Jean-Guy NadeauMartin Chaput:

In 2006, Martin Chaput was introduced to Jacques by Pierre Gauthier, another WWII veteran. At the time Martin was a university student with a passion for military history. Martin was immediately enthralled by Jacques' passion and decided that his story had to be preserved for posterity. This was ultimately published in French under the title Dieppe, ma prison. Martin considers that this chance meeting was a turning point in his career. Since then, he has earned his BA in history from the university of Quebec in Montreal, a master's degree in Canadian studies from the University of Manitoba and has published nine other books.

Jean-Guy Nadeau:

Growing up, Jean-Guy Nadeau heard very little of his father's wartime experiences. But as his father, Jacques reached mid-life, his attitude seemed to change. He began to reveal his past to anyone who would listen, educating people on the futility of war and the suffering of those made to be pawns in it. Jacques was a regular attendee of the anniversary of the Raid on Dieppe, a member of the JUBILEE Association at Dieppe and a lifelong member of the Canadian Legion, with whom he would make Remembrance Day visits to schools to educate younger generations on the horrors of war.

Jean-Guy took it upon himself to translate this book, adding details based on his father's copious notes he found after his father's passing and of his own research. Having grown up in the shadow of the trauma his father endured and witnessing the fervour with which he meant to share his story, Jean-Guy felt it crucial to put his translated account out into the world, hoping for it to begin to fill the dearth of firsthand accounts of Dieppe and, subsequently, life as a prisoner of war. His only regret is not to have started this earlier, while his father was still alive.

Ex-military himself, Jean-Guy spent thirty-six years in the Royal Canadian Navy and holds a BA in history from the Royal Military College of Canada at Kingston, Ontario. He lives in Sidney, British Columbia with his spouse, Fran, with whom he has two grown sons, and their sheltie, Tessa. Read More Read Less