- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: Grub Street; illustrated edition edition (31 July 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1898697590
- ISBN-13: 978-1898697596
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.5 x 3 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,978,494 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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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. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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In Remembrance
8 July 1998
Format:Hardcover
Many times great heroes are forgotten in favour of more popular ones; however, in this book, Wayne Ralph presents not only an excellent account of Barker's war career, but also his life before and after the war. The reader is aquainted also with the facts that for years after the war deeply hurt most air force pilots. This book is the best I have read about William Barker.
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