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.
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.
John MacFarlane is a historian with the Department of National Defence.
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Acknowledgments vii Foreword by Serge Bernier ix Introduction 3 PART ONE FROM CABANO TO CASA BERARDI 1 The Call to Adventure, 1910- 1942 9 2 The Road of Trials, 1943 29 PART TWO CROSS PURPOSES: MEDALS, THE MEDIA, AND AN ARMY AT WAR 3 A Canadian Victoria Cross, March 1944 57 4 Army Public Relations, April 1944 72 5 Hero in an Army at War, May 1944- August 1945 95 PART THREE THE WARRIOR IN POST WAR SOCIETY 6 Last Attempt at Being a Regular Soldier, 1945- 1947 117 7 A Hero’s Return to the Ordinary World, 1947- 1980 132 Epilogue: Remembering Triquet 151 Notes 161 Bibliography 229 Index 243
Acknowledgments vii Foreword by Serge Bernier ix Introduction 3 PART ONE FROM CABANO TO CASA BERARDI 1 The Call to Adventure, 1910- 1942 9 2 The Road of Trials, 1943 29 PART TWO CROSS PURPOSES: MEDALS, THE MEDIA, AND AN ARMY AT WAR 3 A Canadian Victoria Cross, March 1944 57 4 Army Public Relations, April 1944 72 5 Hero in an Army at War, May 1944- August 1945 95 PART THREE THE WARRIOR IN POST WAR SOCIETY 6 Last Attempt at Being a Regular Soldier, 1945- 1947 117 7 A Hero’s Return to the Ordinary World, 1947- 1980 132 Epilogue: Remembering Triquet 151 Notes 161 Bibliography 229 Index 243
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