He was most noted for his book Byng of Vimy 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy which won the Governor General 's Award for English - language non-fiction at the 1983 Governor General 's Awards .
Byng of Vimy is a biography of Julian Byng .
He was most noted for his book Byng of Vimy , a biography of Julian Byng , 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy which won the Governor General 's Award for English - language non-fiction at the 1983 Governor General 's Awards .