Barker Vc: The Life, Death and Legend of Canada's Most Decorated War Hero - Couverture rigide

Ralph, Wayne

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1898697590 ISBN 13 : 9781898697596

Editeur : Grub Street Publishing, 1997

Synopsis

When William Barker died in an air crash in March 1930 his state funeral was the largest in the history of Toronto. He was a war hero and holder of the Victoria Cross, the DSO and Bar, the MC and two Bars, the Croix-de-Guerre, two Italian Silver Medals for Valour and three Mentions-in-Despatches. Moreover, he had 50 Great War victories to his credit. However, his life and achievements have, to all intents and purposes, been forgotten or overlooked when compared to that other great war hero, Billy Bishop. Wayne Ralph has made it his mission to discover why this is the case. In what was for him "a five-year emotional journey", Ralph has solved many mysteries and laid to rest many mistruths about the man. This is a detailed and well-researched biography of Lieutenant Colonel William Barker.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Grub Street Publishing
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1898697590
• ISBN 13: 9781898697596
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible