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Virtual Battlefield tours - details of tours announced!
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We are absolutely delighted to announce the details of the first six Virtual Battlefield Tours, commissioned exclusively for Western Front Association members from Battle Guide Virtual Tours. As previously described, these are 'immersive', interactive 'virtual' tours combining modern technology with original and current audio and video content to g…
Virtual Tours - 'A Lousy Wood on the Somme' is now available to view
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The third of the Virtual Tours that we are running as a substitute for 'real life' visits the battlefields is now available to view. As detailed previously, these tours are being provided through a partnership with our friends at Battle Guide Virtual Tours. All six of the 'live events' have been are fully subscribed but if you were unable to reser…
ONLINE: A fine feat of War: The taking of Mont St Quentin 1918 by Julian Whippy
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The presentation will be live and online. After the Allied successes of 8 August 1918 there was a series of hammer blows against the retreating Germans. However, by the end of that month the assaulting forces were weakened themselves and decidedly footsore. Ahead lay the brooding hill of Mont St Quentin which commanded views of Peronne town and t…
Virtual Tour #2: Aubers 1915. Deadlock, Disappointment and Disaster in Flanders
The second of the new season of 'Virtual Tours' is now available. Essentially, Aubers was a one day battle, in the form of a pincer attack at Richebourg in support of the French attacks at Vimy and Notre Dame de Lorette. Described as both an “unmitigated disaster” and “a serious disappointment” by the Official Historians, 100 years on we find …
ONLINE VIRTUAL TOUR #2 'Aubers 1915': Deadlock, Disappointment and Disaster in Flanders
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This digital virtual tour of the Aubers battlefield will 'go live' on 16 December 2021 at 7.30pm UK time. (There is no pre-registration for this event) Focusing more on the southern attack that took place in 1915, Tour Guide and Historian Julian Whippy will take you across the rather flat virtual battlefields and explain some of the reasons for t…
Announcing The Western Front Association Battlefield Tours 2024
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The WFA National tours sell out quickly and are restricted to just 25 participants. This allows us to provide a comprehensive study of the campaign in an informal group, enjoying a social weekend on the 'old front line'. There are two tours this year. From Retreat to the Aisne Guides: Dr Jack Sheldon and Clive Harris The tour will of cou…
The WFA National Tour - Artois 1915
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Tour Dates: 27 - 30 September 2024 Price Per Person: £750:00 (£125:00 Single Supplement) Hotel: Holiday Inn, Central Arras Booking details : > Artois 1915 The tour in open to the general public and is run in association with The Western Front Association, non-members will be encouraged to join the WFA. This, our second tour of 2024 w…