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Vimy story comes to Markham Historical Society

March 12, 2018 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

On March 12, historian Ted Barris will speak at the Markham Historical Society about the famous Battle at Vimy Ridge; the centennial was observed in 2017. Drawing content and visuals from his bestselling book Victory At Vimy, Ted will walk his audience through events of that famous Easter Monday morning – April 9, 1917. Fighting for the first time as a national army, that day, Canadian troops swarmed up that strategic ridge in north-central France and in a matter of hours accomplished what no Allied army had, in nearly three years of blood-letting in Europe. They seized Vimy from an entrenched German army. Indeed, Ted Barris makes the case that those young citizen soldiers gave birth to a nation – Canada.

Ted Barris is an author, journalist and broadcaster, making appearances on CBC Radio and regular contributions to the National Post and Legion, Air Force and Zoomer magazines, he gives talks/presentations across the country. He has authored 18 published, non-fiction books.

In 2011 he received the Canadian Minister of Veterans’ Affairs Commendation and in 2012 the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. His book The Great Escape: A Canadian Story received the 2014 Libris Best Non-Fiction Award.

Details

Date:
March 12, 2018
Time:
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Organizer

Randy Barber
Phone
416-919-0023
Email
randy.barber1947@gmail.com

Venue

Markham Museum
9350 Highwy 48
Markham, Ontario Canada
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Phone
905-294-4576
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