It's so good to see the story of Mighty Eighth's contribution to Operation Overlord highlighted in the WWII Museum itinerary for Normandy 80.

That shoutout at the beginning from the greats John C. McManus and James Holland just made my day! Check these two out and their WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk also with Al Murray - DKMS.ORG.UK 🇺🇦.

Greeted the guests, welcomed them to the Philippines, and on the bus and off we go! Excited for my first trip and adventure in the Philippines with the brilliant James M. Scott. #ww2travel

Checked into the La Jolla Resort in Bataan yesterday. Beautiful and peaceful - a lovely place to be!

A few of the Bataan Death March markers that we stopped by on today’s tour. #ww2travel

This monument marks the exact spot where Major General Edward P. King surrendered to the Japanese after the Battle of Bataan, April 9, 1942. More than 75,000 were then forced on the Bataan death march suffering through unbelievable acts of torture, atrocities, and abuse.

Last night’s sunset. Off today to head to Clark! #Philippines #ww2travel

This morning we went to the De La Salle University, the location of a horrific massacre in February 1945. It is still a school, and they hosted Q/A with James M. Scott to discuss the Battle of Manila and the work of a researcher and historian. It was such a fun visit! #ww2travel

Off to Corregidor! #Philippines #ww2travel

Exploring Corregidor. Absolutely and unbelievably cool being there today. (Last photo is the shower stalls at the former hospital!) #corregidor #Philippines #ww2travel

A swim to the sunken Sherman tank off of the Saipan beach! James M. Scott DWW National WWII Museum #ww2travel #saipan

Two Pacific trips followed by immediate site visit out of country has my sleep schedule so off - plus the jet lag nightmares! I’m very happy to be back home and to be home for a full four weeks! I am not happy, however, to be up before the sun to do a month’s load of laundry.

Some of my favorites in the UK at #Horham while touring East Anglia. Thankful for Mike Peters, Stuart Bertie Photography, and Alex!

So thankful for this team! xoxo #friendlyinvasion #eastanglia #dday80

This week's review comes courtesy of Sarah Kirksey at the WWII Museum. I am looking forward to reading what promises to be a remarkable life story.

The scouting trip started with a very moving day in Prague with historians Alex Richie and Keith Lowe and DWW. Here we are in Pinkas Synagogue in the memorial to the murdered Jews of Bohemia and Moravia.

At Heydrich's villa outside Prague with historian Alex Ritchie and Sarah Kirksey It's not open to the public, but the resourceful Alex got us in. Heydrich, architect of the Holocaust, left here on 27 May 1942, to be assassinated by Czech commandos in Operation Anthropoid.

One week to go until publication! To pre-order the book in the UK, use this handy link: lnkfi.re/HtCt2K #Naples1944 #WWII William Collins Books