Barris ~ Battle | HAALSA

Battle in Literature, Science and Art

A Story of Hamilton Harbour and Other Shared Waters

Ted Barris

author, journalist, broadcaster, retired university professor (journalism)

Toronto-born Ted Barris has published at least 22 non-fiction works, half of them wartime histories. His current (October 2024) book list includes..

The Great Escape: The Untold Story (2012). Joint Winner, the 2014 Libris Best Non-Fiction Book Award
Dam Busters: Canadian Airmen and the Secret Raid against Nazi Germany (2018). Awarded the RCAF Association NORAD Trophy
Rush to Danger: Medics in the Line of Fire (2019). Longlisted for the RBC Taylor Prize
Battle of the Atlantic: Gauntlet to Victory (2022)
Battle of Britain: Canadian Airmen in their Finest Hour (2024)

In addition, Mr. Barris` many honors include..

Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012)
Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Award (2022)
Member of the Order of Canada (2022)

And not least, he has published his weekly "Barris Beat" newspaper column/weblog for more than 40 years!

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Due to circumstances beyond our control, our recording ends about 60 seconds before Mr. Barris completed his presentation. Also missing from the recording are the Question and Answer session and the meeting host`s closing remarks.

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Mr. Barris`s initial remarks were prompted by an inadvertent reference to "1922", rather than "2022", made by former HAALSA President Peter Banting as he was introducing Mr. Barris to our audience. (1h 20m 04s)

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