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Part 4 of this eight part lecture series covers Churchill's election as British Prime Minister and the German invasion of France, Holland and Belgium. It will cover the evacuation of Allied troops from Dunkirk and the formation of the “Home Guard” in Britain as the island nation prepared for invasion.

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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Part 5 of this eight part lecture series covers Germany's planned “Operation Sea Lion” to invade Britain, British fighter airfields under attack from German bombers, and how the London Blitz decimated the capital. It covers the death of Neville Chamberlain and the expansion of Luftwaffe bombing campaigns in other cities.

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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Part 6 of this eight part lecture series covers submarine warfare in the Atlantic and an increasingly isolated Britain. It covers Italy's launch of a North African campaign against Egypt, the crucial capture of an Enigma machine, and the invasion of Greece and Crete.

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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Part 7 of this eight part lecture series covers increasing domestic food production in Britain and the strict rationing imposed on the British people. It will cover politics and entertainment in Britain, crime during the war, and the capturing of Heavy Water from Norway as well as the "Digging for Victory" campaign.

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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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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This month's Boston Classical Guitar Concert features David William Ross, a guitarist with a wide range and unique approach to the instrument.