They're in the Normandy region of northern France, where Acadian people's contributions to the Second World War were recognized this past summer during the annual Semaine Acadienne, or Acadian Week.

(As portrayed in Canada: A People's History) The New England forces (comprised of American colonists) burnt the Acadian settlements ... City was preparing for war.

Aucoin mixes history and light fiction to tell the often heartbreaking story of the Acadian experience in America. Beginning with a trip to the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C. with his ...