forte de grande dimensão
June 2017. Chlum Village, just outside modern Hradec Králové, Czech Republic. I visited Chlum during my exploration of the Königgrätz battlefield in 2015 and again in 2017. I explored Sadowa, Rozběřic
November 2024. Verdun, northeastern France. This is my second time exploring the battlefields of Verdun. The first impression is the massive scale of the fortification complex. Large and small forts w
Field observations of the battlefield of Verdun, incluidng Fort Douaumont, Vaux, Souviille, the Ossuary, and Trench of the Bayonets.
July 2012, Belleau Wood, near Château-Thierry, France. I am exploring the site of the legendary US Marine battle in June 1918. The first impression of ‘Bois Belleau’ is confinement. The ground is encl
October 2025, Liege, Belgium. I am visiting the ring of great forts that once protected the Belgian city of Liège. In the 1880s, the Belgians constructed a series of forts to protect Liège against a p
Walk the key sites of the 1665 Battle of Carlisle Bay in Barbados, where British and Dutch forces clashed.