Barris addresses 2025 Air Force Birthday Mess Dinner in Vancouver
UBC University Golf Club 5185 University Blvc, Vancouver, B.C., Canada“Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few,” are Churchill’s words that set the 113 days of the Battle of Britain in the summer of 1940 apart from all others, as the greatest aerial battle in history. As the German Luftwaffe sought to destroy the Royal […]
Barris brings Battle of Britain story to Western Front members
R.S. McLaughlin Armoury 53 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada“Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few,” are Churchill’s words that set the 113 days of the Battle of Britain in the summer of 1940 apart from all others, as the greatest aerial battle in history. As the German Luftwaffe sought to destroy the Royal […]
Barris brings Vimy story to Rossland Branch of Whitby Library
Whitby Public Library, Rossland Branch 701 Rossland Rd. E., Whitby, OntarioOn April 9, 2025, on the 108th anniversary of the Battle at Vimy Ridge, historian Ted Barris brings this great moment in Canadian history to the Rossland Branch of the Whitby Library Drawing content and visuals from his bestselling book Victory At Vimy, Ted will walk his audience through events of that famous Easter Monday […]
Barris brings Battle of Britain story to Laurier Centre
Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada 232 King Street North, Waterloo, Ontario, CanadaPublished by Sutherland House – September 2024 “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few,” are Churchill’s words that set the 113 days of the Battle of Britain in the summer of 1940 apart from all others, as the greatest aerial battle in history. As the […]
Barris speaks to Uxbridge Writers’ Circle about his latest book
Uxbridge Public Library 9 Toronto Street South, Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada“Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few,” are Churchill’s words that set the 113 days of the Battle of Britain in the summer of 1940 apart from all others, as the greatest aerial battle in history. As the German Luftwaffe sought to destroy the Royal […]
Barris returns to Learning Unlimited (Oxford) for his Battle of Britain talk
Movement Church 65 Lansdowne Ave., Woodstock, Ontario, Canada“Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few,” are Churchill’s words that set the 113 days of the Battle of Britain in the summer of 1940 apart from all others, as the greatest aerial battle in history. As the German Luftwaffe sought to destroy the Royal […]
Barris speaks to Oshawa Shriners about Battle of Britain
Oshawa Shriners Club 1626 Simcoe St. N., Oshawa, Ontario, Canada“Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few,” are Churchill’s words that set the 113 days of the Battle of Britain in the summer of 1940 apart from all others, as the greatest aerial battle in history. As the German Luftwaffe sought to destroy the Royal […]
Barris brings Battle of Britain story to Huntsville Probus
Trinity United Church 33 Main St. E., Huntsville, Ontario, Canada“Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few,” are Churchill’s words that set the 113 days of the Battle of Britain in the summer of 1940 apart from all others, as the greatest aerial battle in history. As the German Luftwaffe sought to destroy the Royal […]
Barris returns to CHAA banquet with Battle of Britain stories
“Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few,” are Churchill’s words that set the 113 days of the Battle of Britain in the summer of 1940 apart from all others, as the greatest aerial battle in history. As the German Luftwaffe sought to destroy the Royal […]
Barris brings BCATP story to Barrie Legion
Barrie Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 147 Ferris Lane, Barrie, Ontario, CanadaIt was Canada’s largest WWII expenditure. Between 1940 and 1945, the RCAF and the federal government invested $1.75 billion to organize and administer the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. The BCATP supplied the Allied air war with nearly a quarter of a million qualified airmen. Within its five-year life-span, the BCATP supplied a continuous flow […]