Voices of War
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Battlefield Trail Apps
Our interactive battlefield guides bring you the battlefield in your pocket. Available on all mobile and desktop devices, our interactive guides allow you to navigate battlefields as all locations have google map links. They also have smart maps with links to our Life Stories, giving you the story of the soldier in the place where they fought.
We bring these to you in conjunction with our sister company, Penny Guides, who specialise in battlefield tours.
Scan the QR codes below or click the link to access the relevant tours. They will work on desktop, tablet and phone.
They are also available on Amazon Kindle.
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In English and French
This Waterloo battlefield guide is an essential resource for any visitor to the battlefield. The guide provides an interactive experience, with photo locations along the walk for easy navigation, and historical information for each spot. The battlefield is broken down into four timed walks to allow the visitor to select the most appropriate tour for their visit:
1. British Lines
2. French Lines
3. Hougoumont - a battle within a battle
4. The battle from both sides
Perfect for both beginners and experts, this guide is an invaluable tool for exploring the rich history of the Waterloo battlefield.
The Normandy battlefield guide provides of 1000 pages of visitor information, essential to any visitor to the area. The guide starts with relevant locations in the US and UK before giving all the historical background that you need to understand the events of June 1944 - from logistics and planning to the sabotage spy networks that helped pave the way.
All the museums in the area are listed with full details and a google map link to enable you to walk or drive to locations easily. Supported by our Life Stories, you can click on our smart map and discover the stories of t hose who fought, in the spot they fought. Finally, every page has an audio section so you can listen as you walk or drive.
Operation Market Garden, the bridge too far. Starting with a smart map of the Arnhem and Nijmegen areas, you can hone in on the Market and Garden aspects of the operation.
Use the day-by-day account of the battle to read how the operation progressed. Read about the intricate network of spies that worked across occupied Holland to support Allied operations, including with Dutch citizens.
Finally follow in the footsteps of the soldiers by taking one of the cycling or walking routes, all with audio and photographed points to aid even a first-time visitor.
After the breakout from Normandy, the race was on from the two Allied fronts to close in on Germany and ultimately, Berlin.
The month by month maps from June 1944 to May 1914 show how the Russians, and American and British forces closed in on Berlin, giving the main historical facts and providing information on visitor locations that still exist today.
Use as background reading to the last months of the war, or as a guide to visiting relevant sites in Europe, the choice is yours.
