Links to other Great War Sites

Tour Companies General Interest Regimental Sites

Museums Official Sites Accommodation

Tour Companies

Battlefields Experience A new web site with more info on Guides & Accommodation, some good links.

Explorer Travel (ABTA C1953) offer a variety of escorted battlefield tours to many significant World War I and World War II places of interest. You can find more information on their battlefields website http://www.battlefieldexplorer.com

old front line - This is a new site dedicated to the history and battlefields of the Great War 1914-1918. It aims to provide you with information about the war itself and on how to visit the battlefields in France and Flanders - and what to see. Hosted by Paul Reed an Historian, you can book on to one of the many tours he undertakes ~ mention Tommy!

Battlefield Tours is a small non profit making company that will ensure you see what you want to see. James is driven by passion more than profit, ideal for the small groups ~ mention Tommy!

General Interest

First World War dot com - A compendium of the Great War, every thing from Battle details & poets to diary’s and songs. A great into to WW1 www.firstworldwar.com

A new site dedicated to the Battle of the Somme www.somme-1916.com/links.htm

A web site about the Great War battlefields & individuals ww.igr.nl/users/vandenheuvel

Trenches on the web - History of WW1 at www.worldwar1

Follow the diggers of Belgium at www.diggers

The British Army in the Great War www.1914-1918

A excellent list of links to many sites, very good for more research www.harboro

The Old contemptible - interested in medals? www.oldcontemptible.

Western Front Association www.westernfront

A site dedicated to the history & battlefields of the Great War 1914-1918. old front line

Links on Information and Art of WW1 www.pitt

The History Channel - Great for Education www.thehistorychannel

The Great BBC Web site for History www.bbc.co.uk/history/

Iron Harvest provides information, products and services for those with an interest in The Ypres and Somme battlefields of the Great War. Iron Harvest

Books about the war from naval-military-press.com

The great war in Flanders Fields - A war and peace experience
This interactive web site gives you the opportunity to learn more about World War I in the Westhoek. The central database comprehends all monuments, sites, locations, cemeteries, etc. in the Westhoek. www.greatwar.be

Regimental Sites

My own dedication to a WW1 Hero ~ George Tougher & information on the Notts & Derby Regiment (Sherwood Foresters) Notts & Derby

Official Site of the Sherwood Foresters at www.sherwoodforesters

The history of the Accrington Pals

Museums

In Flanders Fields Museum www.inflandersfields.be

In Flanders Fields Museum - Links page www.inflandersfields.be

Thiepval Project www.thiepval.org.uk

The Imperial War Museum at www.iwm.org.uk

A great list of museums and exhibitions regularly updated www.24hourmuseum.org.uk

Caverne du Dragon - Chemin des dames near Verdun www.aisne.com

Official Sites

Commonwealth War Graves Commission www.cwgc

Royal British Legion British Legion

Tourist Info ~ gives you helpfull advice on the location of Tourist Info offices, parking and eating....

Accommodation ~ advice in selected areas that would be good to base yourself from, including numbers and address’s.

Picture Album ~ rather than clog this site up with pictures I decided to include my own pictures on a separate page, thumb nails help you to quickly view then enlarge the ones you wish to see. There are many pictures of the sites we have listed plus a few others

For more information on places to visit, please contact me - I’m not saying that I will know the answers but you never know.. Tours can be tailor made if you supply details on what area you are looking at.

If you require this information in a word document please e-mail me, stating which tour.