Events

“Lunch & Learn Series”

Friday, October 21/22 12 noon
Royal Canadian Legion 232 - Huntsville

We are proud to present author Ted Barris & launch this much anticipated book; Battle of the Atlantic: Gauntlet to Victory – by Ted Barris

In the 20th century’s greatest war, one battlefield held the key to victory or defeat – the North Atlantic. It took 2,074 days and nights to determine its outcome, but the Battle of the Atlantic proved the turning point of the Second World War.

For five and a half years, German surface warships and submarines attempted to destroy Allied transatlantic convoys, mostly escorted by Royal Canadian Navy destroyers and corvettes, as well as aircraft of the Royal Canadian Air Force.

In 1939, Canada’s navy went to war with exactly 13 warships and about 3,500 sailors. During the desperate Atlantic crossings, the RCN grew to 400 fighting ships and over 100,000 men and women in uniform. By V-E Day in 1945, it had become the 4th largest navy in the world. The Battle of the Atlantic proved to be Canada’s longest continuous military engagement.

“The story of Canada’s naval awakening in the bloody battle to get convoys to Britain, is a Canadian wartime saga for the ages, told masterfully by author Ted Barris”

Ted Barris has published 19 non-fiction books. His book
The Great Escape: A Canadian Story won the 2014 Libris Award as Best Non-Fiction Book in Canada.
His book Dam Busters: Canadian Airmen and the Secret Raid Against Nazi Germany received the 2019 NORAD Trophy from the RCAF Assoc. His book Rush to Danger: Medics in the Line of Fire was listed for the 2020 Charles Taylor Prize for Non-Fiction in Canada. Battle of the Atlantic: Gauntlet to Victory is Ted’s 20th published non-fiction book.

PLEASE JOIN US for a LUNCH & LEARN!

Excellent 3 course Lunch courtesy of the Ladies Auxiliary * cash bar available

Friday, October 21, 2022 12 noon * Royal Canadian Legion 232 (Upper Level) 21 Veterans Way, Huntsville

To purchase tickets; contact Rick Brooks 705-635-2101

cash or e transfer to : info@huntsvillekiwanis.ca (Pricing yet to be finalized) (A Kiwanis sponsored event supporting the youth of our communities in Huntsville/Lake of Bays)