700 $2 550 81
taking you back further into the past and across oceans. From March to December you can find a history tour that fits your schedule.
Feel free to plan well in advance as all our departures are guaranteed. Below you can find a roster of our tours sorted by month, with the 5-day Normandy Invasion 05/15/21 05/19/21 $2 750 $2 475 $2 338 49
departure and end date, pricing, page reference and icons representing special events. 11-day Beyond Band of Brothers 05/15/21 05/25/21 $6 600 $5 940 $5 610 107

All prices are based on double occupancy. The layaway price offers a 10% discount off the list price and secures your spot on the tour 9-day WW2 Bucket List on a Budget 05/15/21 05/23/21 $3 300 $2 970 $2 805 105
for just a 10% deposit. An individual payment plan is available, with the full balance being due 90 days before departure. The early bird
7-day Battle of Normandy on a Budget 05/17/21 05/23/21 $2 600 $2 340 $2 210 55
price offers a 15% discount off the list price and is available for bookings received by January 31, 2021, with complete payment due at
the time of booking. 9-day WW2 Bucket List on a Budget 05/22/21 05/30/21 $3 300 $2 970 $2 805 105

For more details on payment schedules and payment options, please see the frequently asked questions on 8-day Battle of Britain 05/27/21 06/03/21 $6 500 $5 850 $5 525 45
page 145 and our terms and conditions on page 149. 15-day London to Normandy 77 05/27/21 06/10/21 $12 000 $10 800 $10 200 99

21-day London to Berchtesgaden 77 05/27/21 06/16/21 $17 600 $15 840 $14 960 103

5-day Normandy Invasion 05/29/21 06/02/21 $2 750 $2 475 $2 338 49

Start Date End Date List Price Layaway Price Early Bird See Page
11-day Beyond Band of Brothers 05/29/21 06/08/21 $6 600 $5 940 $5 610 107
March Tours

11-day Vietnam War 03/06/21 03/16/21 $6 600 $5 940 $5 610 139

11-day Italian Campaign 03/20/21 03/30/21 $6 600 $5 940 $5 610 79 June Tours

9-day American Civil War - March to the Sea 03/20/21 03/28/21 $4 900 $4 410 $4 165 29 8-day Normandy 77 06/03/21 06/10/21 $7 500 $6 750 $6 375 61

14-day Beyond Band of Brothers 77 06/03/21 06/16/21 $11 000 $9 900 $9 350 113

April Tours 8-day Normandy 77 on a budget 06/03/21 06/10/21 $5 000 $4 500 $4 250 59

11-day Italian Campaign 04/01/21 04/11/21 $6 600 $5 940 $5 610 79 8-day Normandy 77 Luxury 06/03/21 06/10/21 $10 000 $9 000 $8 500 63

5-day Normandy Invasion 04/10/21 04/14/21 $2 500 $2 250 $2 125 49 5-day Normandy Invasion 06/12/21 06/16/21 $2 750 $2 475 $2 338 49

7-day Battle of Normandy on a Budget 04/12/21 04/18/21 $2 300 $2 070 $1 955 55 11-day Beyond Band of Brothers 06/12/21 06/22/21 $6 600 $5 940 $5 610 107

8-day Italy at War on a Budget 04/12/21 04/19/21 $3 000 $2 700 $2 550 77 8-day Britain at War on a Budget 06/12/21 06/19/21 $3 000 $2 700 $2 550 43

9-day Battle of Normandy 04/17/21 04/25/21 $5 000 $4 500 $4 250 57 9-day WW2 Bucket List on a Budget 06/12/21 06/20/21 $3 300 $2 970 $2 805 105

11-day Normandy to the Bulge 04/17/21 04/27/21 $6 000 $5 400 $5 100 115 7-day American Civil War - Nation Tested on a Budget 06/13/21 06/19/21 $3 000 $2 700 $2 550 25

9-day WW2 Bucket List on a Budget 04/24/21 05/02/21 $3 000 $2 700 $2 550 105 7-day Battle of Normandy on a Budget 06/19/21 06/25/21 $2 600 $2 340 $2 210 55

9-day American Civil - War Nation Tested 04/24/21 05/02/21 $4 900 $4 410 $4 165 27 9-day WW2 Bucket List on a Budget 06/19/21 06/27/21 $3 300 $2 970 $2 805 105

5-day Normandy Invasion R&R 04/26/21 04/30/21 $2 500 $2 250 $2 125 51 8-day Battle of Britain 06/21/21 06/28/21 $6 500 $5 850 $5 525 45

12-day London to Normandy 06/21/21 07/02/21 $7 500 $6 750 $6 375 97

May Tours 11-day World War I 06/22/21 07/02/21 $6 600 $5 940 $5 610 37

5-day Normandy Invasion 05/01/21 05/05/21 $2 750 $2 475 $2 338 49 9-day WW2 Bucket List on a Budget 06/26/21 07/04/21 $3 300 $2 970 $2 805 105

11-day Beyond Band of Brothers 05/01/21 05/11/21 $6 000 $5 400 $5 100 107 11-day Beyond Band of Brothers R&R 06/26/21 07/06/21 $6 600 $5 940 $5 610 109

18-day Normandy to Krakow 05/01/21 05/18/21 $10 000 $9 000 $8 500 119 9-day American Civil War - A Nation Tested 06/27/21 07/05/21 $4 900 $4 410 $4 165 27

9-day WW2 Bucket List on a Budget 05/01/21 05/09/21 $3 000 $2 700 $2 550 105 5-day Normandy Invasion 06/28/21 07/02/21 $2 750 $2 475 $2 338 49

9-day Battle of Normandy 05/06/21 05/14/21 $5 500 $4 950 $4 675 57 5-day Normandy Invasion R&R 06/28/21 07/02/21 $2 750 $2 475 $2 338 51

11-day Central Europe Remembrance 05/08/21 05/18/21 $6 600 $5 940 $5 610 83

9-day Germany at War on a Budget 05/08/21 05/16/21 $3 300 $2 970 $2 805 71

9-day WW2 Bucket List on a Budget 05/08/21 05/16/21 $3 300 $2 970 $2 805 105

5-day Pearl Harbor 05/08/21 05/12/21 $4 500 $4 050 $3 825 129

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5-day Normandy Invasion 09/18/21 09/22/21 $2 750 $2 475 $2 338 49
9-day WW2 Bucket List on a Budget 07/03/21 07/11/21 $3 300 $2 970 $2 805 105
11-day Beyond Band of Brothers 09/18/21 09/28/21 $7 000 $6 300 $5 950 107
8-day Britain at War on a Budget 07/09/21 07/16/21 $3 000 $2 700 $2 550 43
18-day Normandy to Berlin 09/18/21 10/05/21 $12 000 $10 800 $10 200 117
5-day Normandy Invasion 07/10/21 07/14/21 $2 750 $2 475 $2 338 49
8-day Battle of Britain 09/18/21 09/25/21 $6 000 $5 400 $5 100 45
11-day Beyond Band of Brothers 07/10/21 07/20/21 $6 600 $5 940 $5 610 107
12-day London to Normandy 09/18/21 09/29/21 $7 200 $6 480 $6 120 97
9-day WW2 Bucket List on a Budget 07/10/21 07/18/21 $3 300 $2 970 $2 805 105
18-day London to Berchtesgaden 09/18/21 10/05/21 $11 000 $9 900 $9 350 101
9-day Battle of Normandy 07/15/21 07/23/21 $5 500 $4 950 $4 675 57
9-day Germany at War on a Budget 09/18/21 09/26/21 $3 600 $3 240 $3 060 71
9-day WW2 Bucket List on a Budget 07/17/21 07/25/21 $3 300 $2 970 $2 805 105
9-day American Civil War – A Nation Tested 09/18/21 09/26/21 $4 900 $4 410 $4 165 27
5-day Normandy Invasion R&R 07/19/21 07/23/21 $2 750 $2 475 $2 338 51
11-day Third Reich 09/25/21 10/05/21 $7 000 $6 300 $5 950 73
5-day Normandy Invasion 07/24/21 07/28/21 $2 750 $2 475 $2 338 49
5-day Normandy Invasion 09/25/21 09/29/21 $2 750 $2 475 $2 338 49
11-day Beyond Band of Brothers 07/24/21 08/03/21 $6 600 $5 940 $5 610 107
11-day Beyond Band of Brothers 09/25/21 10/05/21 $7 000 $6 300 $5 950 107
7-day Battle of Normandy on a Budget 07/24/21 07/30/21 $2 600 $2 340 $2 210 55
9-day WW2 Bucket List on a Budget 09/25/21 10/03/21 $3 600 $3 240 $3 060 105
9-day WW2 Bucket List on a Budget 07/31/21 08/08/21 $3 300 $2 970 $2 805 105

October

August 9-day Battle of Normandy 10/02/21 10/10/21 $5 000 $4 500 $4 250 57

5-day Normandy Invasion 08/07/21 08/11/21 $2 750 $2 475 $2 338 49 9-day WW2 Bucket List on a Budget 10/02/21 10/10/21 $3 000 $2 700 $2 550 105

11-day Beyond Band of Brothers 08/07/21 08/17/21 $6 600 $5 940 $5 610 107 5-day Normandy Invasion R&R 10/04/21 10/08/21 $2 500 $2 250 $2 125 51

