Triquet's Cross
A Study of Military Heroism
1st Edition
Published on 1. September 2009
232 pages
978-0-7735-7703-9 (ISBN)
Description
In Triquet's Cross John MacFarlane tells the story of Paul Triquet, a French-Canadian soldier who was awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery in the battle for Casa Berardi during the Second World War.
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MacFarlane John:
John MacFarlane is a historian with the Department of National Defence and author of Ernest Lapointe and Quebec's Influence on Canadian Foreign Policy.John MacFarlane is a historian with the Department of National Defence and author of Ernest Lapointe and Quebec's Influence on Canadian Foreign Policy.
John MacFarlane is a historian with the Department of National Defence and author of Ernest Lapointe and Quebec's Influence on Canadian Foreign Policy.John MacFarlane is a historian with the Department of National Defence and author of Ernest Lapointe and Quebec's Influence on Canadian Foreign Policy.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- Introduction
- PART ONE: FROM CABANO TO CASA BERARDI
- 1 The Call to Adventure, 1910-1942
- 2 The Road of Trials, 1943
- PART TWO: CROSS PURPOSES : MEDALS, THE MEDIA , AND AN ARMY AT WAR
- 3 A Canadian Victoria Cross, March 1944
- 4 Army Public Relations, April 1944
- 5 Hero in an Army at War, May 1944-August 1945
- PART THREE: THE WARRIOR IN POST WAR SOCIETY
- 6 Last Attempt at Being a Regular Soldier, 1945-1947
- 7 A Hero's Return to the Ordinary World, 1947-1980
- Epilogue: Remembering Triquet
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
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