
Triquet's Cross : A Study of Military Heroism.
Title:
Triquet's Cross : A Study of Military Heroism.
Author:
MacFarlane, John.
ISBN:
9780773577039
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (261 pages)
Contents:
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 -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
Abstract:
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.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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