5-day Normandy Invasion R&R 08/09/21 08/13/21 $2 750 $2 475 $2 338 51 9-day American Revolution War 10/07/21 10/15/21 $8 000 $7 200 $6 800 23

9-day WW2 Bucket List on a Budget 08/14/21 08/22/21 $3 300 $2 970 $2 805 105 5-day Normandy Invasion 10/09/21 10/13/21 $2 500 $2 250 $2 125 49

11-day Eastern Front 08/14/21 08/24/21 $6 600 $5 940 $5 610 93 11-day Beyond Band of Brothers 10/09/21 10/19/21 $6 000 $5 400 $5 100 107

5-day Normandy Invasion 08/21/21 08/25/21 $2 750 $2 475 $2 338 49 9-day WW2 Bucket List on a Budget 10/09/21 10/17/21 $3 000 $2 700 $2 550 105

11-day Beyond Band of Brothers 08/21/21 08/31/21 $6 600 $5 940 $5 610 107 11-day Italian Campaign 10/09/21 10/19/21 $6 600 $5 940 $5 610 79

9-day WW2 Bucket List on a Budget 08/21/21 08/29/21 $3 300 $2 970 $2 805 105 7-day Battle of Normandy on a Budget 10/11/21 10/17/21 $2 300 $2 070 $1 955 55

7-day Battle of Normandy on a Budget 08/23/21 08/29/21 $2 600 $2 340 $2 210 55 5-day Normandy Invasion 10/16/21 10/20/21 $2 500 $2 250 $2 125 49

5-day Normandy Invasion 08/28/21 09/01/21 $2 750 $2 475 $2 338 49 11-day Normandy to the Bulge 10/16/21 10/26/21 $6 000 $5 400 $5 100 115

11-day Beyond Band of Brothers 08/28/21 09/07/21 $6 600 $5 940 $5 610 107 8-day Italy at War on a budget 10/21/21 10/28/21 $3 000 $2 700 $2 550 77

9-day WW2 Bucket List on a Budget 08/28/21 09/05/21 $3 300 $2 970 $2 805 105 9-day American Civil War - War in the West 10/23/21 10/31/21 $4 900 $4 410 $4 165 31

8-day Italy at War on a budget 10/30/21 11/06/21 $3 000 $2 700 $2 550 77

September
December
5-day Normandy Invasion Luxury 09/01/21 09/05/21 $5 700 $5 130 $4 845 53
8-day Battle of Bulge 12/04/21 12/11/21 $5 500 $4 950 $4 675 67
11-day Beyond Band of Brothers Luxury 09/01/21 09/11/21 $12 500 $11 250 $10 625 111
8-day Pearl Harbor 80 12/04/21 12/11/21 $7 700 $6 930 $6 545 125
9-day WW2 Bucket List on a Budget 09/04/21 09/12/21 $3 300 $2 970 $2 805 105
15+1-day Pearl Harbor to the Marianas 80 12/04/21 12/19/21 $17 000 $15 300 $14 450 127
11-day Beyond Band of Brothers R&R 09/04/21 09/14/21 $6 600 $5 940 $5 610 109
8-day Guam, Saipan, Tinian 12/12/21 12/19/21 $7 700 $6 930 $6 545 131
11-day Central Europe Remembrance 09/04/21 09/14/21 $6 600 $5 940 $5 610 83

18-day Munich to Wolf’s Lair 09/04/21 09/21/21 $11 000 $9 900 $9 350 89

8-day Britain at War on a Budget 09/10/21 09/17/21 $3 000 $2 700 $2 550 43 THESE TOURS COINCIDE WITH A NOTABLE THIS TOUR VISITS WASHINGON DC ON
ANNIVERSARY OF A HISTORICAL EVENT THE 4TH OF JULY
11-day War in Poland 09/11/21 09/21/21 $6 600 $5 940 $5 610 87

9-day WW2 Bucket List on a Budget 09/11/21 09/19/21 $3 600 $3 240 $3 060 105 THESE TOURS VISIT THE DUXFORD AIRSHOW THESE TOURS VISIT THE OKTOBERFEST IN MUNICH
7-day Battle of Normandy on a Budget 09/13/21 09/19/21 $2 600 $2 340 $2 210 55

9-day WW2 Bucket List on a Budget 09/14/21 09/22/21 $3 600 $3 240 $3 060 105 THESE TOURS VISIT THE BOVINGTON TANKFEST PRE-SEASON OR POST-SEASON DATES

