Triquet's cross : a story of military heroism / John MacFarlane.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

MacFarlane, John, 1963-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Triquet, Paul, 1910-1980.

Triquet, Paul.

Canada. Canadian Army. Royal Regiment, 22nd--Biography.

Canada.

Heroes--Political aspects--Canada.

Heroes.

Heroes--Social aspects--Canada.

Soldiers--Canada--Biography.

Soldiers.

Victoria Cross--Biography.

Victoria Cross.

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.

World War, 1939-1945.

Québec (Province)--Biography.

Québec (Province).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (261 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

One of only thirteen members of the Canadian Armed Forces to be awarded the highest military honour during the war, Triquet was later pressured to resign from the force due to the overwhelming public and political expectations that the award entailed. The role of hero did not suit Triquet and weighed heavily on him and his family. MacFarlane shows how Triquet's story was changed by those who wished to make his hero status the cornerstone in a political debate between francophones and anglophones, particularly with regard to his representing the Commonwealth despite his French-Canadian heritage.

Contents:

The call to adventure, 1910-1942

The road of trials, 1943

A Canadian Victoria Cross, March 1944

Army public relations, April 1944

Hero in an army at war, May 1944-August 1945

Last attempt at being a regular soldier, 1945-1947

A hero's return to the ordinary world, 1947-1980.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612867491

9780773578777

0773578773

9781282867499

1282867490

9780773577039

0773577033

OCLC:

760073366