Description
| Product ID: | 9780700608140 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | Battlefield Chaplains |
| Subtitle: | Catholic Priests in World War II |
| Authors: | Author: Donald F. Crosby |
| Page Count: | 326 |
| Subjects: | European history, European history, History of the Americas, Second World War, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, History of the Americas, Second World War, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, USA |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Unsentimental and realistic in his approach, the author tells the stories of chaplains who risked their lives in World War II. The text combines a social history, with thumbnail sketches of key battles and powerful portraits of men of the cloth under fire. "Authentic and stirring". -- Martin Blumenson, author of The Patton Papers. "Crosby transports his readers directly to the front. Here is social history combining thumbnail sketches of key battles with powerful portraits of men of the cloth under fire". -- American Historical Review. "Crosby''s style is characteristic of the finest examples of America''s vast World War II literature". -- Eric Hammel, author of Guadalcanal: Starvation Island. "A powerful story that provides a marvelous passage through the Second World War". -- Parameters. |
| Imprint Name: | University Press of Kansas |
| Publisher Name: | University Press of Kansas |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1994-07-30 |