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 Frequently Asked Questions
WHY SHOULD I CHOOSE BEYOND BAND OF BROTHERS TOURS?
WHY ARE YOUR TOURS CALLED “BEYOND BAND OF BROTHERS?”
There has been an explosion of interest in World War II, and many want to visit the locations where these iconic battles were fought. This
interest is partly due to an ever-expanding list of high-quality books, movies and TV series. Band of Brothers, which is one of the best-known
series about the war, follows the 101st Airborne Division, one of the few units involved in all the seminal events of the campaign in Western
Europe: the Normandy Invasion, Operation Market Garden, the Battle of the Bulge, and crossing the Rhine. They liberated a concentration
camp and marched into Berchtesgaden. Following in the footsteps of the Screaming Eagles provides a nice roadmap to explore the Allied efforts
to liberate Europe.
However, such pieces of art can show only a certain perspective. Just as the 101st was only one unit of the millions of U.S. soldiers who fought in
the European Theater of Operations in World War II. We take you beyond the Band of Brothers series to illustrate the role the members of other
infantry and armored divisions, the Army Air Corps and even the Navy played in these historic events.
Beyond also means delving into the background of the conflict, by gaining an understanding of what the civilian population had to endure, or
by going further east and exploring Jewish culture and heritage on our Central Europe Remembrance Tour. Other tours, such as the Italian
Campaign Tour or the Battle of Britain Tour focuses on other major battlefields of the European Theater. Our Pacific Theater tours explore the
conflict with Japan, while on our Third Reich Tour we travel through Germany to trace the political, economic and ideological reasons behind
Hitler’s rise to power.
We go back in time beyond WWII as well, to understand the birth of our Nation on the American Revolution Tour. Our various tours on the
American Civil War or the Fields of World War I Tour give insight into the string of events that are tied together and lead up to WWII. However,
we also go beyond WWII to explore the Vietnam War.
Beyond Band of Brothers offers a well-rounded experience of American History. Our tours pay homage to the Heroes, but also go beyond, so
anyone looking for an intellectually fulfilling experience can enjoy them.
WHY SHOULD I NOT DO THIS ON MY OWN?
You could! All you need to do is create a detailed itinerary, rent a car, drive 1,000 miles to all the places in foreign countries, navigate unfamiliar
highways and narrow mountain roads, book accommodation in multiple cities, find good restaurants with menus you can read, read up on all
the sites in advance or find and hire a reliable local guide. Or you could leave all of this to us and just enjoy a professionally organized, well-
thought-out tour without the hassle.
WHAT MAKES BEYOND BAND OF BROTHERS THE BEST?
Simply put, we are the biggest and the best at what we do. In terms of WWII and American History tours, no one comes close to offering the
quality and quantity you get from us. All year round, you can find guaranteed prices and departures, and we have years of consistent delivery
to back up that claim. We have multiple tours with various packages, durations and activity levels to make sure you find what fits you best.
Our tour managers and local guides are professionals who have practiced their craft. All our hotels and restaurants are tried and true, and
our local knowledge is apparent. We have offices in the U.S. and Europe, and all our staff speak fluent English. Our secure and guaranteed
payment systems allow you to shop online with the utmost confidence. Once you book your trip, we will guide you through everything related
to your tour, from what travel documents you need and what to pack, to a recommended list of books to read and movies to watch before your
departure. We are not a mass production, assembly line company – our goal is to bring history to life to give you a once in a lifetime experience.
ARE DEPARTURE DATES FOR THE TOURS GUARANTEED?
Yes, all departure dates are guaranteed. There is no minimum number of participants needed for a tour to take place.
HOW LONG HAS BEYOND BAND OF BROTHERS TOURS BEEN IN BUSINESS?
We have been running our tours since 2008. You can read more about our founder and our background in the “About Us” section on our
website.
WHERE IS YOUR OFFICE LOCATED?
We are located at 400 North Ashley Drive, Suite 1010, Tampa, FL 33602. If you would like to visit our office in Tampa, please contact us for an
appointment and we would be happy to receive you.
ARE THESE TOURS RIGHT FOR ME?
HOW MUCH WALKING IS THERE ON THE TOURS?
We have developed a system of activity levels on a scale of one to four to reflect the strenuousness of each tour. You can find the activity levels
and their description on pages 14-16. Each tour has an activity level rating on both the website and in the brochure.
In general, our trips require some minimal walking, and some trips require more strenuous activities. On all our tours, it is necessary for
participants to be able to get in and out of the bus on their own, which involves climbing three to four steps. If you would require special
accommodation due to restricted mobility (such as a walk-in shower), please make sure to let us know in advance. As every individual is
different, please contact us directly to talk over the tour activity level if you have any mobility concerns. You are responsible for judging
your own capacity and ability to participate in tour activities without delaying or infringing upon the progress of the trip or the other tour
participants.
The limited use of a cane, walker or wheelchair may still allow you to participate in our tours, although we ask our participants to be aware that
requirements for restricted mobility and disability accommodations are different in Europe and the Pacific than in the U.S. We regret we cannot
provide passengers with wheelchairs, but we can store manual wheelchairs for those bringing their own, as long as a physically able companion
accompanies the tour participant to provide assistance. Tour participants must inform us before the tour if they bring a wheelchair. Travelers
must be prepared for minimal walking in and out of hotels, rest stops, etc. since not all locations have ramps or handicap accessible facilities.
We regret that the tour vehicles are not equipped with wheelchair lifts or ramps and are unable to accommodate electric scooters.
DO YOU ACCOMMODATE SPECIAL DIETARY NEEDS?
We provide a variety of healthy and tasty meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner on tours where meals are included. We make every effort to
accommodate those with health restrictions, such as diabetes, lactose or gluten intolerance, or food allergies, as well as preferences such as
vegetarianism. We regret that we are unable to accommodate vegan or kosher meal plans. Please note that dietary requests must be provided to
us before the tour, that is, at the time of booking and cannot be modified during the tour.
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WHAT IF I AM NOT A HISTORY BUFF?
We balance our tours carefully to appeal to both history buffs and those just looking to take an interesting, rewarding vacation. On the tour,
you will get background information on the respective war, as well as present day information about the European, American, and Vietnamese
cities, towns and the countryside we visit. Maps, videos, and presentations give a fuller picture of the events.
Moreover, our tours present a variety of historical landmarks beyond tanks, guns and battlefields. Visiting four European countries one after the
other on our Beyond Band of Brothers Tour, for example, allows you to compare how they are similar as members of the European Union, but
still different. On our other tours you get to visit places such as Pompeii and the Colosseum in Rome, to name just a few.
We have specially built our R&R tours to suit both World War II history buffs and non-history buffs alike. The tours combine the major
military-related sites with the most popular tourist attractions, which were among the favorite destinations of soldiers who were on their Rest
& Recuperation leave while serving in Europe during WWII. These are ideal for those looking for a more balanced European holiday, while still
visiting the most iconic World War II sites.
WHAT AGE ARE YOUR PASSENGERS?
People of all ages enjoy our tours. Although the average age of our passengers is 55+, we host a wide range of age groups, with an increasing
number of high school and college-aged passengers, as well as those who are comfortably retired.
CAN CHILDREN TAKE THE TOUR?
Absolutely - we strongly encourage the participation of the younger generations who would like to learn about history in detail. However, due to
the subject matter of the tours and the nature of the locations we visit (burial grounds, concentration camps, etc.) and the movies we watch on
the bus, a child must be at least 10 years old to participate.
ARE PASSENGERS TRAVELING ALONE WELCOME ON YOUR TOURS?
Solo travelers are more than welcome to join our groups. Passengers like to mix and mingle, and friendships are quickly formed as everyone is
interested in the subject matter of the given tour.
CAN I ARRIVE EARLIER THAN MY START DATE OF THE TOUR AND CAN I STAY LONGER AFTER THE TOUR ENDS?
Yes, we have many passengers that arrange to come a few days earlier and stay longer.
IS IT SAFE TO TRAVEL ON YOUR TOURS?
Absolutely. The locals in many of the places we visit are extremely grateful to Americans, who they see as liberators from WWI and WWII and
have not forgotten what they did for their country. Our tour managers have lots of experience navigating the routes we follow and know the
areas well.
Sadly, in today’s world, horrible things can and do happen all around the globe, as well as in our own backyards. We are always taking
precautionary measures to ensure the safety of our passengers, including but not limited to reviewing the security protocols of our service
providers (hotels, museums, restaurants, etc.) and running background checks on specific people who encounter our passengers. We have built
strong relationships with local authorities (such as police, local government, as well as the American Battle Monuments Commission) which
enable us to feel secure at major events, such as anniversaries and Oktoberfest.
CAN I TALK TO PREVIOUS PASSENGERS WHO HAVE TAKEN YOUR TOURS IN THE PAST?
Upon request, we can provide contact information of some of our previous passengers who have agreed to speak with those interested in our
tours about their experience with us. You may also view the “Reviews” section of the website for written reviews and video testimonials.
DO YOU OFFER PRIVATE TOURS?
We do offer private tours, and issue proposals for private tours on an individual basis. Please contact our office for details.
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE TOUR PRICE?
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE PRICE?
Inclusivity is dependent on the tour type but is also specific to each tour departure. What is included in a tour package is detailed on pages 9-13,
while the tour cost is specified under each tour.
Prices do not include: airfare (unless otherwise stated), travel insurance, excess baggage fees, valet service, extra alcoholic drinks at meals
(unless otherwise stated), extra hotel costs (e.g., consumption from the mini-bar, pay TV, laundry services, etc.), or costs resulting from a tour
participant failing to arrive at the pick-up location on time.
All prices and departures are guaranteed!
DOES THE PRICE INCLUDE AIRFARE?
The price does not include airfare to the starting point of the tour and back home. Certain tours require air transportation during the tour
program. The tour price includes the cost of these flights and will be clearly stated as such.
WHAT ABOUT GRATUITIES?
Tips for our onboard staff (tour managers and bus drivers) are not included in the tour price but are a voluntary way of showing satisfaction
for good service. Because guests frequently ask about the standard amount for tipping tour staff, we provide the following guidelines based
on the average total amount given by our tour participants: €10.00 or $10.00 per tour participant, per tour day which is shared between the
tour manager and the driver. We accept payment by check, too. Tipping of the local guides is at the passengers’ discretion. On all-inclusive and
luxury tours, tipping of the restaurant and hotel staff is taken care of by us.
DO YOU OFFER TRAVEL INSURANCE?
For your convenience, we offer a travel protection plan, provided by Travelex Insurance Services, that helps provide coverage for trip
cancellation/interruption, trip delay, baggage loss, theft or damage, medical expense and emergency evacuation coverage and more. Travel
insurance is not included in the tour price. We recommend that you purchase a travel insurance plan to protect you and your travel investment
against the unexpected, so you can relax and enjoy your trip.
WHAT IS MYTRIP?
MyTrip is a user-friendly online page that helps us share and collect information regarding your tour. It serves as a step-by-step guide to
preparing for your trip as well as a source of information about your journey itself. Several tour documents provide continually updated
information about your tour and a “To do list” will keep you in touch with your travel consultants regarding the details and information we need
from you in preparation for your tour. Access to MyTrip is only provided for passengers who are already booked.
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 WHAT WILL MY TOUR BE LIKE?
WHAT IS THE AVERAGE SIZE OF THE TOUR GROUPS?
Group size will vary based on the tour and the package, ranging from about 15 to 45 passengers. Please contact our travel consultants for
information on the specific tour(s) you are interested in.
DO YOU OFFER FREE TIME ON THE TOURS?
You will have some free time in selected places for shopping and individual sightseeing. BBoB has no affiliation with any of the shops at your
disposal, and there is no pressure to make additional purchases on the tours.
AM I GOING TO BE LEFT ON MY OWN ON THE TOUR?
No. There is a 24/7 tour manager with the group at all times, from pick-up on the first day to drop-off on the last. They will stay at the same
hotel as you, eat with the groups and ride the bus with you. They are well-trained and capable professionals who offer information about sights
as we travel through Europe, the Pacific, the United States and Vietnam and have ample experience in handling local requests and any issues
that may arise.
WHO ARE YOUR LOCAL GUIDES?
Our local guides are local historians who devoted to passing on their knowledge, and sometimes even personal experience, to our passengers.
They are all fluent in English and have worked with us for several years.
WHAT TYPE OF TOUR BUSES DO YOU USE?
We use high-quality tour buses or vans. They are air conditioned, with reclining seats, video screens, and free onboard Wi-Fi. The vans fit 6-16
people and the coaches accommodate 48 people. The majority of our buses have toilets, which should only be used in case of emergencies,
however we also schedule plenty of restroom stops while on the road.
WHAT TYPE OF HOTELS DO WE STAY AT?
All the hotels you will be staying at on our tours offer private bathrooms and free wireless internet service. Depending on the tour package you
purchased, hotels are 3-star on our Budget tours, 4-star on our All-inclusive tours and 5-star on our Luxury tours. Please refer to the tour types
section of the brochure for more details.
HOW DO I BOOK A TOUR WITH YOU?
HOW DO I BOOK A TOUR?
For online booking, click on the “book now” button of the tour you are interested in and complete the booking section with your information
and payment. You can also call us at our toll-free number 1-888-335-1996 or send us an email at info@bbob.com, to obtain a sign up form to
book your tour.
HOW SOON SHOULD I BOOK?
We recommend booking as soon as you have chosen a tour. Our groups tend to fill up quickly and we want to ensure you can get the departure
date of your choice. Remember that all our departures are guaranteed, which means there is no minimum number of passengers required for a
