Battle for the Airfield WWII Reenactment

Battle for the Airfield is a World War II re-enactment weekend at the American Heritage Museum in Hudson, Massachusetts, billed as one of the premier events of its type in the US. Over 350 re-enactors representing several branches of Allied and Axis military stage two battles each day, with authentic encampments and fully restored military equipment operating in a living-history setting. The museum itself holds the Jacques M. Littlefield Collection, one of the world's largest tank and military-vehicle collections, and its exhibits span America's conflicts from the Revolution through the War on Terror, including a dedicated WWII Holocaust exhibit.

Visitors and volunteers rave about the museum's scale and quality - the collection and displays are called unreal and far beyond expectations - and describe the Battle event as a great time and the best introduction for first-timers, with room to spend the whole day and chat with re-enactors between battles. The battle demonstrations are intensely loud and immersive, with operating tanks; reviewers note the sound is far stronger in person than on video, and one family brought ear protection for a young child. The museum ranks as the top attraction in Hudson.