Barris brings story of D-Day to Scarborough Historical Society

Royal Winnipeg Rifles in landing craft en route to Juno Beach, June 6, 1944.

During a return visit to speak to the Scarborough Historical Society, Ted Barris will pay tribute to a group of veterans whose unique experience changed the complexion of the Second World War. Based on his bestselling 2004 book, “JUNO: Canadians at D-Day, June 6, 1944,” Ted looks at some of the unheralded Canadians who made the greatest military gamble of the Second World War succeed. Operation Overlord depended on the lightning strike capability and efficiency of all three Allied armies – U.S., British and Canadian – on D-Day. Ted Barris’s definitive book on the Canadian story that day will be the focus of this year’s talk.

When: 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013.

Where: Bendale Library, 1515 Danforth Rd., Scarborough, Ont., 416-396-8910.

Contact: Jan Howe, 416-759-6052, janicelhowe@sympatico.ca


About Ted Barris

Ted Barris is an accomplished author, journalist and broadcaster. As well as hosting stints on CBC Radio and regular contributions to the national press, he has authored 18 non-fiction books and served (for 18 years) as professor of journalism/broadcasting at Centennial College in Toronto. He has written a weekly column/webblog - The Barris Beat - for more than 30 years.

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