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Author:   John MacFarlane ,  John MacFarlane
Publisher:   McGill-Queen's University Press
Imprint:   McGill-Queen's University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.528kg
ISBN:  

9780773535770

ISBN 10:   0773535772
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   01 September 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments; Foreword by Serge Bernier; Introduction PART ONE: FROM CABANO TO CASA BERARDI 1 The Call to Adventure, 1940-1942; 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 SOCIET Y 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

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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 and author of Ernest Lapointe and Quebec's Influence on Canadian Foreign Policy.

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