tour to take place. Another good reason to book early is the larger discounts we give to reward early booking, as well as first dibs on plane tickets.
Booking your airfare in advance comes with the lowest rates, best layover options and the availability of the few first-class spots or those elusive
“economy comfort” seats that give you the extra few inches of heaven for your knees.
WHAT IS THE DEPOSIT AMOUNT REQUIRED TO BOOK A TOUR?
If you are booking at our List Price or Layaway Rate, a 10% deposit is required at the time of booking. In case of the Early-Bird bookings and
most promotional prices, full payment is required at the time of booking.
NOW THAT I AM READY TO BOOK, HOW DO I PAY?
You can pay online through our secure website, you may send in the sign up form in the back of this book with a check by mail, or email us your
sign up form and give us a call and pay over the phone We accept all major credit cards: Visa, Master Card, American Express and Discover.
DO YOU HAVE A PAYMENT PLAN?
Once you have reserved your place on a tour with your 10% deposit, we are happy to work with you on an individual payment plan. This option
is not available if you choose to take advantage of the Early Bird rate. Contact one of our travel consultants with any questions about payment
schedules prior to booking.
CAN I GIVE THE TOUR AS A GIFT?
We would love to help you surprise someone and we will remain discreet during the booking and payment process if you let us in on the fun. We
will also send a personalized gift certificate for the person receiving the gift.
WHAT CURRENCY IS THE PRICE OF THE TOUR IN?
The price of our tours is listed in U.S. Dollars.
WHAT TRAVEL DOCUMENTS DO I NEED?
DO I NEED A PASSPORT?
You will need a valid passport on our tours going outside the continental United States, Alaska and Hawaii. A driver’s license issued by your
state or a passport card cannot be used for overseas travel. Per international travel regulations, your passport must be valid for at least 6 months
after the date of your return home from your tour. If your passport expires within 6 months, it must be renewed prior to your departure from
the U.S.
DO I NEED A VISA?
For U.S. citizens, the tours that require a visa are the Eastern Front Tour and the Vietnam War Tour, which involve traveling to Russia and
Vietnam. Please speak to your travel consultant for more details on this. Visas may be required on any of our tours for non-U.S. citizens. If visas
are required, it is the tour participant’s responsibility to ensure that all completed visa applications are provided to us in a timely fashion.
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WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW WHEN PREPARING FOR THE TOUR?
WILL I GET AN ITINERARY FOR MY TOUR BEFORE DEPARTURE?
All your tour documents, including your itinerary, are available electronically on your personalized MyTrip page under the tour documents.
You can access the information for your tour at all times from any location and on any mobile device. Please download the PDF forms to your
personal device to carry them with you anywhere or print them out to have a hard copy for reference. Note that the preliminary itinerary on
MyTrip is subject to change. You will get the final version on the first day of the tour.
WHAT AIRPORT DO I NEED TO ARRIVE AT AND DEPART FROM?
We specify the arrival and departure times and airports in the itinerary for each tour. There are arrival and departure requirements for all tours.
We highly recommend arriving a day before the start of the tour to decrease the risk of delayed flights impacting your tour. Be sure to consult us
prior to making your final reservations.
If a flight is scheduled to arrive by the given time, but is delayed, we will wait one additional hour after the specified pick-up time for the delayed
tour participants. After one hour, participants will be required to arrange their own travel to the first night’s hotel. We will do everything we can
to assist with these arrangements, but do not assume responsibility for any additional costs.
On the last day of the tour, we will arrange a transfer from the hotel only to the airport indicated in the tour description. Departure time
requirements at designated airports on the last day of a tour are provided under the description of each specific tour. Where applicable, the
latest transfer to the airport will depart the hotel no later than 11:00 am.
HOW DO I MEET UP WITH THE GROUP AT THE START OF THE TOUR?
One month prior to your tour departure your tour manager will contact you directly, at the email address you provided, with detailed
information regarding your group’s exact meeting time and place. Please confirm the receipt of this pick-up information and be certain to check
your e-mail regularly for this email.
DO YOU HAVE A LIMIT ON THE AMOUNT OF LUGGAGE I CAN TAKE?
On our tours in Europe, we recommend each participant bring one suitcase and one carry-on bag due to the limited capacity for luggage storage
on motor coaches. Our luggage allowance and regulations may be different from airline requirements. We recommend you check the luggage
restrictions directly with your airlines to avoid any additional or excess luggage fees.
On the Eastern Front, Vietnam War and Pacific Theater Tours, where we travel by plane between the cities we visit during the tour, the luggage
limit is strictly one checked bag up to 50 lb. and one carry on item, per airline regulations. Any excess baggage fee charged by the airline for
exceeding this weight or checking additional bags must be covered in full by the participant.
WHAT TYPES OF CURRENCY ARE USED ON THE TOURS?
The type of currency depends on the tour. Taken as a whole, our tours cover areas where the Euro, U.S. Dollar, Ruble, Zloty, Forint, Pounds, and
Dong are used. Your travel consultant will be able to help you determine what currency you will need for your specific tour.
IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO LAUNDRY ON THE TOURS?
Some of the hotels on our U.S. tours have laundry facilities with washers and dryers. Please bring quarters and a laundry detergent with you.
However, laundromats are almost non-existent in Europe. None of the hotels in Europe have washer and dryer facilities as they do in the U.S.
However, most hotels offer laundry services, mostly charging on a per garment basis. This can be rather expensive. Some hotels may charge on a
per bag basis: you can stuff as much as you can in the laundry bag they provide, and they have a very favorable charge compared to the per garment
cost. Normally, laundry services are available only on working days.
Your tour manager will be able to help at the beginning of the tour to discuss where it would be best to have laundry done , but generally, it is
suggested to use the laundry services at a hotel where the tour group stays for at least 2 nights in order for you to get your clean clothes back by the
time the group leaves from the hotel.
I TAKE PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION, SHOULD I BRING THIS WITH ME?
Absolutely. You will want to take your medication with you. You do not want to depend on being able to get your prescription filled while you are
overseas, as American prescriptions will not be accepted. Many drugs that are sold over the counter in the U.S. require a prescription overseas.
Also, many drugs have different names and/or ingredients than in the U.S. So, if you have a pain killer or a motion sickness pill that you know
works for you, we advise bringing it with you.
IS THERE A DRESS CODE FOR THE DINNERS ON THE TOUR?
We do not have a dress code for the dinners or the tours themselves. We want you to be comfortable and casual while on your vacation.
WHAT SHOULD I PACK FOR THE TOUR?
You can find a detailed packing list in the “Travel Tips” file on your personalized MyTrip page.
In general, pack versatile clothing suitable for all types of weather. Bring sturdy, water resistant shoes that are comfortable for all-day wear
and on uneven terrain, such as on beaches and cobblestones. A waterproof jacket is suggested, and warm layers for evenings or high altitudes
are essential. If your tour includes visits to religious buildings (e.g. Vatican City and St Peter’s Basilica) be prepared to dress appropriately (i.e.
shoulders and knees must be covered).
Since you will probably be taking lots of pictures, do not forget your camera, memory cards and charger. Other electronic devices such as a
cell phone or laptop, will also need their chargers. You will need an adaptor that will transform the U.S. plugs to European/Vietnamese plugs.
Washcloths are not so wide-spread overseas and are typically not provided at hotels.
DO THE HOTELS HAVE HAIR DRYERS?
Yes. All hotels provide hairdryers, towels and toiletry kits.
CAN I USE MY CELL PHONE OVERSEAS?
If you bring your cell phone with you be sure to check with your carrier regarding international calling plans to make sure you are not left
without service during the trip.
WHAT IS THE WEATHER LIKE AT THE TIME I AM PLANNING TO TRAVEL?
Unfortunately, there is no one answer to this question, but we can provide the following link for you: http://www.holiday-weather.com/. All you
need to do is specify the time of year you are traveling and the country in which you are checking the weather.
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 TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Procom America, LLC (“us,” “we,” or “our”) provides all tours subject to these Terms and Conditions. Your booking
of a tour constitutes consent to the provisions of these Terms and Conditions.
Please see our website for the latest version of the Terms and Conditions at https://www.bbob.com/terms_
conditions. Changes in the Terms and Conditions will be communicated to registered tour participants via email.
The effective date of any updated Terms and Conditions will be the date they are posted to the website.
This version is effective as of November 15, 2019.
INCLUSIVITY
Prices presented are in US Dollars and are per person based on double occupancy (two people sharing a room). Single occupancy as
well as triple occupancy rates are available upon request as described in the Rooms section of these Terms and Conditions. Inclusivity is
specific to each tour departure. What is included in the tour cost is specified under each tour.
Prices do not include: airfare (unless otherwise stated), travel insurance, excess baggage fees, valet service, extra alcoholic drinks at
meals (unless otherwise stated), extra hotel costs (e.g., consumption from the mini-bar, pay TV, laundry services, etc.), or costs resulting
from a tour participant failing to arrive at the pick-up location on time.
ROOMS
Smoking is strictly prohibited in any of the hotel rooms.
Double Occupancy
Our tour prices are based on two people sharing one room (double occupancy). Tour participants who are sharing a room have the
option of choosing between having one bed for both people (referred to as double room) or two separate beds (referred to as twin room).
Single Occupancy
Tour participants travelling alone must pay a single occupancy supplement charge, as set out under the Single Occupancy Supplement
Charge section below, to ensure that they have a room to themselves throughout the whole tour. We regret that we cannot match
participants who are travelling alone and wish to be paired with a roommate.
Triple Occupancy
Special pricing is available for triple occupancy, but only in situations where the third occupant is a maximum of 14 years of age and is
traveling with two adult parents or guardians. This age restriction is imposed by the hotels on our tours due to the size of the rooms and
the type of the third bed, which may be a roll-away or a fold-out sofa bed.
SINGLE OCCUPANCY SUPPLEMENT CHARGE
Tour participants traveling alone are required to pay a single occupancy supplement charge. This amount is specific to each tour
departure and is not reduced by sales promotions unless specifically stated.
PLANE TICKETS AND ITINERARIES
There are arrival and departure requirements on all of our tours. Your travel consultant will inform you about the specific airports and
pick-up and drop-off times associated with your chosen tour. Be sure to consult us prior to making your final reservations. We are not
responsible for costs incurred for modifying flight reservations unless the tickets were booked upon the advice of our travel consultants.
Tour participants are welcome to secure their own tickets but can also contact our travel consultants for assistance.
TRAVEL INSURANCE
Travel insurance is not included in the tour price. We recommend that you purchase a travel protection plan to protect you and your
travel investment against the unexpected, so you can relax and enjoy your trip. For your convenience, we offer a travel protection plan,
provided by Travelex Insurance Services, that helps provide coverage for trip cancellation/interruption, trip delay, baggage loss, theft
or damage, medical expense and emergency evacuation coverage and more. Travel Insurance is underwritten by Berkshire Hathaway
Specialty Insurance Company; NAIC #22276. Please refer to the home page for coverages and rates. Contact our travel consultants at
1-888-335-1996 to take advantage of special group policies or contact Travelex directly and be sure to refer to tour plan #17-0062.
PASSPORT AND VISAS
A valid passport is required for all tour participants on our tours outside the continental United States, Alaska and Hawaii. A driver’s
license issued by your state or a passport card cannot be used for overseas travel. Per international travel regulations, your passport
must be valid for at least 6 months after the date of return from your trip. If your passport expires within 6 months, it must be renewed
prior to embarking on our tour. For U.S. citizens, tours that require a visa is the Eastern Front Tour and the Vietnam War Tour, which
involve travelling to Russia and Vietnam. Visas may be required for non-US citizens to other countries as well. If visas are required, it is
the tour participant’s responsibility to ensure that all completed visa applications are provided to us in a timely fashion.
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TOUR BOOKINGS
Reservations can be made by filling in the Ready to Book section on our website, calling us at our toll-free number 1-888-335-1996, or
sending us an email to info@bbob.com. A completed registration form must be returned. A booking number will be issued and a written
confirmation of the booking will be sent by our travel consultants upon payment of the amount required at booking pursuant to the
Payment Schedules section below.
If booking is done through a travel agent, the travel agent is responsible for conveying and obtaining all necessary information to and
from the tour participants in a timely manner.
PAYMENT SCHEDULES
Your payment schedule depends on the type of price applied to your booking based on either your request or the time when the booking
is made. If a booking is made at the list price, a place on the tour is reserved upon receipt of the registration form and ten percent (10%)
deposit at the time of booking. The deposit is credited against the total tour cost. The cost of the tour is due as follows: ten percent
deposit (10%) 90 days before departure; an additional fifty percent (50%) 60 days before departure; and the remaining forty percent
(40%) balance 30 days before departure. If a booking is made at the layaway price, a place on the tour is reserved upon receipt of the
registration form and ten percent (10%) deposit at the time of booking. The deposit is credited against the total tour cost. The remaining
balance must be settled three months prior to departure. Payment of the balance will be accepted within 10 days after this deadline with
an additional late fee in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the tour cost. If the full balance and late fee are not paid within such 10-day
period, the booking will be automatically cancelled and the deposit will be forfeited in accordance with the “Changes in Reservation,
Cancellation and Refunds” section. An individual payment plan is available and can be negotiated at the time of booking when the
layaway rate is applied. Our early bird price is available to those who book by January 31 of the tour year and complete payment at the
