Triquet's Cross

A Study of Military Heroism

Nonfiction, History, Military, Veterans
Cover of the book Triquet's Cross by John MacFarlane, MQUP
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Author: John MacFarlane ISBN: 9780773578777
Publisher: MQUP Publication: September 1, 2009
Imprint: MQUP Language: English
Author: John MacFarlane
ISBN: 9780773578777
Publisher: MQUP
Publication: September 1, 2009
Imprint: MQUP
Language: English

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.

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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.

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