The Last Line of Defense: Battlefronts Along the Rhine

October 18, 2018 - October 28, 2018

Adorned with medieval castles, wineries, and gorgeous landscapes, cruise along the spellbinding Rhine River aboard Uniworld’s River Empress. Joined by world renowned historians Donald L. Miller and Richard Frank, this extraordinary journey from Amsterdam to Basel will immerse you in the Allied struggles to reach Germany and ultimately cross the Rhine to end World War II. Starting in Amsterdam, sail south to the areas of Operation Market-Garden, to Cologne, into the Huertgen Forest, on to Heidelburg, and Strasbourg.  Disembark in Basel and continue to Munich on the optional post-tour, The Reich in Ruins with visits to Dachau and Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest.