Battlefield Tours
Joe has been guiding battlefield tours since 2016, working with leading historians and battlefield experts to bring the story of our heroes to a wider audience in order to illuminate and educate.
Tour availability based on demand, and tour itineraries are subject to change based on site availability.
Please note that there is a $250 non-refundable reservation fee for each traveler (the fee will count towards your tour fee balance).
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For our Europe-based friends, we have a daily option. For £175 per day/per traveler, you can meet up with our group and take in all the history with us. (The day pass does not include travel insurance, food, hotel accommodation or travel.)
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We also offer private tours that can be developed based on traveler interest, or specialized tours that can be designed around a family member's service during the war. So, if you want us to design a tour for you, just let us know!
This tour goes from 12-26 September, each year.
The Band of Brothers at War
Our flagship tour, the Path of Easy Company Tour traces the actions of the paratroop infantry company made famous by Stephen Ambrose's seminal work, Band of Brothers. Starting with their landing in Normandy we travel their route through to the end of the war in Berchtesgaden.
Developed on the strength of hundreds of hours of interviews and talks with the veterans themselves, Joe describes 'their war' in their words, on the spots where they fought, over the course of two weeks.
This tour takes place annually, in September. Please inquire if interested.
The "Night of Nights" Tour
The American Airborne Forces on D-Day
This tour focuses on the efforts of both the 82nd and 101st Airborne on D-Day, and several days after. Both units possess a rich history based on their epic participation in Operation Overlord and over the course of this tour we visit the sites and discuss the critical actions of both divisions that helped make D-Day a success.
This tour is still in development but is tentatively slated to be an annual offering, taking place in July, over the course of 7 to 9 days. Please inquire if interested.
Dates for this tour typically fall in late-June/early July.
Dates for this tour typically fall in late-June/early July.
The "Rendezvous with Destiny" Tour
The 101st Airborne in the Normandy Campaign
This tour focuses on the Screaming Eagles, from their parachute jump on D-Day through the fighting in/around Carentan, this tour covers actions fought by the men that wore, what the Germans called, the 'death bird' patch.
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Joe weaves stories of the Normandy invasion from the veterans with critical official documentation to tell a story that has held the imagination of countless people over the years.
This tour is still in development but is tentatively slated to be an annual offering, taking place in late-June, over the course of 7 to 9 days. Please inquire if interested.
The Overlord Tour
Normandy, France
This tour focuses on the actions of U.S. forces on the lead up to and on the "Day of Days". We'll spend time touring the areas around Utah and Omaha Beaches, along with the areas where airborne forces helped prevent German forces from counterattacking the beaches.
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This tour is still in development but will likely take place in late June/early July, over the course of 7 to 9 days. Please inquire if interested.
Dates for this tour typically fall in late-June/early July.
Airborne Actions in Holland
Focused on the events that inspired the book and film, "A Bridge Too Far", this tour looks at the concept of the 'airborne carpet' that was intended to seize and hold the various bridges along what was to be the British XXX Corps' advance to Arnhem. We spend time walking the grounds and discussing the critical actions of the 101st Airborne, 82nd Airborne and British 1st Airborne Division during the campaign.
This tour takes place in The Netherlands in the August/September time frame. Please inquire if interested.
Dates for this tour typically fall in late-August/early September.
The "NUTS!" Tour
The 101st Airborne in Bastogne
Focused on the Screaming Eagles and their role in the Battle of the Bulge, this tour covers the 101st Airborne's fierce defense of Bastogne, a critical road network town for both the Allies and Axis forces.
Based on years of research and interviews, this tour looks at the Eagle Men's perimeter defense and the battles around the "hole in the donut".
This tour is still in development but is tentatively slated to be an annual offering, taking place in December (in conjunction with the town's "Nuts" celebration), over the course of 8 to 10 days. Please inquire if interested.
Tour occurs each December to coincide with the "NUTS!" weekend
The Operation Urgent Fury Tour
Grenada
Joe has guided Urgent Fury Gold Star families and veterans across the island, discussing critical actions from the first several days of the operation.
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This tour is still in development but will likely take place in conjunction with the October anniversary of Urgent Fury, over the course of 5 to 7 days. Please inquire if interested.
