Friday, March 18, 2011

D DAY tour with a Military General

Having journeyed often thousands of miles to visit Normandy, travelers' expectations are high. To meet these expectations and adequately describe and interpret the events of D-Day through to the end of the Battle of Normandy requires a Guide with both detailed historical knowledge and first hand experiences of the friction and intensity of operations.
There are many ways to tour the historical D Day sites in Normandy, France, but one that I reccommend is seeing it through the eyes of a Military expert : Major General Graham Hollands

Gen.Hollands now lives in Normandy and conducts personalised Battlefield Tours for us at Protravel. His military service, local knowledge and interest in military history offer our clients a memorable opportunity for him to bring to life the events of a pivotal campaign of World War II. Our Tours can be personalised to the extent that you wish. No fixed timetables govern the activities. If you have a particular theme,interest, family or unit connection you wish to pursue, these can normally be accommodated.
Graham Hollands army career included service in Germany, Northern Ireland, Africa and England. His last military appointment was as the Artillery and Combat Support Commander of the multi-national NATO Rapid Reaction Corps. After leaving the Army, he was head of a large academic institution and latterly has worked in the Balkans with the United Nations. Graham Hollands has appeared on the Discovery Channel as a guest lecturer on the Queen Mary II and the BBC as an expert commentator on the events of DDay. Major General Hollands is a founding Director of an institution that is
creating, in Normandy, an internationally reputable academic, archive,
education and research centre, covering the events that took place
between June and August 1944 .