time of booking. Prices reduced by a special promotion or discount (other than the layaway price) are due in full at the time of booking
and will be stated as such in the conditions of the promotion. Please note that all tour discounts and other reductions in tour cost must
be applied prior to final tour billing and are not retroactive. We are not responsible for any unclaimed discounts or monies once final
billing occurs.
PAYMENT OPTIONS
Payments can be made by check or credit card. Checks (personal, cashiers or bank-issued) should be made payable to Procom America
LLC and sent to our office address: 400 North Ashley Drive, Suite 1010, Tampa, FL 33602. Returned checks will be subject to a returned
check fee of $50. We accept all major credit cards: Visa, Master Card, American Express and Discover. Payments can be made over the
phone or online with a personalized transaction code issued for each transaction by our travel consultants. We do not assess a surcharge
for using a credit card. Credit card payments are made directly to our bank through a secure server, after which we receive notice of
successful payment. At no point is credit card information stored by us. Please be aware the credit card companies will often flag larger
credit card charges and seek confirmation from the credit card holder. Failure to confirm your booking charges will delay your booking
and may require tour postponement.
CHANGES IN RESERVATION, CANCELLATION AND REFUNDS
We are able to make certain modifications to your reservation, such as a change in the type of room or in the name of the tour
participant with due notice. We make every effort to accommodate such requests; however, each request must be evaluated on a case
by case basis and our ability to honor such requests depends on the proximity of the tour departure and the policies of any providers
affected by the change. Tour participants cancelling a tour after registration will be subject to a cancellation fee of $350 per person.
Notice of cancellation must be received in writing by us more than 90 days prior to departure for a full refund (less cancellation fee).
If cancellation is received by us between 60 and 90 days of the departure date, the tour participant will forfeit 10% of the tour cost.
If cancellation is received by us between 30 and 60 days of tour departure, the tour participant will be responsible for fifty percent
(50%) of the tour cost. If cancellation is received by us less than 30 days before the departure date, the tour participant shall be
responsible for the total cost of the tour and shall not receive a refund. Tour postponement by the customer shall be treated the same
as cancellation. Certain special promotions and offers are non-refundable, and will be clearly stated as such. All cancellations, changes
and arrangements must be made in writing. We are not obligated to act on information given via telephone until written notice has been
received. Notice may be given: I. by mail to 400 North Ashley Drive, Suite 1010, Tampa, FL 33602; II. by e-mail to info@bbob.com; or
III. by fax to 1-866-391-4778.
COMPLAINTS, METHOD AND CONDITIONS OF COMPENSATION
Tour participants can submit any complaints in writing by e-mail or post within thirty days after the end of the tour. We consider
and evaluate complaints within thirty days of our receipt and endeavor to resolve such complaints fairly and to the tour participant’s
satisfaction, which may include a partial or total refund where we deem appropriate.
TOUR PARTICIPANT CONDUCT
In order to ensure the smooth operation and delivery of all tours, we reserve the right to accept or reject the booking of any person as a
tour participant. We reserve the right to expel any person from the tour should their behavior become unruly, disruptive or destructive
for any reason to the extent of interfering with the smooth operation of the tour or threatening the safety and well-being of our other
tour participants or our staff. Further, we reserve the right to immediately expel from the tour any participant who has not fully and
accurately disclosed a condition as required by the Physicality, Disability, and Special Accommodations section of these Terms and
Conditions, if such condition has resulted or may result in any form of disruption of the tour or the tour manager’s regular duties. Any
expenses incurred as a result of not participating in the remainder of the tour shall be borne by the expelled tour participant, and no
refunds will be paid to such participant.
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 CHILDREN AND MINORS
Due to the subject matter of the tours and the nature of the locations we visit (burial grounds, concentrations camps, etc.) a tour
participant must be at least 10 years of age to participate. Minors should be accompanied by an adult parent or legal guardian. If the
minor is not traveling with their parent(s) or legal guardian, a release form signed by a parent or legal guardian is required.
PHYSICALITY, DISABILITY, AND SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS
If you travel with us, we must know at the time of your registration of any disability, handicap, mobility, health or dietary restriction,
or any physical, emotional, or neurological condition that may affect or limit your tour participation. In order to ensure your wellbeing
on the tour, we may require a medical clearance form from your doctor. All of our trips require walking, and some trips require more
strenuous activities. As every individual is different, please contact us directly to help us assess whether our tours are right for you. You
are responsible for judging your own capacity and to be able to do tour activities without delaying or infringing upon the progress of the
trip or the other tour participants. If you do not contact us for help assessing your ability to participate, we will not be able to arrange
any appropriate accommodations. Please be aware that requirements for restricted mobility or disability accommodations are different
in Europe than in the U.S., and that businesses and public facilities in Europe may not be fully accessible to participants with restricted
mobility or disabilities. We regret that the tour vehicles are not equipped with wheelchair lifts or ramps. All tour participants must be
able to get on and off the motor coach on their own. The limited use of a cane, walker or wheelchair may still allow you to participate
in our tours. We regret we cannot provide passengers with wheelchairs, but we can store manual wheelchairs for those bringing their
own, as long as a physically able companion accompanies the tour participant to provide assistance. Tour participants should inform
us before the tour in case they bring along a wheelchair. We are not able to accommodate electric wheelchairs and scooters on the tours
due to the limited accessibility of a number of sites visited. We cannot provide individual assistance to tour participants for walking,
dining, or other physical needs. A physically able companion must accompany tour participants who need such assistance and must
assume full responsibility for their well-being. Any tour participant who needs such assistance but arrives without a physically able
companion may be excluded from portions of the tour that include activities for which that participant needs assistance, or may be
expelled from the tour at our discretion. We are not responsible for any costs incurred due to nonparticipation in a tour program, such
as skipped or supplemental meals or additional transportation needed to leave or join up with the group, as a result of any disclosed
or undisclosed condition or limitation. Tour participants are solely responsible for being in sufficiently good health to undertake any
tour and for taking all appropriate medical precautions. We cannot provide medical advice, including advice on inoculations or health
requirements of particular countries. Participants are strongly encouraged to contact their family physician or public health service for
travel health questions. For foreign travel, you may wish to visit the web site of the Center for Disease Control at www.cdc.gov/travel.
TRANSPORTATION
Our tours are ground based and delivered via motor coaches operated by our trusted providers. While we want our tour participants to
enjoy themselves on their vacation, a strict no smoking and no open container policy will be enforced by our tour managers on all of our
vehicles.
European Union motor coach driving laws will be observed at all times throughout the tours. Driving times are highly regulated in the
EU, and we ask for your understanding should those regulations affect scheduled travel times.
Passengers should notify us about any other fellow tour participants not included in their booking. As there are potential parallel
departures during a given tour, if we are not informed about fellow tour participants one month prior to departure the latest, we cannot
guarantee traveling on the same motor coach.
AIRPORT PICK-UP
Arrival time requirements at designated airports on the first day of a tour are provided under the description of each specific tour. We
highly recommend arriving a day before the start of the tour to decrease the risk of delayed flights. If a flight that was scheduled to
arrive by the given time is delayed, we will wait one additional hour after the designated pick-up time for the delayed tour participants.
After the one-hour passes, participants will be required to arrange their own travel to the designated hotel. We will do everything we can
to assist with these arrangements, but we will not assume responsibility for any additional costs.
AIRPORT DROP-OFF
On the last day of the tour, we will arrange a transfer from the hotel only to the airport indicated in the tour description. Where
applicable, the latest transfer to the airport will depart the hotel no later than 11:00 am. Departure time requirements at designated
airports on the last day of a tour are provided under the description of each specific tour.
MEALS
We provide a variety of healthy and tasty meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner on tours where meals are included. We make every effort
to accommodate those with health restrictions, such as diabetes, lactose or gluten intolerance, or food allergies, as well as preferences
such as vegetarianism. We regret that we are not able to accommodate vegan or kosher meal plans. Please note that dietary requests
must be provided to us at the time of booking and cannot be reversed during the course of the tour.
GRATUITY
Tips for our onboard staff (tour managers and bus drivers) are not included in the tour price, but are a voluntary way of showing
satisfaction for good service. Because we are frequently asked about the standard amount for tipping tour staff, we provide the following
guideline based on the average total amount given by our tour participants: €10.00 or $10.00 per tour participant, per tour day, which
is shared between the tour manager and the driver. We accept payment by check, too. Tipping of the local guides is at the passengers’
discretion. On all-inclusive and luxury tours, tipping of the restaurant and hotel staff is taken care of by us.
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TOUR DOCUMENTS
Our registered tour participants will be provided with login information to their own personalized MyTrip page. MyTrip is our secure
online interface where all information required from participants for the finalization of their particular tour, such as their meal plan,
emergency contact information, etc., will be obtained. Travel kits and documents for the tour are also made available on the tour
participant’s personalized MyTrip page in the months leading up to the tour but no later than 4 weeks prior to departure.
ITINERARY CHANGES AND DELAYS
We reserve the right to modify the itinerary should road conditions, traffic, unexpected detours or local conditions beyond our control so
require. If the services and accommodations described for our tour cannot be supplied due to causes beyond our control, all reasonable
efforts to supply comparable services will be made. Accordingly, although we make all reasonable efforts to adhere to the published
itinerary, we reserve the right to change or substitute any published itinerary. We will notify all tour participants of this change as soon
as possible.
DATA PROCESSING
We utilize data processing companies registered in the European Union for marketing and logistic activities related to our tours. Photos
taken on our tours, including those of and by tour participants, may be used for marketing purposes, unless otherwise requested in
writing. Please read our Privacy Policy for further details at: http://www.beyondbandofbrothers.com/privacy_policy. If you have any
comments or concerns about the use of your data, please contact us at info@bbob.com or 1-888-335-1996.
RESPONSIBILITY OF PROCOM AMERICA LLC
We cannot assume responsibility for baggage loss or damage or additional expenses incurred through delays or changes in flight
schedules or transportation service. We are not responsible for injury, death, damage or loss due to mechanical defects or failure of any
nature aboard buses or at accommodations or in connection with other third party services, or resulting directly or indirectly from any
acts of God, weather, strikes, bankruptcy, quarantine, acts of war, terrorism or civil disturbances, governmental edicts or regulations, or
any other causes beyond our control.
GOVERNING LAW & VENUE FOR DISPUTES
The validity, construction, interpretation and enforcement of these Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of the State
of Florida, excluding its laws governing conflicts with the laws of other jurisdictions. Tour participants consent and agree to the
personal jurisdiction of the state and Federal courts having jurisdiction over Hillsborough County, Florida, and consent and agree that
Hillsborough County, Florida, is the proper and exclusive venue for any legal proceedings relating to or arising from these Terms and
Conditions or the tour services provided by Procom America, LLC, and waive any right to maintain any legal proceeding in any other
jurisdiction for any reason, including inconvenience of the forum.
SELLER OF TRAVEL REGISTRATIONS
Procom America, LLC, is registered with the following states as a Seller of Travel. Registration information for each state, together
with specific rights and notices applicable to residents of those states, follow. California: CST 2137010-50. This Seller of Travel is not a
participant in the California Travel Consumer Restitution Fund. California law requires certain sellers of travel to have a trust account
or bond. This business has a bond issued by Great American Insurance Company in the amount of $25,000. Florida: Procom America,
LLC, is registered with the State of Florida as a Seller of Travel. Registration No. ST41755. Hawaii: Hawaii Travel Agency Reg. No. TAR-
7338. As a consumer, you have the following rights regarding the purchase of travel and related services from travel agencies registered
in Hawaii: https://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/files/2018/06/Travel-Agencies-Consumers-Rights-Memo-0618R.pdf Iowa: Iowa Travel Agency
Reg. No. 1517. Washington: Washington Seller of Travel Reg. No. 604380441. If transportation or other services are canceled by the
seller of travel, all sums paid to the seller of travel for services not performed in accordance with the contract between the seller of travel
and the purchaser will be refunded within thirty days of receiving the funds from the vendor with whom the services were arranged, or
if the funds were not sent to the vendor, the funds shall be returned within fourteen days after cancellation by the seller of travel to the
purchaser unless the purchaser requests the seller of travel to apply the money to another travel product and/or date.
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 2021 SIGN-UP FORM
How to book your tour To complete your booking, please fill in this registration form and sign it. Use one form per room and list every tour participant. Use multiple forms
if necessary. Then tear it off along the perforated line email it to info@bbob.com or fax it to 1-866-391-4778 or mail it to the following address:
Procom America, LLC | 400 North Ashley Drive, Suite 1010 | Tampa, Florida 33602

