BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Cambridge Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:Cambridge Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d8a9dcb4-7d39-4943-8fe6-3d3236e713e7 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260824T161039Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210510T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210510T200000 SUMMARY:An Evening with Historian John Boyko LOCATION:Virtual\nVirtual X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Virtual;X-APPLE-RADIUS=10; X-TITLE=Virtual:geo:43.35953,-80.31809 GEO:43.35953;-80.31809 DESCRIPTION:Join us as we talk to bestselling historian John Boyko as he t alks about his latest book\, The Devilâ€™s Trick..\nhttps://ideaexcha nge.libnet.info/event/4920648 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The Devil's Trick focuses Canada &rsquo\;s Involvement in the American War in Vietnam\, a role which histor ians often overlook. John will talk about how Canada was a combatant\, pea cemaker\, and weapons and sanctuary provider during this long-drawn-out wa r.

Q&\;A to follow\, so please come prepared with some question s

Note: This event will be taking place over Zoom and Facebook Live.

If you are interested in purchasing The Devil&rsquo\;s Trick\, please visit The Bookshelf&rsquo\;s w ebsite for ordering information.

John Boyko \;is the author of seven previous books\, including Cold Fire: Kennedy's Northern Front\, which was shortlisted for the Dafoe Literary Award for non-fiction\, and Blood and Daring: How Canada Fought the American Civil War and Forged a Nation\, which was shortlisted for a Governor General's award for its English-to-French t ranslation\, Voisins et ennemis. La guerre de Sé\;cession et l'inven tion du Canada. Boyko is also an op. ed. contributor to the Globe and Mail \, Calgary Herald\, Ottawa Citizen\, Montreal Gazette\, Maclean's and more . He also writes entries for the Canadian Encyclopedia.

About the The Devil&rsquo\;s Trick: When Brigadier General Sherwood Le tt arrived in Vietnam over a decade before American troops\, he and the Ca nadians under his command risked their lives trying to enforce an unstable peace while questioning whether they were merely handmaidens to a new war . As American battleships steamed across the Pacific\, Canadian diplomat B lair Seaborn was meeting secretly in Hanoi with North Vietnam's prime mini ster\; if American leaders accepted his roadmap to peace\, those ships cou ld be turned around before war began. Claire Culhane worked in a Canadian hospital in Vietnam and then returned home to implore Canadians to stop su pporting what she deemed an immoral war. Joe Erickson was among 30\,000 yo ung Americans who changed Canada by evading the draft and heading north\; Doug Carey was among 20\,000 Canadians who enlisted with the American forc es to serve in Vietnam. Rebecca Trinh and her family fled Saigon and joine d the waves of desperate Indochinese refugees\, thousands of whom forged n ew lives in Canada. Through these wide-ranging and fascinating accounts\, Boyko exposes what he calls the Devil's wiliest trick: convincing leaders that war is desirable\, the public that it's acceptable and combatants tha t what they are doing and seeing is normal\, or at least necessary. In unc overing Canada's side of the story\, he reveals the many secret and forgot ten ways that Canada not only fought the war but was shaped by its lessons and lies.

Cost: Free

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