Visiting the Normandy Invasion Beaches and Battlefields
A Helpful Guide Book for Groups and Individuals
Published on 3. June 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
174 pages
978-1-4738-5432-1 (ISBN)
Description
This splendid and timely book will be invaluable to those visiting the battlefields, sites, museums, memorials and cemeteries of the D-Day Normandy landings. It is intended for those planning and leading school groups and similar parties but is also ideal for individual/family visitors.
Rather than list every site etc it provides realistic itineraries to the best places in the Normandy area. Even these are flexible to allow party leaders suitable discretion.
The author provides helpful information for each site such as its context in the War, visitor orientation, the narrative (the essential facts to engage, inform and entertain), suggested activity and relevant photos and maps.
This combines to make every visit of maximum benefit and interest and yet reduce the workload of the party leaders.
There are also valuable tips for lunch breaks, free time ideas and other helpful pointers.
Rather than list every site etc it provides realistic itineraries to the best places in the Normandy area. Even these are flexible to allow party leaders suitable discretion.
The author provides helpful information for each site such as its context in the War, visitor orientation, the narrative (the essential facts to engage, inform and entertain), suggested activity and relevant photos and maps.
This combines to make every visit of maximum benefit and interest and yet reduce the workload of the party leaders.
There are also valuable tips for lunch breaks, free time ideas and other helpful pointers.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
South Yorkshire
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Illustrations
100 black and white images
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
467 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4738-5432-1 (9781473854321)
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Gareth Hughes
Visiting the Normandy Invasion Beaches and Battlefields
A Helpful Guide Book for Groups and Individuals
E-Book
01/2020
Pen & Sword Military
€7.48
Available for download
Person
Gareth Hughes is Head of History at Pocklington School near York. He has led many parties to Normandy as well as to the battlefields of the Western Front, North America and Russia. He has identified a real need for a guide book for party leaders.