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Barker VC: William Barker, Canada's Most Decorated War Hero - Hardcover

Ralph, Wayne

 
9780385256827: Barker VC: William Barker, Canada's Most Decorated War Hero
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0385256825 ISBN 13: 9780385256827
Verlag: Doubleday Canada, 1997

Inhaltsangabe

When William Barker died in an air crash in March 1930, his state funeral was the largest in the history of Toronto.  The cortege was two miles long, with 2000 uniformed men as escort and 50,000 spectators looking on.

He was, after all, a magnificent airman, a great war hero and holder of the Victoria Cross, the DSO and Bar, the MC and two Italian Silver Medals for Valour and three Mentions-in-Despatches.  Moreover, he had 50 Great War victories in the air to his credit.

But his life and achievements have, to all intents and purposes, been forgotten or at best overlooked when compared to that other great Canadian war hero, Billy Bishop.  Why?

Wayne Ralph made it his mission to find out.  In what was to become for him "a five-year emotional journey", Ralph has solved many mysteries and laid to rest many half-truths about the man.  His book is detailed, meticulously researched and excellently crafted.  It holds the interest from beginning to end and deserves to be viewed as the definitive biography of Lieutenant Colonel William Barker; warts and all, and a fitting testimony to the life and time of a legend.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Wayne Ralph was born in St. John's, Newfoundland. He trained as a pilot in the RCAF and Canadian Forces, serving as a flying instructor until 1973. He has also worked as a freelance journalist and photographer, writing articles for Airforce, Canadian Defence Quarterly, and International Defence Review, among others. He lives in White Rock, B.C.


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When William Barker died in an air crash in March 1930, his state funeral was the largest in the history of Toronto.  The cortege was two miles long, with 2000 uniformed men as escort and 50,000 spectators looking on.

He was, after all, a magnificent airman, a great war hero and holder of the Victoria Cross, the DSO and Bar, the MC and two Italian Silver Medals for Valour and three Mentions-in-Despatches.  Moreover, he had 50 Great War victories in the air to his credit.

But his life and achievements have, to all intents and purposes, been forgotten or at best overlooked when compared to that other great Canadian war hero, Billy Bishop.  Why?

Wayne Ralph made it his mission to find out.  In what was to become for him "a five-year emotional journey", Ralph has solved many mysteries and laid to rest many half-truths about the man.  His book is detailed, meticulously researched and excellently crafted.  It holds the interest from beginning to end and deserves to be viewed as the definitive biography of Lieutenant Colonel William Barker; warts and all, and a fitting testimony to the life and time of a legend.

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Verlag
Doubleday Canada
Erscheinungsdatum
1997
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0385256825
ISBN 13 
9780385256827
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
320
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