I’m happy to share that my private tours were recently recommended in the latest edition of Steve Solosky’s book, The Traveling Professor's Normandy Invasion Beaches Travel Guide. If you aren't familiar with Steve (The Traveling Professor), he has been helping small-group travelers navigate Europe for years. His guide to Normandy is a great, straightforward resource if you're just starting to map out your trip, covering everything from choosing a base town like Bayeux to prio

Learn why a private tour is essential to reconcile modern landscapes with 1944 history, featuring personal stories, family heritage tracing, and expert navigation of the Normandy battlefields.

We follow the footsteps of an officier of the 12th Infantry Regiment in Normandy with his relatives.

This Then and Now photograph was taken in Rauray, a small village south-west of Caen, Normandy. Beginning on June 26, 1944, Rauray became the scene of heavy fighting during Operation Epsom, part of the British advance following the D-Day landings.

Tracing a relative's D-Day story starts with four key details: service number, unit, discharge papers, and WIA records. Learn how to gather these before your Normandy tour.

One striking World War II photograph is often circulated as proof of Canadian soldiers storming Juno Beach under fire on D-Day.

The photo below often circulates on social media and frequently catches attention. It is sometimes presented as showing the landing on Utah Beach, and at other times as Omaha Beach. Curious about its true origin, I decided to investigate.

Pointe du Hoc became on DDay the site of one of the most famous feat of arms.

The itinerary of two brothers of the North Shore Regiment, from DDay to Carpiquet.

This Then and Now picture below was taken in Lingèvres, a small village south of Bayeux. On June 14th, 1944, it was scene of one of the most impressive feat of arms from the crew of a British Sherman Firefly tank. Then and Now of Lingèvres, after the destruction of German tanks by Sergeant Harris On June 14th, the British were launching an attack to capture the village of Lingèvres. The men of the Durham Light Infantry were pushing toward their objective supported by the tank

Amongst all millions of visitors coming every year to discover the military cemeteries in Normandy, very few know about the local cemeteries where are buried many of the civilians casualties of the Liberation

On June 6th, 1944, on Juno Beach, a battery of 4 M7 self-propelled guns getting into a firing line was ambushed by a German 88mm gun