Ted Barris

On Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, Ted Barris speaks to the Applewood Probus Club with his newest talk / presentation. It’s based on his latest non-fiction book, Battle of the Atlantic: Gauntlet to Victory. In the 20th century’s greatest war, one battlefield held the key to victory or defeat – the North Atlantic. It took 2,074 […]

On Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, Ted Barris speaks to the Probus Club of Oshawa and presents his newest talk / presentation. It’s based on his latest non-fiction book, Battle of the Atlantic: Gauntlet to Victory. In the 20th century’s greatest war, one battlefield held the key to victory or defeat – the North Atlantic. It […]

Every year, the children and grandchildren of the generation of Dutch civilians who endured Nazi occupation of their country from 1940 to 1945, celebrated their liberation day – May 4, 1945. Indeed, every May 4 since then, during silent marches in every hamlet and city in the Netherlands, the Dutch continue to acknowledge the sacrifice […]

Each year in November the Askennonia Centre in Midland, Ontario, hosts a luncheon in honour of veterans in the community. For most of the past decade, Ted Barris has brought the keynote presentation. This year, on Friday, Nov. 17, novelist Malcolm Kelly joins him as the two bring stories of the British Commonwealth Air Training […]

On Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, Ted Barris brings a talk/presentation based on his bestselling book Dam Busters: Canadian Airmen and the Secret Raid against Nazi Germany to Bowmanville's "Brotherhood Night." It was a night that changed the Second World War. The secret air raid against the hydroelectric dams of Germany’s Ruhr River took years to […]

On Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, Ted Barris speaks to the Aircrew Association and presents his newest talk / presentation. It’s based on his latest non-fiction book, Battle of the Atlantic: Gauntlet to Victory. In the 20th century’s greatest war, one battlefield held the key to victory or defeat – the North Atlantic. It took 2,074 […]

On Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023, Ted Barris speaks to Fenelon Falls Probus about his newest talk / presentation. It’s based on his latest non-fiction book, Battle of the Atlantic: Gauntlet to Victory. In the 20th century’s greatest war, one battlefield held the key to victory or defeat – the North Atlantic. It took 2,074 days […]

York University, Glendon College, Centre of Excellence To launch Living and Learning in Retirement's 50th year, organizers have invited Ted Barris to speak to members for 10 consecutive Fridays during the winter of 2024 at Glendon College's Centre for Excellence. His series, "Missing in Action: Untold Stories of Canadians' Participation in Historic Moments" features famous […]

York University, Glendon College, Centre of Excellence In Living and Learning in Retirement’s 50th year, Ted Barris continues his Friday lectures this winter at Glendon College’s Centre for Excellence. His series, “Missing in Action: Untold Stories of Canadians’ Participation in Historic Moments,” features famous periods of world history, in which Canadians played vital roles. Lecture […]

York University, Glendon College, Centre of Excellence In Living and Learning in Retirement’s 50th year, Ted Barris continues his Friday lectures this winter at Glendon College’s Centre for Excellence. His series, “Missing in Action: Untold Stories of Canadians’ Participation in Historic Moments,” features famous periods of world history, in which Canadians played vital roles. Lecture […]