Stephen Barker
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Stephen Barker was in his mid-thirties and leading a pretty normal life... until his world was turned upside down when he went blind.
In this inspiring and humorous memoir, Stephen chronicles how, within a relatively short time span, he had to face the fear and the challenges of blindness and the trauma of losing close family members to cancer.
The turning point came when he discovered the Lions Foundation Dog Guides program and was given his "new...
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English
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“The Flying Sikh” tells the unique story of the only Sikh airman to fly with the RFC and the RAF during the First World War. It is the remarkable account of one man's struggle to enlist, against discrimination, and then his service as a fighter pilot over the battlefields of Flanders.
This book represents the only detailed study of an Indian national enlisting in Britain's armed forces during the First World War. It is an account of India's role...
