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Great War Travel Opportunities

The 2008 Valor Tours Western Front Group Rendezvous With French Re-enactors at the Verdun Memorial Museum


The Great War Society encourages all interested in travelling to World War I battlefields to enhance their understanding of the tremendous difficulties they presented to the troops, the officers and planning staffs and the public's understanding of the war. However, The Great War Society is not associated with any of the tour operators and does not endorse any particular tour operator or any particular excursion.

Battlefield Tours - Thru 2012


From Valor Tours, Ltd, Escorted by WWI Publisher, Editor, History Channel Commentator Mike Hanlon:
  • Reserve a space or request a brochure by calling Mike at: 1-510-222-4730, or emailing: greatwar@earthlink.net


    Additional Touring Information

    Luxembourg-Battles
    Operated by David Heal

    On-Going Guide Services in Luxembourg, the Meuse Valley and the St. Mihiel Salient

    David has lived in Luxembourg for over 30 years and have been studying the history of the country and the surrounding regions for almost as long. None of the tours he is offering are on standard tourist office or coach outing tours. He leads all the tours myself. Visit his web page at: Luxembourg-Battles


    An on-line version of Mike Hanlon's Western Front Tourist's Guide can be found at "Trenches on the Web".

    If you need a personal guide for a small group or wish to travel on short notice, Mike, who has a flexible schedule, may also be able to escort you. (email)

    • Must-See Sites
    For the WWI Traveler

    Here are some of the places every student of the First World War should visit sometime:


    The Haunting French Monument to the Second Battle of the Marne

    Menin Gate, Ypres, Where the Last Post Ceremony Is Held Every Evening

    Canada's Magnificent Vimy Ridge Battlefield and Memorial

    U.S. Marine Battlefield at
    Belleau Wood

    Thiepval Memorial, Somme Battlefield, Listing 73,000 Missing

    A Wounded Veteran of the Great War, Historic Reims Cathedral Marks the Gateway to Champagne's Fascinating Battlefields

    Verdun, Base Camp for Visiting Three Enormous Battlefields: Verdun-1916, St. Mihiel and the Argonne Forest

    The Picturaresque Isonzo (Now Soca) River, Location of 11 Italian Offensives and the Battle of Caporetto

    North Beach, Anzac Zone at Gallipoli, Sphinx in Background

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