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Soldiers and Spies

The National WWII Museum embarks on a unique seven-day, six-night tour of France, visiting sites from Alex Kershaw's New York Times bestsellers—Avenue of Spies and The Bedford Boys—with the author himself serving as featured historian.

October 12, 2017, 12:00 AM to October 18, 2017, 12:00 AM
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+ Add to calendar 2017-10-12 12:00:00 AM 2017-10-18 12:00:00 AM America/Mexico_City Normandy and Paris 945 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130 Soldiers and Spies The National WWII Museum embarks on a unique seven-day, six-night tour of France, visiting sites from Alex Kershaw's New York Times bestsellers—Avenue of Spies and The Bedford Boys—with the author himself serving as featured historian.
Location: Normandy and Paris

The National WWII Museum embarks on a unique seven-day, six-night tour of France, visiting sites from Alex Kershaw's New York Times bestsellers—Avenue of Spies and The Bedford Boys—with the author himself serving as featured historian. Guests get an up-close view of the beaches of Normandy, while hearing stories of sacrifice about the "Bedford Boys" who came ashore with Company A, 116th Regiment, 29th Infantry Division during the first wave at Omaha Beach on D-Day. Tour members also roam the breathtaking streets of Paris with Kershaw, who provides depth and context to the espionage that occurred there more than 70 years ago. Avenue Foch, one of the most upscale and exclusive streets in Paris, was home to Avenue of Spies protagonist Dr. Sumner Jackson and his family. Their address at Number 11 was both a meeting place for the French Resistance and a drop site for crucial information. High-ranking Nazis took up residence nearby putting the Jackson’s in constant danger. Kershaw's stories will bring to life the Jackson family's courage at a time when "Never had so many psychopaths and sadists been based on one street in Paris."

For more information on this and other tour offerings, visit ww2museumtours.org.

Cost:
$5,995 per person double occupancy
$7,690 single occupancy

Tour pricing does not include airfare.

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