Triquet's Cross: A Study of Military Heroism
Author:   John MacFarlane
Publisher:   McGill-Queen's University Press
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9780228026396


Pages:   264
Publication Date:   30 December 2025
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Triquet's Cross: A Study of Military Heroism


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Author:   John MacFarlane
Publisher:   McGill-Queen's University Press
Imprint:   McGill-Queen's University Press
ISBN:  

9780228026396


ISBN 10:   0228026393
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   30 December 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

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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""An informative case study of the creation and function of public heroism.”""Carman Miller, McGill University


""An informative case study of the creation and function of public heroism."" - Carman Miller, McGill University


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John MacFarlane is a historian with the Department of National Defence.

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