For Most Conspicuous Bravery. A Biography of Major-General George R. Peakes, V.C. Through Two World Wars by ROY,REGINALD (Signed By George Pearkes )

For Most Conspicuous Bravery. A Biography of Major-General George R. Peakes, V.C. Through Two World Wars ROY,REGINALD (Signed By George Pearkes ): 021890 University of British Columbia Press Vancouver 1977 First Edition Dust Jacket Fair Hard Cover Pearkes ( 1888- 1984) Canadian soldier, politician, Lieutenant Governor 1960-68--.wounded 5 times in WWI, awarded the Victoria Cross at the Battle of Passchendaele, opposed the ill-fated Dieppe Raid in 1942, disagreed with the government's conscription policy, became Defence Minister in '57 etc. INSCRIBED by Pearkes to prev. ownerVery Good in blue cloth in a Fair dust jacket, small edge chips, creases, closed tears.388pp ISBN: 0-7748-0068-2 $99.00USD
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