You have two options for booking your tour: book online through our secure website or use the PERSONAL INFORMATION | Please provide full legal name.
sign-up form located in the back of this book. / /
Name of passenger 1 Date of birth

Name of passenger 2 Date of birth / /

BOOKING ONLINE
Address
Go to our website www.bbob.com and select the tour you would like to book.
City State Zip Code

Scroll down the tour page until you reach the tour dates. Decide what date works best for you, then click Home phone ( ) Cell phone ( )
the book button on the far right of the date you picked.
Primary Email Secondary Email

Fill in all the information requested by our online form and make your payment. Please list the names of others traveling in your party, but not included in this booking:

Please add departure date

BOOKING WITH THE SIGN-UP FORM CHOICE OF TOUR | and select the type of tour. Departure date: from / / (mm/dd/yy) to / / (mm/dd/yy)

5-day Normandy Invasion Luxury Tour 9-day American Civil War Tour - A Nation Tested 11-day Normandy to the Bulge Tour
Fill in the sign-up form in the back of this book on page 154 or contact our Travel Consultants at 5-day Normandy Invasion R&R Tour 9-day American Civil War Tour - March to the Sea 11-day Third Reich Tour
888-335-1996 or info@bbob.com to request an editable pdf be sent to your email. Alternatively, you can 5-day Normandy Invasion Tour 9-day American Civil War Tour - War in the West 11-day Vietnam War Tour
also go to our website www.bbob.com/signup and download the editable pdf file. 5-day Pearl Harbor Tour 9-day American Revolution Tour 11-day War in Poland Tour
7-day Battle of Normandy on a Budget Tour 9-day Battle of Normandy Tour 12(+1) day Pearl Harbor to the Marianas Tour

You may fill in your payment information on this form, or you may mark “I would like to make a 7-day Civil War - Nation Tested on a Budget Tour
8-day Battle of Britain Tour
payment over the phone” option, in which case we will contact you over the phone.
8-day Battle of the Bulge Tour
8-day Britain at War on a Budget
Email, mail or fax your form to our office. Email to info@bbob.com, fax to number 866-391-4778, or 8-day Guam, Saipan, Tinian Tour
mail to 400 North Ashley Drive Suite 1010, Tampa, FL 33602 8-day Italy at War on a Budget Tour
8-day Normandy 77 Budget Tour
8-day Normandy 77 Tour
8-day Normandy 77 Luxury Tour
8-day Pearl Harbor 80 Tour
Our Travel Consultants are available to assist you at our Tampa, Florida office. Our stateside team has
first-hand experience with the sights on our tours as well as relevant knowledge of the areas we travel to. TYPE OF ACCOMODATIONS |
9-day Central Europe on a Budget Tour
9-day Germany at War on a Budget Tour
9-day WW2 Bucket List on a Budget Tour
11-day Beyond Band of Brothers - R&R Tour
11-day Beyond Band of Brothers Luxury Tour
11-day Beyond Band of Brothers Tour
11-day Central Europe Remembrance Tour
11-day Eastern Front Tour
11-day Fields of World War I Tour
11-day Italian Campaign Tour
Please select the type of room you would like.
12-day London to Normandy Tour
14-day Beyond Band of Brothers 77 Tour
15-day London to Normandy 77 Tour
15(+1) day Pearl Harbor to the Marianas Tour 80
18-day London to Berchtesgaden Tour
18-day Munich to the Wolf’s Lair Tour
18-day Normandy to Berlin Tour
18-day Normandy to Krakow Tour
21-day London to Berchtesgaden 77 Tour

