02768nam 2200661Ia 450 991078054410332120230922010058.01-283-22686-397866132268600-7748-5795-1(CKB)2430000000000272(OCoLC)243616458(CaPaEBR)ebrary10220682(SSID)ssj0000376297(PQKBManifestationID)11292519(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000376297(PQKBWorkID)10335304(PQKB)11332211(CaBNvSL)thg00602807(Au-PeEL)EBL3412553(CaPaEBR)ebr10227190(CaONFJC)MIL322686(OCoLC)923446570(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/kx52s6(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/3/406854(MiAaPQ)EBC3412553(MiAaPQ)EBC3255854(DE-B1597)661154(DE-B1597)9780774857956(EXLCZ)99243000000000027220780419h19771977 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierFor most conspicuous bravery a biography of Major-General George R. Pearkes, V.C., through two world wars /Reginald H. RoyVancouver :University of British Columbia Press,1977.©19771 online resource (419 pages) illustrations, platesBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-7748-0068-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Maps and Illustrations Preface 1. Prelude 2. Homesteading 3. Constable Pearkes -- R.N.W.M.P. 4. On Active Service 5. For Most Conspicuous Bravery 6. Commanding Officer 7. On Staff in Western Canada 8. Soldiering in the Twenties 9. Preparations for War 10. Forging the Weapon 11. Pacific Command 12. Frustration and Resignation 13. Member of Parliament 14. Defence Critic 15. Minister of National Defence 16. Hawks and Doves 17. Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia Notes Bibliographical Note IndexSet against the background of Canada's twentieth century transformation from a rural and agricultural society into an urban technological nation, General Pearkes's career makes a compelling biographical study.GeneralsCanadaBiographyStatesmenCanadaBiographyGeneralsStatesmen971.060924Roy Reginald H.1922-2013.1503003MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910780544103321For most conspicuous bravery3731103UNINA