"'I would have followed him through Hell,' said one of the men who was serving with George Pearkes at Passchendaele where he won the Victoria Cross. If his men were devoted to him, he was equally so to them. In the character of this distinguished Canadian soldier and statesman 'most conspicuous bravery,' 'utmost gallantry,' and 'supreme contempt of danger' were combined with a deep sense of duty and a zeal for service. Set 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."-- Amazon.ca web site.