Poets and The Somme
- First World War poetry in the context of military history and the lives (and deaths) of the poets.
- Aims for an understanding of the poems through a study of events, landscapes and the wartime lives of individual poets.
- Coach from London (or Folkestone) via Eurotunnel, 3 nights in Arras, full board.
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5–8 September 2008
4 days •
£990
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Wellington in The Peninsula
- Survey of Wellington’s Iberian campaign, through Portugal, Spain and France.
- Key battles studied in depth, also the life of the soldier and background matters.
- The lecturer is the leading expert on battles of the Peninsular War.
- A long but well-paced tour with a lot of driving. Some quite demanding walking on sites. Conventional sight-seeing is left to independent time.
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22 September–4 October 2008
13 days •
£2,410
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