Barker VC: The Life, Death and Legend of Canada's Most Decorated War Hero - Hardcover

Ralph, Wayne

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9781898697596: Barker VC: The Life, Death and Legend of Canada's Most Decorated War Hero

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ISBN 10: 1898697590 ISBN 13: 9781898697596

Publisher: Grub Street Publishing, 1997

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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. 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.

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BARKER VC - Award & TV Special
In January 1999, The Manitoba Historical Society awarded BARKER VC the McWilliams Medal for best popular history book about a Manitoba subject. In April 1999, FLIGHTPATH on Discovery Channel broadcast "First of the Few", the story of William Barker, and the renaming of the airport at Dauphin, Manitoba, as "William Barker Airport" The first and second editions of BARKER VC sold 10,000 copies in hardcover and softcover.

About the Author:

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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