If you have any questions about our tours or the booking process, please contact our Travel Consultants at Single room Twin room Double room Triple room
(1 person with single supplement) (2 beds for 2 people in 1 room) (1 bed for 2 people) (3 people in 1 room)
888-335-1996. where available

PAY BY CHECK | Enclosed is my check of $_________________ PAY BY CREDIT CARD

Opening Hours: (10% deposit / full amount) for _____________ person(s).
Please charge my deposit / full amount of $
Please make check payable to Procom America LLC.
Monday to Saturday: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Eastern Time (ET) Credit card #
I would like to make a payment over the phone for $______________. Name on card
I have already made a payment toward my tour. /
Exp. date CVV code:
GOOD TO KNOW
Please be aware that making a reservation requires the names and dates of birth of all passengers traveling with you. I would like to make a $_____________ tax-deductible donation to Forever Young Senior Vets and contribute to making a veteran’s dream come true (see page 7 for details).

Note that there may be several departures for your chosen tour date. Please indicate if you have any fellow passengers you
wish to travel with that are not included in your booking. If you do not inform us about your other members in your group,
we cannot guarantee that you will travel on the same bus.
We recommend that all travelers purchase a travel protection plan to help protect themselves and their trip investment. Travel
protection plans can provide coverage for trip cancellation, trip interruption, emergency medical expenses and emergency
evacuation/repatriation, trip delay, baggage delay and more. See more details on our website: www.bbob.com/insurance.
INSURANCE | For your convenience, we offer a travel protection plan, provided by Travelex Insurance Services, that helps provide coverage for trip cancellation/interruption, trip
delay, baggage loss, theft or damage, medical expense and emergency evacuation coverage and more. Travel insurance is recommended to help protect you and
your trip investment. Please refer to our home page for coverages and rates.
I (we) DO wish to purchase trip protection, which must be done at or before I (we) DO NOT wish to purchase trip protection.
final payment. Please contact me to finalize insurance plan details.
I agree to the Terms & Conditions as expressed by Procom America LLC on the reverse of this form, especially the “Payment Schedules” and the “Physicality,
AUTHORIZATION | Disability & Special Accommodations” sections. I am aware of the physical demands of the tour I am booking as described in the activity level of the tour. I have
read and understand the itinerary and details of inclusivity for this tour and all my questions were answered by Procom’s travel consultants prior to booking.

Travel with us and walk in history’s footsteps / /

Signature (Not valid unless signed.) Date (mm/dd/yy)

