Discover the most iconic battlefields where the U.S. forces fought during World War I.
Join our expert guides on an unforgettable exploration of the Western Front in France.
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Dan is proud to have worked for over a decade as both a professional military historian and battlefield guide across Europe.
Dan holds a Masters degree in the History of Britain in the First World War and has worked as a consultant in the media and on a number of national and international military history projects. Outside of history he enjoys boxing and cycling, neither with particular skill.
Spencer is an award-winning historian and author. He is a Senior Lecturer in Armed Forces and War Studies at the University of Wolverhampton. He also serves as the Regimental Historian of the Royal Regiment of Artillery.
He has published widely on the First World War. His latest book (co-authored with John Buckley) is The Armchair General WW1: Can You Win the Great War? (Penguin, 2023)
Today we move eastwards once more to study the first truly large-scale assault mounted by the AEF in the summer of 1918 – the reduction of the St Mihiel salient.
A day in the woods and villages around Montsec, the remaining trenches of the Foret d’Apremont and Seyschprey provide a fascinating glimpse into the many challenges encountered by the Doughboys as they pursued the withdrawing German Army from this hard fought part of the Western Front.
Today we move to the infamous Meuse-Argonne front to cover two of the most remarkable actions of the First World War.
First, in the Argonne Forest itself we visit the Charlevaux Ravine and retrace the powerful and tragic story of the men of the ‘Lost Battalion’, trapped in this location for 5 days.
Secondly, we move a few miles northwards to explore the incredible story of Alvin York and the actions which resulted in his award of the Medal of Honor. A day packed full of history!
On our last full day on the battlefields, we continue the story of the Meuse-Argonne offensive with a look at the central assault on the hilltop stronghold of Montfaucon. Amongst those to find themselves involved in attacks here was a young tank commander named George Patton, who incredibly would be involved in the liberation of the same village in Two World Wars!
On the agenda for today is a visit to the breath-taking Meuse-Argonne Military Cemetery in Romagne, situated in the heart of the former battlefields. We finish our day with a visit to a lesser-known spot, the very location where on 11th November 1918 Private Henry Gunther took the tragic accolade of being the last allied soldier killed just moments before the Armistice came into effect.
Our tour complete, we return to Paris with a special final stop en-route to round off the story of the Doughboys on the Western Front.
