Travel & History Insights Blog | Bergs & Burgs
The Case of the Walking Tree: Shifty Powers Out...
In the woods outside Bastogne, Shifty Powers noticed something almost nobody else could see: a tree that hadn't been there the day before. It turned out to be camouflage for...
The Case of the Walking Tree: Shifty Powers Out...
In the woods outside Bastogne, Shifty Powers noticed something almost nobody else could see: a tree that hadn't been there the day before. It turned out to be camouflage for...
Sink on the Sixth: Celebrating the Fourth of Ju...
Rain washed out two straight days, but on July 6, 1945, the men of the 101st Airborne finally got their Fourth of July party in Zell am See, Austria. Here's...
Sink on the Sixth: Celebrating the Fourth of Ju...
Rain washed out two straight days, but on July 6, 1945, the men of the 101st Airborne finally got their Fourth of July party in Zell am See, Austria. Here's...
Hands Up, You're Surrounded
Not every story from the war happened on a famous battlefield. Some of the best ones happened in a roofless barn in Holland, in the middle of the night, ankle-deep...
Hands Up, You're Surrounded
Not every story from the war happened on a famous battlefield. Some of the best ones happened in a roofless barn in Holland, in the middle of the night, ankle-deep...
VE-Day Away from Berchtesgaden
One thing that becomes clear when you visit places like Paris and Liège is how scattered the final days of the war really were. Easy Company feels like a single,...
VE-Day Away from Berchtesgaden
One thing that becomes clear when you visit places like Paris and Liège is how scattered the final days of the war really were. Easy Company feels like a single,...
Visiting Haguenau — Where Easy Company Was Shel...
In February 1945, Easy Company was stationed in Haguenau, France — close enough to the German lines that Shifty Powers could hear the difference between an 88 and a railway...
Visiting Haguenau — Where Easy Company Was Shel...
In February 1945, Easy Company was stationed in Haguenau, France — close enough to the German lines that Shifty Powers could hear the difference between an 88 and a railway...
Easy Company’s Coldest Night of the War
After taking Foy in the Battle of the Bulge, Easy Company spent a brutal freezing night outside Noville. You can still visit these Bastogne battlefields today.
Easy Company’s Coldest Night of the War
After taking Foy in the Battle of the Bulge, Easy Company spent a brutal freezing night outside Noville. You can still visit these Bastogne battlefields today.
