NEWSLETTER March 2017 THE HISTORY THAT SHAPED US
Dear Traveller, Welcome to our spring newsletter, with all the latest happenings at Historical Trips, including new tours and study days. As I write this, our first tour of the year, Mirrors of the Unseen, is currently visiting Persepolis in the company of the brilliant historian and travel writer, Jason Elliot, whose knowledge of Iran and its people is without equal. We have several new projects in the planning stage with Jason, so do keep an eye out. Among the many highlights in this newsletter are previews of nine of the tours we are running in 2018. I am very excited by Nigel Jones’ history of Italian Fascism, which should prove a brilliant companion to our Face of Evil tour. Elsewhere, Operation Sea Lion, the story of the Nazi plans to invade the UK, should be of interest to anyone who’s been watching SS-GB. Could the Nazis have succeeded? Find out! There
are many more tours to come, including some chosen by you in our recent customer poll, and we will let you know as and when they are finalised. We are also announcing two new study days — one at Dover Castle with Dr Marc Morris, who explains everything you ever wanted to know about castles, and one at the Imperial War Museum with Nigel Jones, who explores the turbulent events of 1917. Personally, I am about to head off on a recce for our Secret Army tour, led by Guy Walters. Travelling from Brussels to Spain, we retrace the route of Allied escapers as they fled over the Pyrenees. These tales will be familiar to many, immortalised as they were by the BBC in series like Secret Army and ‘Allo ‘Allo. I am tour managing this in the autumn so do join us as it’s going to be fantastic.
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We are really looking forward to running our tour programme this year, and I very much hope to catch up with you in 2017.
Michael Ivey Director, Historical Trips
What’s Inside March Into History.................... pg.2 Alternative Histories.................. pg.3 Study Days................................... pg.4 Books From Our Guides........... pg.5 Tours By Month.......................... pg.6 Sneak Peek at 2018..................... pg.8
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Immediately afterwards, I am joining our group in Crete as we retrace the footsteps of Patrick Leigh Fermor and his colleague Stanley Moss on their route from their abduction of German General Kreipe to their eventual escape to Egypt by motor launch. Spring in Crete, exploring its beaches and the beautiful slopes of Mount Ida, in the great company of SOE historian Rod Bailey, with some fantastic food and wine thrown in. Perfect!
Due to overwhelming interest, we’ve decided to bring back our Russian Revolution tour for 2018. Head to our back page, A Sneak Peek at 2018, for more details on the new departure. 1st – 8th May 2018 See our website for more information
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