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 The terms and conditions below are identical with the terms and conditions section of this brochure.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Procom America, LLC (“us,” “we,” or “our”) provides all tours subject to these Terms and Conditions. Your booking of a tour
constitutes consent to the provisions of these Terms and Conditions.
Please see our website for the latest version of the Terms and Conditions at https://www.bbob.com/terms_conditions. Changes
in the Terms and Conditions will be communicated to registered tour participants via email. The effective date of any updated
Terms and Conditions will be the date they are posted to the website. This version is effective as of November 1, 2019.
Inclusivity
Prices presented are in US Dollars and are per person based on double occupancy (two people sharing a room). Single occupancy
as well as triple occupancy rates are available upon request as described in the Rooms section of these Terms and Conditions.
Inclusivity is specific to each tour departure. What is included in the tour cost is specified under each tour.
Prices do not include: airfare (unless otherwise stated), travel insurance, excess baggage fees, valet service, extra alcoholic drinks
at meals (unless otherwise stated), extra hotel costs (e.g., consumption from the mini-bar, pay TV, laundry services, etc.), or
costs resulting from a tour participant failing to arrive at the pick-up location on time.
Rooms
Smoking is strictly prohibited in any of the hotel rooms.
Double Occupancy
Our tour prices are based on two people sharing one room (double occupancy). Tour participants who are sharing a room have
the option of choosing between having one bed for both people (referred to as double room) or two separate beds (referred to
as twin room).
Single Occupancy
Tour participants travelling alone must pay a single occupancy supplement charge, as set out under the Single Occupancy
Supplement Charge section below, to ensure that they have a room to themselves throughout the whole tour. We regret that we
cannot match participants who are travelling alone and wish to be paired with a roommate.
Triple Occupancy
Special pricing is available for triple occupancy, but only in situations where the third occupant is a maximum of 14 years of age
and is traveling with two adult parents or guardians. This age restriction is imposed by the hotels on our tours due to the size of
the rooms and the type of the third bed, which may be a roll-away or a fold-out sofa bed.
Single Occupancy Supplement Charge
Tour participants traveling alone are required to pay a single occupancy supplement charge. This amount is specific to each tour
departure and is not reduced by sales promotions unless specifically stated.
Plane Tickets and Itineraries
There are arrival and departure requirements on all of our tours. Your travel consultant will inform you about the specific
airports and pick-up and drop-off times associated with your chosen tour. Be sure to consult us prior to making your final
reservations. We are not responsible for costs incurred for modifying flight reservations unless the tickets were booked upon
the advice of our travel consultants. Tour participants are welcome to secure their own tickets but can also contact our travel
consultants for assistance.
Travel Insurance
Travel insurance is not included in the tour price. We recommend that you purchase a travel protection plan to protect you and
your travel investment against the unexpected, so you can relax and enjoy your trip. For your convenience, we offer a travel pro-
tection plan, provided by Travelex Insurance Services, that helps provide coverage for trip cancellation/interruption, trip delay,
baggage loss, theft or damage, medical expense and emergency evacuation coverage and more. Travel Insurance is underwritten
by Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company; NAIC #22276. Please refer to the home page for coverages and rates.
Contact our travel consultants at 1-888-335-1996 to take advantage of special group policies or contact Travelex directly and be
sure to refer to tour plan #17-0062.
Passport and Visas
A valid passport is required for all tour participants on our tours outside the continental United States, Alaska and Hawaii. A
driver’s license issued by your state or a passport card cannot be used for overseas travel. Per international travel regulations,
your passport must be valid for at least 6 months after the date of return from your trip. If your passport expires within 6
months, it must be renewed prior to embarking on our tour. For U.S. citizens, tours that require a visa is the Eastern Front Tour
and the Vietnam War Tour, which involve travelling to Russia and Vietnam. Visas may be required for non-US citizens to other
countries as well. If visas are required, it is the tour participant’s responsibility to ensure that all completed visa applications are
provided to us in a timely fashion.
Tour Bookings
Reservations can be made by filling in the Ready to Book section on our website, calling us at our toll-free number 1-888-335-
1996, or sending us an email to info@bbob.com. A completed registration form must be returned. A booking number will be
issued and a written confirmation of the booking will be sent by our travel consultants upon payment of the amount required at
booking pursuant to the Payment Schedules section below.
If booking is done through a travel agent, the travel agent is responsible for conveying and obtaining all necessary information to
and from the tour participants in a timely manner.
Payment Schedules
Your payment schedule depends on the type of price applied to your booking based on either your request or the time when the
booking is made. If a booking is made at the list price, a place on the tour is reserved upon receipt of the registration form and
ten percent (10%) deposit at the time of booking. The deposit is credited against the total tour cost. The cost of the tour is due as
follows: ten percent deposit (10%) 90 days before departure; an additional fifty percent (50%) 60 days before departure; and the
remaining forty percent (40%) balance 30 days before departure. If a booking is made at the layaway price, a place on the tour
is reserved upon receipt of the registration form and ten percent (10%) deposit at the time of booking. The deposit is credited
against the total tour cost. The remaining balance must be settled three months prior to departure. Payment of the balance will
be accepted within 10 days after this deadline with an additional late fee in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the tour cost. If
the full balance and late fee are not paid within such 10-day period, the booking will be automatically cancelled and the deposit
will be forfeited in accordance with the “Changes in Reservation, Cancellation and Refunds” section. An individual payment plan
is available and can be negotiated at the time of booking when the layaway rate is applied. Our early bird price is available to
those who book by January 31 of the tour year and complete payment at the time of booking. Prices reduced by a special promo-
tion or discount (other than the layaway price) are due in full at the time of booking and will be stated as such in the conditions
of the promotion. Please note that all tour discounts and other reductions in tour cost must be applied prior to final tour billing
and are not retroactive. We are not responsible for any unclaimed discounts or monies once final billing occurs.
Payment Options
Payments can be made by check or credit card. Checks (personal, cashiers or bank-issued) should be made payable to Procom
America LLC and sent to our office address: 400 North Ashley Drive, Suite 1010, Tampa, FL 33602. Returned checks will be
subject to a returned check fee of $50. We accept all major credit cards: Visa, Master Card, American Express and Discover.
Payments can be made over the phone or online with a personalized transaction code issued for each transaction by our travel
consultants. Payments made by credit card are deposited into an escrow account at our US-based bank. We do not assess a
surcharge for using a credit card. Credit card payments are made directly to our bank through a secure server, after which we
receive notice of successful payment. At no point is credit card information stored by us. Please be aware the credit card compa-
nies will often flag larger credit card charges and seek confirmation from the credit card holder. Failure to confirm your booking
charges will delay your booking and may require tour postponement. Personal customer data is required only to guarantee tour
booking. This data is held on a secure server for 30 days following the end of the journey, after which the data is deleted unless
the tour participant authorizes otherwise.
Changes in Reservation, Cancellation and Refunds
We are able to make certain modifications to your reservation, such as a change in the type of room or in the name of the tour
participant with due notice. We make every effort to accommodate such requests; however, each request must be evaluated on
a case by case basis and our ability to honor such requests depends on the proximity of the tour departure and the policies of
any providers affected by the change. Tour participants cancelling a tour after registration will be subject to a cancellation fee of
$350 per person. Notice of cancellation must be received in writing by us more than 90 days prior to departure for a full refund
(less cancellation fee). If cancellation is received by us between 60 and 90 days of the departure date, the tour participant will
forfeit 10% of the tour cost. If cancellation is received by us between 30 and 60 days of tour departure, the tour participant will
be responsible for fifty percent (50%) of the tour cost. If cancellation is received by us less than 30 days before the departure
date, the tour participant shall be responsible for the total cost of the tour and shall not receive a refund. Tour postponement
by the customer shall be treated the same as cancellation. Certain special promotions and offers are non-refundable, and will
be clearly stated as such. All cancellations, changes and arrangements must be made in writing. We are not obligated to act on
information given via telephone until written notice has been received. Notice may be given: I. by mail to 400 North Ashley
Drive, Suite 1010, Tampa, FL 33602; II. by e-mail to info@bbob.com; or III. by fax to 1-866-391-4778.
Complaints, Method and Conditions of Compensation
Tour participants can submit any complaints in writing by e-mail or post within thirty days after the end of the tour. We consider
and evaluate complaints within thirty days of our receipt and endeavor to resolve such complaints fairly and to the tour partici-
pant’s satisfaction, which may include a partial or total refund where we deem appropriate.
Tour Participant Conduct
In order to ensure the smooth operation and delivery of all tours, we reserve the right to accept or reject the booking of any
person as a tour participant. We reserve the right to expel any person from the tour should their behavior become unruly,
disruptive or destructive for any reason to the extent of interfering with the smooth operation of the tour or threatening the
safety and well-being of our other tour participants or our staff. Further, we reserve the right to immediately expel from the
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tour any participant who has not fully and accurately disclosed a condition as required by the Physicality, Disability, and Special
Accommodations section of these Terms and Conditions, if such condition has resulted or may result in any form of disruption of
the tour or the tour manager’s regular duties. Any expenses incurred as a result of not participating in the remainder of the tour
shall be borne by the expelled tour participant, and no refunds will be paid to such participant.
Children and Minors
Due to the subject matter of the tours and the nature of the locations we visit (burial grounds, concentrations camps, etc.) a tour
participant must be at least 10 years of age to participate. Minors should be accompanied by an adult parent or legal guardian. If
the minor is not traveling with their parent(s) or legal guardian, a release form signed by a parent or legal guardian is required.
Physicality, Disability, and Special Accommodations
If you travel with us, we must know at the time of your registration of any disability, handicap, mobility, health or dietary
restriction, or any physical, emotional, or neurological condition that may affect or limit your tour participation. In order to
ensure your wellbeing on the tour, we may require a medical clearance form from your doctor. All of our trips require walking,
and some trips require more strenuous activities. As every individual is different, please contact us directly to help us assess
whether our tours are right for you. You are responsible for judging your own capacity and to be able to do tour activities without
delaying or infringing upon the progress of the trip or the other tour participants. If you do not contact us for help assessing
your ability to participate, we will not be able to arrange any appropriate accommodations. Please be aware that requirements
for restricted mobility or disability accommodations are different in Europe than in the U.S., and that businesses and public
facilities in Europe may not be fully accessible to participants with restricted mobility or disabilities. We regret that the tour
vehicles are not equipped with wheelchair lifts or ramps. All tour participants must be able to get on and off the motor coach on
their own. The limited use of a cane, walker or wheelchair may still allow you to participate in our tours. We regret we cannot
provide passengers with wheelchairs, but we can store manual wheelchairs for those bringing their own, as long as a physically
able companion accompanies the tour participant to provide assistance. Tour participants should inform us before the tour in
case they bring along a wheelchair. We are not able to accommodate electric wheelchairs and scooters on the tours due to the
limited accessibility of a number of sites visited. We cannot provide individual assistance to tour participants for walking, dining,
or other physical needs. A physically able companion must accompany tour participants who need such assistance and must
assume full responsibility for their well-being. Any tour participant who needs such assistance but arrives without a physically
able companion may be excluded from portions of the tour that include activities for which that participant needs assistance,
or may be expelled from the tour at our discretion. We are not responsible for any costs incurred due to nonparticipation in a
tour program, such as skipped or supplemental meals or additional transportation needed to leave or join up with the group, as
a result of any disclosed or undisclosed condition or limitation. Tour participants are solely responsible for being in sufficiently
good health to undertake any tour and for taking all appropriate medical precautions. We cannot provide medical advice,
including advice on inoculations or health requirements of particular countries. Participants are strongly encouraged to contact
their family physician or public health service for travel health questions. For foreign travel, you may wish to visit the web site of
the Center for Disease Control at www.cdc.gov/travel.
Transportation
Our tours are ground based and delivered via motor coaches operated by our trusted providers. While we want our tour
participants to enjoy themselves on their vacation, a strict no smoking and no open container policy will be enforced by our tour
managers on all of our vehicles.
European Union motor coach driving laws will be observed at all times throughout the tours. Driving times are highly regulated
in the EU, and we ask for your understanding should those regulations affect scheduled travel times.
Passengers should notify us about any other fellow tour participants not included in their booking. As there are potential parallel
departures during a given tour, if we are not informed about fellow tour participants one month prior to departure the latest, we
cannot guarantee traveling on the same motor coach.
Airport Pick-up
Arrival time requirements at designated airports on the first day of a tour are provided under the description of each specific
tour. We highly recommend arriving a day before the start of the tour to decrease the risk of delayed flights. If a flight that
was scheduled to arrive by the given time is delayed, we will wait one additional hour after the designated pick-up time for the
delayed tour participants. After the one-hour passes, participants will be required to arrange their own travel to the designated
hotel. We will do everything we can to assist with these arrangements, but we will not assume responsibility for any additional
costs.
Airport Drop-off
On the last day of the tour, we will arrange a transfer from the hotel only to the airport indicated in the tour description. Where
applicable, the latest transfer to the airport will depart the hotel no later than 11:00 am. Departure time requirements at desig-
nated airports on the last day of a tour are provided under the description of each specific tour.
Meals
We provide a variety of healthy and tasty meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner on tours where meals are included. We make
every effort to accommodate those with health restrictions, such as diabetes, lactose or gluten intolerance, or food allergies, as
well as preferences such as vegetarianism. We regret that we are not able to accommodate vegan or kosher meal plans. Please
note that dietary requests must be provided to us at the time of booking and cannot be reversed during the course of the tour.
Gratuity
Tips for our onboard staff (tour managers and bus drivers) are not included in the tour price, but are a voluntary way of showing
satisfaction for good service. Because we are frequently asked about the standard amount for tipping tour staff, we provide the
following guideline based on the average total amount given by our tour participants: €10.00 or $10.00 per tour participant, per
tour day, which is shared between the tour manager and the driver. We accept payment by check, too. Tipping of the local guides
is at the passengers’ discretion. On all-inclusive and luxury tours, tipping of the restaurant and hotel staff is taken care of by us.
Tour Documents
Our registered tour participants will be provided with login information to their own personalized MyTrip page. MyTrip is our
secure online interface where all information required from participants for the finalization of their particular tour, such as
their meal plan, emergency contact information, etc., will be obtained. Travel kits and documents for the tour are also made
available on the tour participant’s personalized MyTrip page in the months leading up to the tour but no later than 4 weeks prior
to departure.
Itinerary Changes and Delays
We reserve the right to modify the itinerary should road conditions, traffic, unexpected detours or local conditions beyond our
control so require. If the services and accommodations described for our tour cannot be supplied due to causes beyond our
control, all reasonable efforts to supply comparable services will be made. Accordingly, although we make all reasonable efforts
to adhere to the published itinerary, we reserve the right to change or substitute any published itinerary. We will notify all tour
participants of this change as soon as possible.
Data Processing
We utilize data processing companies registered in the European Union for marketing and logistic activities related to our tours.
Photos taken on our tours, including those of and by tour participants, may be used for marketing purposes, unless otherwise
requested in writing. Please read our Privacy Policy for further details at: http://www.beyondbandofbrothers.com/privacy_poli-
cy. If you have any comments or concerns about the use of your data, please contact us at info@bbob.com or 1-888-335-1996.
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of Florida, excluding its laws governing conflicts with the laws of other jurisdictions. Tour participants consent and agree to the Monday-Saturday the travel insurance packages we offer
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agree that Hillsborough County, Florida, is the proper and exclusive venue for any legal proceedings relating to or arising from 9 am to 6 pm ET. through Travelex. Once your tour is
these Terms and Conditions or the tour services provided by Procom America, LLC, and waive any right to maintain any legal full-time historian staff.
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