Dear Traveler,

Professors Bruce Thornton and Tom Conner are distinguished students of Europe, modern and ancient, and accomplished public lecturers and scholars. I have asked them both to help provide us with an intellectually stimulating tour of Western Europe, characterized by both onsite and evening lectures about the culture, literature, and military history of Europe-especially the great battles of the continent that have changed the course of Western Civilization. Once again, our tour organizer, Al Philipp, has ensured that our visit will be balanced by stays at the finest European hotels in the major cities of Western Europe, capped by our final night at the historic Trianon Palace Hotel at Versailles. The four of us invite you to join us, and-in the manner of last year's Greek trip-we look forward to conversations with you all during meals and our joint walks through the great battlefields of Europe.

Sincerely,

Victor Davis Hanson