Some of the tours which were mentioned in the 2008 preview have not been included in the final programme for the year. They may be carried forward to the 2009 programme and a few alternative tours appear, following your suggestions. Towards the end of the travelling season we take into consideration the response to the current programme and use this as part of the plan for the following year.
We had considerable feedback from the preview leaflet and would like to thank everyone who took the trouble to write or call. Your response really helps in the final planning.
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Faraway Places - these are the longer tours planned for 2009. The type of tour for which you want more lead-in time so full details will be sent to you in March 2008.
| The 250th Anniversary of the Battle of Quebec | 1759 – Wolfe, Montcalm and the Plains of Abraham – and the story of the Franco/ British struggle for Canada. |
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| Australia - A Common Heritage | Convicts, settlers, gold and soldiers. Sydney, Victoria and Canberra. Remember the ANZACS on 25th April. |
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| The Space Age | The aviation and ‘space race’ museums; wonderful beaches and the haunting everglades. |
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Battle of the Frontiers | The Siege of Leningrad | ||
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Walking the Salient | Wellington in Portugal | ||
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The Royal Flying Corps | Aspern-Esseling and Wagram | ||
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Gunners in the Great War | Sherman's March Through Georgia | ||
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Behind the Lines | The Gaslight Empire | ||
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Empire Forces | Crete | ||
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Channel Islands | The Norman Conquest | ||
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Battle of the Bulge | The Battle of Bosworth | ||
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The Mighty Eighth | The English Civil War | ||
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The Desert War | Gibraltar | ||
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Blitzkrieg | Scapa Flow |
And of course the tours that make a regular appearance:
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Ypres | The Somme | ||
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Normandy | Waterloo | ||
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The Zulu War | The American Civil War | ||
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and many more old favourites |
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