November 1, 2023
2023-11-01T10:00:00
Fearing/Trustees Conference Room
66 Leavitt Street
Hingham, MA 02043
Hingham Reference: 781-741-1405 ex. 1404
"Britain's War" - A Lecture Series with David Barrett: Part 8 - The Widening War (Dec. 1940 – Dec. 1941)
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Part 8, the final lecture in this series will cover Roosevelt's re-election, the development of Lend-Lease, the escalation of conflict in the Mediterranean, Rommel's North Afrika Corps against Britain’s 8th army, Germany's invasion of Russia, the signing of the Atlantic Treaty, and will conclude with Pearl Harbor.
David Barrett was born in London, England just before WWII began in 1939. He and his mother endured the nightly bombing of the city during The Blitz before being evacuated to Coventry in the English Midlands. Shortly after, Coventry became the target of Nazi bombing raids forcing Barrett and his mother to return to London. His father served in the British Army during the war and David would go on to be conscripted into the RAF at age 19.
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David went on to study chemistry at Thames Valley University and would eventually start his own pharmaceutical and medical device company in Boston. He recently retired and settled in Hingham with his wife Deirdre.