American Revolution Conference
Fort Ligonier, Pennsylvania
Speaking and Tours
History made clear, vivid and immediate.
Lectures, battlefield tours and staff rides shaped by scholarship, military experience and an instinct for making complex campaigns understandable.
Lectures and talks
From Saratoga to the Rhine.
Kevin speaks for universities, museums, historical societies, military organizations, alumni programs, conferences, cruises and private groups across the United States and the United Kingdom. His presentations combine strategic context with clear storytelling, personalities and the practical realities of command.
Programs can be tailored to the audience, from a single keynote or lecture to a multi-part course.
Discuss a speaking engagement →Selected topics
Campaigns, commanders and strategic choices.
American Revolution
The Saratoga Campaign
George Washington as Commander-in-Chief
American Civil War
Antietam
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
The Western Theater
Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont
World War II
Allied Military Strategy
Winston Churchill as Strategist
BLITZKRIEG: The 1940 German Invasion of France and the Low Countries
Operation HUSKY
Operation OVERLORD
Operation COBRA
Anzio
Market Garden
The Battle of the Bulge
Remagen and the Rhine
Other military history
Gallipoli
Trafalgar
Military Theory
Other topics by request
“Dr. Weddle’s discussion about General Washington’s leadership was informative, energetic, and very well organized.”
“The professor presented the subject matter in a lively, engaging way, stimulated my intellectual curiosity throughout, and gave me a very solid sense of the strategic leadership that characterized WWII in the West.”
“The speaker was superb and all three lectures lived up to their expectations. I now have a greater appreciation of the impact of these campaigns and the course of the war.”
“Kevin Weddle is a national treasure!!”
“Incredible series! Dr. Weddle synthesizes the material to present an interesting timetable of events. He is always so interesting.”
“Kevin’s presentations are always excellent and so informative. We learned a lot today!”
Battlefield tours and staff rides
Stand where history was made.
Kevin leads military and civilian groups across battlefields in the United States and Europe. The terrain becomes part of the explanation: how armies moved, what commanders could see, where plans collided with reality and why particular decisions mattered.
Regular locations include Normandy, Gettysburg, Antietam, Vicksburg, Sicily, Anzio, Gallipoli, Waterloo and the Rhine.
“The Gettysburg tour I took with Kevin Weddle was the best I’ve ever experienced. His enthusiasm is infectious.”
Travel and cruise programs
History as part of the journey.
Kevin has escorted and lectured for specialist travel, alumni and cruise groups, including Princeton Journeys, Kalos Golf, Sea Cloud Cruises, AmaWaterways and American Cruise Lines.
His programs include regular Normandy visits, Rhine River cruises and Civil War battlefield travel.
“Kevin’s knowledge of the Normandy D-Day sites is vast, and he is a superb guide and lecturer.”
“Kevin Weddle brought it all alive for me.”
“Kevin’s enthusiasm, infectious cheerfulness, and encyclopedic knowledge of World War II was the highlight of our trip down the Rhine River.”
Selected forthcoming engagements
On the road
For further information about forthcoming events, please contact me.
Admiral Du Pont
Harrisburg (PA) Civil War Round Table
Meetings of the Mind: Churchill, FDR, and the Road to Allied Victory
The Wallace Collection, United Kingdom
American Revolution Conference
Arizona State University
George Washington and Dwight Eisenhower
Smithsonian Institution
Princeton Alumni Normandy Tour
France
American Revolution Conference
Fort Ticonderoga, New York
Kalos Golf Normandy Tour
Sea Cloud Spirit
Kalos Golf Rhine River Cruise
AmaWaterways
Saratoga Battlefield Tour
New York
Society of the Cincinnati
Saratoga, New York
Crystal Cruises Mediterranean Cruise
Tentative
Kevin in the field
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Recent engagements include
Lately on the road
2026
American Revolution Conference
Hillsdale College
Hereford Military History Festival
United Kingdom
East India Club
United Kingdom
Crisis and Command: Washington, 1777 and Eisenhower, 1943
Gettysburg WWII Weekend
Operation Market-Garden, the Battle of the Bulge, the Remagen Bridge and the crossing of the Rhine — six lectures
Kalos Golf Rhine River Cruise, AmaWaterways
The Saratoga campaign
US Embassy, Brussels
The American Revolution and the Leadership of George Washington
NATO Headquarters, NATO Ministers Luncheon with the Secretary General
Grand Opening Keynote Lecture
Minnesota Military Museum
Saratoga
River Falls, Wisconsin
Operation Overlord and World War II history — seven lectures
Kalos Golf Normandy Tour
Saratoga
Benjamin Franklin’s House, London, UK
Saratoga
King’s College London, UK
Saratoga
Association of Chartwell Volunteers, Chartwell, UK
Saratoga
The Landsdowne Club, London, UK
Saratoga — Keynote Lecture, Conference on the Special Relationship
America250, Sulgrave Manor, UK
Saratoga
Hillsdale College, Washington, DC campus
Saratoga — Keynote Lecture
National Museum of the United States Army
The Western Theater of the American Civil War
Smithsonian Associates
George Washington as Commander-in-Chief
Smithsonian Associates
The Compleat Victory
Oxford Literary Festival, Oxford, UK
Saratoga
Royal Engineers Museum, Chatham, UK
The Western Theater and the Vicksburg Campaign — two lectures
Princeton Journeys Mississippi River Cruise
Shenandoah Valley American Revolution Conference — Keynote Lecture
Shenandoah Valley
2025
Saratoga — evening talk
The Metropolitan Club of Washington, DC
Panel discussion on the Ken Burns documentary on the American Revolution
York Historical Society, York, Pennsylvania
Constitution Day Lecture — George Washington’s Leadership
Utah Valley University
Operation Overlord and World War II history — seven lectures
Normandy Tour
Saratoga discussion
Leaders and Legends Podcast
Turning Points of the American Civil War: Antietam, Gettysburg and Vicksburg — three lectures
Smithsonian Associates
Panel discussion on the American Revolution
National Army Museum, UK
George Washington as Commander-in-Chief
Mount Vernon
Saratoga
American Revolution Round Table of New York
Saratoga
National Army Museum, UK
Plan a program
Bring Kevin to your audience.
For lectures, staff rides, battlefield tours, alumni travel and cruise programs, get in touch to discuss dates, location and format.
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