Join the Friends of the National World War II Memorial and author and historian Alex Kershaw for a once-in-a-lifetime WWII “Victory in Europe” Tour of London, Normandy, and Paris.
May 10-16, 2025
Registration FormContact Us!New York Times best-selling author Alex Kershaw (The Bedford Boys, The First Wave) will lead your tour every step of the way as you journey from London to Paris and experience the tragedies and triumphs of America and her Allies.
The journey will begin in London on Saturday, May 10, 2025 and conclude in Paris on Friday, May 16, 2025. In between, we will follow the Allied route from Portsmouth across the Channel to Ouistreham to make our way to Normandy… just as thousands of young Americans did more than 80 years ago.
We explore Grosvenor Square, the heart of the American presence in London during World War II.
We discover London during WWII with a visit to the Imperial War Museum and an exploration of Churchill’s legendary war rooms in Whitehall.
We relive the highlights of D-Day combat at Pointe du Hoc and on Omaha Beach before paying our respects at Colleville-sur-Mer graveyard.
We hear the story of the the American airborne operation on D-Day and the extraordinary success of the Utah landings.
We liberate Paris, following in the footsteps of American troops who fought to the heart of the City of Light on August 25, 1944 after more than 1,500 days and nights of Nazi occupation.
This exciting trip includes hotel accommodations at 5-star hotels, three meals daily, sightseeing with author and historian Alex Kershaw, all museum entry fees, and private transfers on tours.