Heading home after another epic @MatMcLachlan Anzac Tour working with the irrepressible Lambis Englezos. Ten days on the road with this lovely crew was a real pleasure. I am already looking forward to the next Anzac expedition. Thanks to everyone who helped to make it memorable.

Day 9 - Our final day on the Anzac trail with the Mat McLachlan, Fromelles and Poziere 110 tour. It was a genuine pleasure to work with Lambis Englezos again. The tour culminated at the 2nd Australian Division memorial at Mont Quentin. We are now heading off to Paris.

We were privileged to spend the morning near Contalmaison with the Archaeoligists and veterans of the Rising Sons AIF in WW1 project. Fascinating ro watch them excavate trenches and gun pits.

Not forgetting the New Zealanders we called in at Longueval to pay our respects. Quite something in the still of a summer night on the Somme battlefield.

We had a full day around the Somme Valley today. Our exploration of the 1918's Anzac chronology included a visit to the Franco - Australian museum in the Victoria School in Villers-Bretonneux.

Every headstone hides indicates a story. Private Mallyon AIF rests in Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux in France. The sentiment of his epitaph always resonates with me and never fails to move me.

Behind the German lines of 1916 we head from Fromelles Church towards Pheasant Wood. Led by Lambis Englezos the Mat McLachlan tour walks toward the locations of eight burial pits established by the Imperial German Army in the aftermath of the catastrophic battle of Fromelles.

The story of the missing of Fromelles, told by the man who knows it better than most...a first hand account from Lambis Englezos. Such a privilege to hear it on the battlefield today.

Great to be back out in the Ypres Salient with a nice big group of enthusiastic Aussies on the Anzac Trail. Working our way toward the Fromelles 110 anniversary commemoration with the legendary Lambis Englezos.

Just a week to go before I return to the Anzac trail on the Western Front for the Fromelles & Pozieres 110 Anniversary with Mat McLachlan Tours. So looking forward to having the remarkable, Lambis Englezos along as a special guest speaker.

I will be joining other historians and speakers at the Battle of Britain Bunker Museum for the 15 Nations Day on 19th September. My talk will focus on America's role in winning the battle, there is much more to consider than the valiant pilots that formed the RAF's first Eagle Squadron.

Pleased to confirm that Bomb Group has been released in paperback. See the link below... www.scriptbooks.co.uk/product/6162...

D Day, Day Two of the Easy Company tour and we are heading for Portsmouth and onto Normandy. We have talked about the weather gods, the tides, the moon state, and the psychological affect of delays on the waiting soldiers, sailors and airmen.

What a gloriously sunny day to be in Aldbourne beginning the National WWII Museum Easy Company story. Thanks to the Aldbourne Heritage Group for their hospitality and boundless knowledge of wartime life.

All set for a chapter of the Easy Company story in England. I am joining the National WWII Museum tour today. Looking forward to providing some historical narrative on the US 101st Airborne Division during their preparations for the Normandy drop.

The final day of our Mighty Eighth tour featured a visit to the Battle of Britain Bunker at Uxbridge. The sun was shining above ground before we headed underground to talk about the Dowding system.

It's been a great tour with a wonderful group of Americans from the National WWII Museum, New Orleans. We spent today in London, taking in the Cabinet War Rooms and the IWM. Another full day of WWII history tomorrow.

A visit to the Red Feather Club at Horham Airfield Museum really does bring WWII to life. The volunteers helped National WWII Museum group to immerse themselves in USAAF history, 1940s music and some dance moves! Capping off a great day on tour.

Sophie Green and the Red Feather team hosted our group at Horham, home to the B17s of the 95th Bomb Group - First in Berlin Skies. The Square B fortresses claim the battle honour of first B17s to hit the Third Reich's heavily defended capital in daylight on 4 March 1944.

We had a fantastic visit to the 100th Bomb Group Museum at Thorpe Abbotts today. We were made to feel very welcome. Thank you so much to the 100th BG Team for their hospitality and for sharing your information with us all.

We had a great day out and about yesterday. Our visit to Duxford was a scene setter for the rest of our week of Mighty Eighth history. Seeing and hearing some of the aircraft involved is a valuable part of understanding the air battles over occupied Europe.

Quite a privilege today to take part in the flag lowering ceremony at ABMC Madingley. Very proud of the serving personnel that carried out the flag folding duty immediately after Taps.

I spent a some time visiting the new Visitor Centre at ABMC Madingley today. The refurbishment is a great improvement. Great to see the 381st BG on the ceiling. The VC is really well set up, worth the time out of your cemetery visit.

I had a lovely visit to Stow Maries Airfield Museum today. The staff there do an amazing job, keeping the flame of memory to the Royal Flying Corps burning. On behalf of his family I was delivered the final piece to the museum's excellent Capt Lindop Brown RFC exhibit. Privileged to play a tiny part

I am very excited to be reviewing these two new Airborne titles this month. Lots of similarity between the two national approaches to the use of Airborne forces... some equally interesting contrasts. Plenty to discuss I hope.

Mission accomplished! I'm heading home to Suffolk after sharing a thoroughly enjoyable nine days of Mighty Eighth history with a super group of American visitors.

Day 8 of the Masters of the Air - Mighty Eighth tour with the National WWII Museum culminated with a visit to the Battle of Britain Bunker Museum. A fascinating visit that allowed us to compare the Dowding system with the later German air defence system.

Today was a big day for us in London. After an exclusive behind the glass tour of the Cabinet War Rooms in Whitehall, we moved on to visit the IWM London. Consolidating on the previous six days of WWII history.

Yesterday, we called in at the Oaksmere Hotel to visit the B17 Pathfinder Memorial. This beautiful plinth commemorates the 13-man crew of an H2S radar equipped Fortress from the 482nd BG and 4 local civilians (and a horse) killed when it crashed nearby.

We capped off another exceptional day of Mighty Eighth history and folklore at Horham with the 95th BG(H). The Red Feather Club was bouncing with 1940s music this afternoon!