From the beaches of France to the harbors of Hawaii, the fields of Britain to the docks of New York, there are countless relics of war. Take this tour of tours through battleships, tanks, aircraft and more.<\/p>\n
Geoffrey Morrison\/CNET <\/p>\n
All over the world, in places once rife with conflict, monuments to the struggles of men remain. The relics of war. Silent ships. Now quiet battlefields. Aircraft grounded forever. These reminders are, thankfully, the closest most of us will ever get to combat. <\/p>\n
They're awe inspiring, in their way, and for many, a source of true fascination. <\/p>\n
In this tour of tours, you'll see the beaches of Normandy, the bridge of battleships, the missile room of a submarine and countless aircraft and tanks from WWI, II, the Cold War and beyond. <\/p>\n
We start where so much did, on the beaches of France, Normandy, on a morning in early June. Seventy years ago, the largest seaborne invasion in history landed here, on their way to vanquish one of history's great evils. <\/p>\n
Today, the beaches are serene, decaying structures the only sign of the previous violence. <\/p>\n
Only 150 miles away, beneath the streets of London, Sir Winston Churchill's War Cabinet Rooms give a glimpse of what life was like for the leaders of the UK during the war. <\/p>\n
And only a bit farther north, Bletchley Park, the secret code-breaking center that decrypted the German's messages, gaining invaluable intel and shortening the war by years. As an aside, the life of Alan Turing, the original code-breaker, is about to be the subject of a movie starring Benedict Cumberbatch. <\/p>\n
The skies above Britain and France were the battlefield of countless skirmishes. Starting from the canvas-and-wood designs of WWI, to the iconic savors of the Battle of Britain, to the fighters and bombers of the jet age, the Royal Air Force Museum showcases hundreds of important and legendary aircraft. <\/p>\n
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