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

By Wayne Ralph

Book Overview

A True Canadian Hero William Barker is Canada's most-decorated Great War hero. Born in Dauphin, Manitoba on Nov. 3, 1894, he wracked up a total of 50 victories on the Italian and Western fronts.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470839678
• ISBN13: 9780470839676
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.7" x 1.0" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

In Remembrance

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.