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Footsteps of Generals A TRAVEL GUIDE TO THE BATTLEFIELDS OF THE WORLD

Canadian and Polish fallen from the liberation of the Scheldt Peninsula
01/12/2021

Canadian and Polish fallen from the liberation of the Scheldt Peninsula





24/11/2021

The Citadel of Namur is located on a hill at the confluence of the Sambre and the Meuse. This was an important strategi...
20/11/2021

The Citadel of Namur is located on a hill at the confluence of the Sambre and the Meuse. This was an important strategic position and the fortress’s role was to defend and monitor this crossing point.
This castle has undergone many changes over the centuries as military technology and strategic priorities shifted. From 1519, the conflict between Charles V, emperor of the Low Countries, and François I king of France inspired considerable development of the medieval fort and underground construction, bastions, casements and curtain walls were added. Many of these constructions are still visible. Following Spain’s entry in the Thirty Years War (1618-1648), the Citadel of Namur underwent considerable improvements and fortification works.
The last major fortification works of the Citadel took place between 1815 and 1830. After the Napoleonic wars, the territory of Belgium was attached to the Netherlands.. The Citadel was then rebuilt by the Dutch.
From the late 19th century, the construction of nine concrete forts around Namur made the Citadel useless as a defence tool. It was thus turned into a leisure and walking venue A hotel was built as well as a games stadium and an open-air theater. Access to the site was facilitated by the construction of two scenic routes, a tram line and a funicular that still operates today. Only the parts called Median and Terra Nova retained their military function. They mainly served as barracks. The last military regiment left the site in 1977.
You can now walk the grounds of the Citadel of Namur and visit the Terra Nova Visitor Centre, hop on a tourist train or take a guided underground tour takes visitors on a walk through the Citadel's military past.









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The National Military Museum has a fantastic collection of militaria. It is located on the former air base at Soesterber...
14/11/2021

The National Military Museum has a fantastic collection of militaria. It is located on the former air base at Soesterberg in central Netherlands. Opened in 201, it combines the collections of the former Military Aviation Museum in Soesterberg and Army Museum in Delft. It Focuses on the Netherlands armed forces in the past and the continued relevance of the forces in the present and future.
Military history buffs will love the exhibits on tanks, planes, suspended aircraft, armored vehicles and helicopters.
The entire museum district is made up of 45 hectares and is being trans- formed into a nature reserve. The museum is surrounded by heath and forest and visitors can stroll the grounds.



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A TRAVEL GUIDE TO THE BATTLEFIELDS OF THE WORLD

There are plenty of travel guides, and there are plenty of guides to big battlefields like the D-Day beaches and the Great War sites. But here you will find guides to famous battlefields throughout history: we cover D-Day and the Great War too, but we also provide information about sites from Roman, Medieval and Modern Times.

What makes this site different is that we don’t just tell you history, we also tell you what you can find at these sites today - not just war museums and memorials, but other attractions, galleries, and activities. We make suggestions about where to eat and sleep, what you really should see and what to skip. We have opinions and we hope by our ranking system you can make the right choice for yourself of how to best manage your touring time and energy.

This is an ongoing project, and we are growing. We have started with the Battlefields of France, and we will be adding sites overtime. Our policy is only to provide information about places we have actually visited, and that takes time.