History in the US and Europe for more than 200 years

07/11/2024

Another great review of a WWII History and Loire Valley heritage tour!

Five star bucket list experience

A trip to the WWII beaches of Normandy has long been on my bucket list. In doing my research I was fortunate to discover Normandy American Heroes, owned and operated by Mr. Rudy Passera.

Mr. Passera developed an itinerary around our timeline (six days) and interests, was our expert guide and made sure we were taken care of from the time we were picked up at our Paris hotel to the time we returned to the airport.

While the focus is on WWII, about which he is exceptionally knowledgeable, he also shares insights into French culture and cuisine. All of the included hotels, meals and excursions were first rate, and several were quite unique.

My traveling companions and I left feeling we received superior value for our investment, enhanced knowledge and an exceptional experience.

If you go, be sure to pack shoes that allow you to traverse various terrains as going with Rudy out onto the beaches is integral to this experience.

This was a five star trip and one I would highly recommend to anyone with an interest in WWII history.

12/06/2024

Another great review from NAH guests!

Awesome Normandy trip

Spent a delightful week exploring the sites and memorials of the allies' Normandy Campaign with Rudy of the Normandy American Heroes.

Rudy was so well-versed and passionate about the history of the campaign, and the lifestyle of the peninsula.

During the week we--a family of three--experienced the culture, cuisine, and both local and military history of such a wonderful part of the world.

Rudy was unfailingly polite and upbeat during our days together.

No one better than Rudy a tour guide.

26/03/2024

▪️England, the birthplace of Golf, is home to some of the world's most prestigious courses. Among them, the Hesketh Golf Club...

Located in Southport, England, the Hesketh Golf Club has welcomed golf players since 1885. It is the eldest golf club of the town.

21/03/2024

◾Private Robet Weisel was KIA in France 8 hours after being disembarked from the USS Gibson

On January 17th, 1945, a train accident occured in Saint Valérie en Caux causing the death of US Troops

19/03/2024

◾"...I die as a regular soldier of the French Army of the Liberation..."

Missak Manouchian one of the martyrs of Mont Valérian and a victim of N**i barbarism

14/03/2024

◾A golf course as the doors of freedom..

Playing golf at Omaha Beach

12/03/2024

◾Yesterday, December 7th, 1941, a date which will leave in infamy the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire Japan."

A few hours before the Pearl Harbor attack, the Commander in chief of the United States Navy’s Pacific Fleet, Admiral Husband E. Kimmel....

07/03/2024

▪️A project stopped because of the First World War....
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05/12/2023

◾Lieutenant-Colonel Wheeler G. Merriam "...the roads were filled with people doing some fighting and so forth”.

The 82nd Reconnaissance Battalion mission was to capture crossing sites over the Sienne River.

03/10/2023

◾ "A shell doesn’t make the difference between an American and a German helmet”.

Fire provided by the 78th Field Artillery Battalion at close range allowed the 2nd Armored Division to end once and for all the German counterattack.

28/09/2023

◾"...it was impossible to describe terrain or locations over the radio in that hell..."

Captain McCartney had to face a huge German counterattack on the night of July 29th, 1944. That crossroad was then nicknamed the crossroad of the death.

26/09/2023

◾“I got a silver star of out of it a couple days ago, but hell, I was just there, the other boys did the fighting” - Captain Walter C. Johnson.

The night of July 29th to the 30th 1944, has seen the birth of a Medal of Honor Recipient, Sergeant Hulon B. Whittington.

27/05/2023

WWI Verdun monument of the braves right by the river Meuse (Battle of the Bulge!) near la Citadelle where the unknown soldier was chosen resting today at the Arc de Triomphe - Paris, France

07/05/2023

Check out Rudy Passera's video.

07/05/2023

Check out Rudy Passera's video.

14/03/2023

Never get tire of the amount Saint Michel

GoPro Awards recipient Benoit Finck captures some major GOT vibes as he flies his GoPro HERO8 through the medieval island of Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy, F...

07/03/2023

▪️While the German army was escaping to the east Private Maurice Saint Aude made all by himself 41 prisoners of war.

While 315th Infantry Regiment was going deeper into the Mayenne county toward Paris, spirit of the liberation was felt more by the 79th

28/02/2023

▪️The Rat Race has begun , Laval, Le Mans and then Paris.

While German Army was escaping behind Paris, 314th Infantry Regiment crossed the Mayenne River at Changé north of Laval. The Rat Race was now on.