03116nam 2200757Ia 450 991080811100332120200520144314.00-7735-7877-31-282-86749-097866128674910-7735-7703-310.1515/9780773577039(CKB)2560000000056210(OCoLC)760073366(CaPaEBR)ebrary10424163(SSID)ssj0000443578(PQKBManifestationID)11293188(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000443578(PQKBWorkID)10462352(PQKB)11669439(CEL)433018(CaBNvSL)slc00225587(Au-PeEL)EBL3332131(CaPaEBR)ebr10559082(CaONFJC)MIL286749(OCoLC)923234928(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/bkrd8t(MiAaPQ)EBC3332131(DE-B1597)657878(DE-B1597)9780773577039(MiAaPQ)EBC3271201(EXLCZ)99256000000005621020090225d2009 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrTriquet's cross a story of military heroism /John MacFarlane1st ed.Montreal ;Ithaca McGill-Queen's University Pressc20091 online resource (261 p.) 0-7735-3577-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.HeroesPolitical aspectsCanadaHeroesSocial aspectsCanadaSoldiersCanadaBiographyVictoria CrossBiographyWorld War, 1939-1945CampaignsItalyQuebec (Province)BiographyHeroesPolitical aspectsHeroesSocial aspectsSoldiersVictoria CrossWorld War, 1939-1945Campaigns940.53/71092MacFarlane John1963-864432MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808111003321Triquet's cross4105848UNINA