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Best Historical Military Site

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Vote for: What is the best military history site to visit in Europe (part 5)

european military history | Dec 1st, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
menin gate
Menin Gate
ancient city derbent
Ancient City of Derbent
battlefield bannockburn
Battlefield of Bannockburn
merville battery museum
The Merville Battery and Museum
flanders hill 60
Flanders: Hill 60

The military history of Europe is long and storied. You can find the remnants of battles both recent and ancient scattered from one end of the continent to the other. These sites allow for a great place to spend an afternoon in quiet reflection of the sacrifice of those who went before us. Which of these great military historical sites in Europe would you most willingly travel to see?

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Vote for: What is the best military history site to visit in Europe (part 6)

european military history | Dec 1st, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
dunkirk
Dunkirk
battle salamanca fought
Where the Battle of Salamanca was fought
brandhoek cemetery
Brandhoek Cemetery
shot dawn execution site
Shot at Dawn Execution site
borodino panorama museum
Borodino Panorama Museum

Europe is full of historical military sites. If you tour the region, you'll find many different places where you can stop and contemplate the horrors of war. Memory is an important tribute we pay to those who gave their lives before us. Which of these wonderful monuments do you think best suited to the process of reconnecting with the lost souls of war?

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Vote for: What is the best military history site to visit in Europe (part 7)

european military history | Dec 1st, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
peter paul fortress
Peter and Paul Fortress
lascaris war rooms
Lascaris War Rooms
battle fromelles 19 20th 1916
Battle of Fromelles 19-20th July 1916
pegasus bridge pegasus memorial museum
Pegasus Bridge and the Pegasus Memorial Museum
via ferrata
The Via Ferrata

Europe has played host to some terrible battles over the ages. The whole place is crawling with sites commemorating great battles and serving as memorials to the poor souls who lost their lives in the conflicts. When you tour the area, you'll find lots of places to quietly reflect on the horror of war. Which of these memorials would you most likely visit if you had the opportunity?

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Vote for: What is the best military history site to visit in Europe (part 8)

european military history | Dec 1st, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
three castles bellinzone
Three Castles of Bellinzone
mulberry harbour port winston
The Mulberry Harbour Port Winston
arromanches 360 circular theatre
Arromanches 360 Circular Theatre
pozieres memorial
Pozieres Memorial
courcelette memorial
Courcelette Memorial

Europe is a big place, and the continent has been the site of many fierce battles over the ages. If you're touring the continent, you might come across some of these long-abandoned battlefields and memorial structures dedicated to the war dead of old. Which of these amazing sites where the veil between the past and the present is thin would you most like to see?

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Vote for: What is the best military history site to visit in Europe (part 9)

european military history | Dec 1st, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
fragokastello fort
Fragokastello Fort
fortezza castle
Fortezza Castle
location battle dunbar
Location of the Battle of Dunbar
old saluting battery
Old Saluting Battery
site battle hastings
The site of the Battle of Hastings

The military history of Europe is a huge subject, and it can be hard to fit it all in your head if you don't take the time to visit the sites of the great battles and the memorials erected to the fallen soldiers of all the different countries that have participated in European warfare over the years. Which of these sites do you consider the most important to visit?

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Vote for: What is the best military history site to visit in Europe (part 10)

european military history | Dec 1st, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
roman walls lugo
Roman Walls of Lugo
battlefield blenheim
Battlefield of Blenheim
fort st elmo
Fort St. Elmo
monts gur chateau
Montségur Chateau
tarascon castle
Tarascon Castle

Europe is great. It plays home to many different and interesting cultures. Unfortunately, sometimes these cultures come into conflict, and the result is widespread warfare, which inevitable leads to historic battlefields and military monuments. These seem scattered across the European continent. Which of these great European military history sites would you most like to visit?

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Vote for: What is the best military history site to visit in Europe (part 11)

european military history | Dec 4th, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
staigue fort
Staigue Fort
baba vida castle
Baba Vida Castle
grenoble bastille
Grenoble Bastille
garibaldi s house museum
Garibaldi's House Museum
malta national war museum
Malta National War Museum

Europe is a wonderful place to visit, and it's always a great idea to take your family where they can see the products of history. These sites are all over the palace in Europe, as the continent has been steeped in so much violence and military mayhem over the ages. Which of these amazing European historical military sites would you most like to see for yourself?

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Vote for: What is the best military history site to visit in Europe?

european military history | Dec 1st, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
alhambra
Alhambra
hadrian s wall
Hadrian's Wall
m morial de caen peace museum
Mémorial de Caen (Peace Museum)
flanders fields museum
In Flanders Fields Museum
normandy american cemetery memorial
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial

Europe is a large continent, and it has been the scene of many different armed conflicts. The wars of Europe have left many scars, on both it's people and its environment, and a pilgrimage to great European military historical sites is bound to open that history up for your examination. Which of these memorable European military locations would you most like to visit?

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Vote for: What is the best military history site to visit in Europe (part 12)

european military history | Dec 4th, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
bletchley park
Bletchley Park
fisherman s bastion
Fisherman’s Bastion
venetian fort bohali
The Venetian Fort at Bohali
festung hohensalzburg
Festung Hohensalzburg
castell de montjuic
Castell de Montjuic

Europe is a large place, and it has many great monuments commemorating the years of pitiless struggle that crafted the modern Europe we enjoy today. When you're traveling around Europe, you might want to visit some of these great historical sites to get a better understanding of the true reality of war. Which of these military historical sites would you most be interested in visiting ?

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Vote for: What is the best military history site to visit in Europe (part 2)

european military history | Dec 1st, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
ypres salient
The Ypres Salient
atlantic wall museum
Atlantic Wall Museum
vimy ridge
Vimy Ridge
d day beaches
The D-Day Beaches
battle waterloo battlefield
Battle of Waterloo Battlefield

The military history of the European continent is long and storied, and if you visit the place there are lots of different locations where you can view that history for yourself. Many great conflicts have played themselves out in the European countryside, and many locations remain disfigured by the conflicts to this day. Which of these great European military history destinations would you most like to visit?

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