General & Miscellaneous Military History
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Overview
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.Military heroism has changed in the postwar period, and heroes are no longer expected to be perfect models. But in 1944 Paul Triquet - perhaps the most popular Canadian hero of the war - was asked to conform to political, social, and military agendas. His story reveals much about Canadian and Québécois society at the time and the history of French-Canadians in the Second World War.
Synopsis
In 'Triquet's Cross' MacFarlane tells the story of Paul Triquet, a French-Canadian who was awarded the Victoria Cross during the Second World War. Triquet's story reveals the nature of Canadian and Quebecois society during the war and explains how his role as hero forced him to conform to social, political, and military agendas.Book Details
Published
September 1, 2009
Publisher
McGill-Queens University Press
Pages
232
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780773535770