ALEX KERSHAW
BRINGING HISTORY TO LIFE
Educated at Oxford University, Alex Kershaw is the widely acclaimed, prize-winning, New York Times best-selling author of fifteen books, including The Longest Winter, The Bedford Boys, The First Wave, The Liberator, Against All Odds, and most recently, Patton's Prayer. His next book, The Last Bridge, is published on 4 May 2027.
Kershaw has been a journalist for over thirty years, having written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, AARP Magazine, The Guardian, and many other newspapers and magazines.
Kershaw is also a popular public speaker and designs and leads history tours around the world. He is also the Resident Historian for Friends of the National WWII Memorial and chairs the Colby Award selection committee. He lives in Washington, D.C.
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His book, Blood and Champagne, is currently being adapted into a TV series. His 2012 book, The Liberator, has been adapted into a four-part Netflix series. His books have been translated into over a dozen languages.
Photo: Alex Kershaw on right with Leon Gautier and his daughter in their home in Ouistreham, France. Gautier was the last living French commando to land on D-Day, 6 June 1944. He features in Kershaw's 2019 book, The First Wave, a national bestseller—photo by John Snowdon.
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Recent coverage from NPR, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.
THE LAST BRIDGE -NEW BOOK published ON 4 May 2027
WALKING D DAY
Join Alex Kershaw, author of The Bedford Boys and The First Wave, for the most in-depth, moving tour of the most famous D-Day beach, "Bloody Omaha." Beginning at 9am, where the Bedford Boys landed on Dog Green sector, you'll stroll all five miles of the deadliest beach on June 6, 1944, pausing to hear dozens of stories of heroism and sacrifice.
After a midday lunch, you'll stand where Americans first broke out from the beach, then tour the graveyard above the bluffs before joining a final wreath-laying at Coleville-sur-Mer cemetery, hearing Taps and watching the retiring of the flag at 4pm.
No other tour delves so deeply into the events of D-Day. Every yard witnessed tragedy and incredible valor. Perfect for active families, groups studying leadership, and those who love walking through history where it was actually made.
Email Kershaw for 2027 dates in May and September. Groups are usually limited to 12.
Meet, 9am, National Guard Memorial, Omaha Beach.
Lunch in cafe on the beach at 12 noon.
Finish point: Coleville-sur-Mer American graveyard parking lot, 5pm.
TRAVEL WITH ALEX KERSHAW
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Bulge
Visit all the key sites in the deadliest battle of WWII for Americans, including the foxholes where the men of Kershaw's book, The Longest Winter, fought.
Italy
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Bulge
Follow the Allies through the Italian campaign, with stops at Anzio, Monte Cassino, and much more.
Normandy
Battle of the Bulge
Last Battles
Follow the Bedford Boys across Omaha Beach, visit the key sites on 6 June 1944 and far more.
Last Battles
The Champagne Campaign
Last Battles
Follow the Allies from Holland through the Hurtgen Forest and to the Battle of the Bulge before crossing the Rhine at Remagen.
Final Victory
The Champagne Campaign
The Champagne Campaign
Follow the Allies from Munich to Prague via Dachau, Berchtesgaden, Nuremberg, and Pilsen.
The Champagne Campaign
The Champagne Campaign
The Champagne Campaign
Follow the Allies from the Côte d'Azur via Lyon and Besançon to the Colmar Pocket and finally the Rhine.
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