Padres In No Man S Land Second Edition

Author : Duff Crerar
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780773581685

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Padres in No Man's Land, Second Edition by Duff Crerar Pdf

Padres in No Man's Land is the compelling story of brave and deeply committed army chaplains who brought faith and courage to Canada's troops during one of history's most devastating wars. Tracing the growth of the Canadian Chaplain Service from its chaotic and controversy-ridden early days to its maturation as an efficient field force, Duff Crerar highlights both the role of the Service on the battlefield and the personal experiences of the chaplains. Refuting the widely held view that chaplains serving overseas were cloistered from front-line realities, Crerar describes the padres' experiences in camps, hospitals, and on the battlefield. He examines how they maintained their faith in the face of death and destruction, and explores the bonds forged between chaplains and troops. Padres in No Man's Land concludes in the postwar era with the decline of the chaplains' hopes for spiritual renewal upon their return to Canada - their dreams dashed not by the war, but by the subsequent peace.

Author : Ron E. Hassner
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781501703683

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Religion on the Battlefield by Ron E. Hassner Pdf

How does religion shape the modern battlefield? Ron E. Hassner proposes that religion acts as a force multiplier, both enabling and constraining military operations. This is true not only for religiously radicalized fighters but also for professional soldiers. In the last century, religion has influenced modern militaries in the timing of attacks, the selection of targets for assault, the zeal with which units execute their mission, and the ability of individual soldiers to face the challenge of war. Religious ideas have not provided the reasons why conventional militaries fight, but religious practices have influenced their ability to do so effectively. In Religion on the Battlefield, Hassner focuses on the everyday practice of religion in a military context: the prayers, rituals, fasts, and feasts of the religious practitioners who make up the bulk of the adversaries, bystanders, and observers during armed conflicts. To show that religious practices have influenced battlefield decision making, Hassner draws most of his examples from major wars involving Western militaries. They include British soldiers in the trenches of World War I, U.S. pilots in World War II, and U.S. Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan. Hassner shows that even modern, rational, and bureaucratized military organizations have taken—and must take—religious practice into account in the conduct of war.

Author : Frank Rockland
Publisher : Sambiase Books
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2022-02-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780991705092

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Tempering the Blade by Frank Rockland Pdf

By 1917, the Canadians have been honed to a sharp edge, but a brittle blade can break. In Russia, Matron Samantha Lonsdale finds herself in the middle of the Bolshevik revolution. She and her patients at the Anglo- Russian Hospital in Petrograd are caught in the crossfire as they dodge machine gun fire. When Russia is knocked out of the war, the hard choice is to leave her patients behind when she is evacuated to England. In France, infantry officer Lieutenant-Colonel Llewellyn and artillery officer Lieutenant Ryan need to harden their resolve. The Canadian Corps is ordered to capture the formidable Vimy Ridge. The French and the English have tried before, with devastating casualties. Now, it’s the Canadian Corps’ turn. In Canada, the 50th anniversary of Confederation is tempered by the Corps’ horrendous losses. More is to come at Passchendaele. With more men needed at the sharp end, Prime Minister Borden calls for conscription in the middle of a vicious election campaign that threatens to tear the country apart. As the year comes to a close, the heat of battle has hardened and tempered the Canadians into a flexible steel blade.

Author : Michael Gladwin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781922132536

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Captains of the Soul by Michael Gladwin Pdf

Known affectionately as ‘Padres’, chaplains have been integral to the Australian Army for a century. From the legendary William ‘Fighting Mac’ McKenzie, whose friendships with diggers in the trenches of Gallipoli and France made him a national figure in 1918, to Harold Wardale-Greenwood, who died caring for the sick while a POW on the brutal Sandakan ‘death march’ in July 1945, this book assesses the contribution of Australian Army chaplains in conflicts and peacekeeping missions, in barracks and among service families. Drawing on a wealth of original archival material and little known published sources, Captains of the Soul represents the first comprehensive account of Australian Army chaplains. It surveys their changing role and experience from the Great War of 1914–18 to the recent conflict in Afghanistan; charts the evolution of the Royal Australian Army Chaplains’ Department across its first century; and addresses the significance of Army chaplaincy for Australia’s military, religious and cultural history. It is a story of personal conviction and selfless devotion.

Author : John Sheen
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781848840935

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Tyneside Irish by John Sheen Pdf

The 'Pals" battalions were a phenomenon of the Great War, never repeated since. Under Lord Derby's scheme, and in response to Kitchener's famous call for a million volunteers, local communities raised (and initially often paid for) entire battalions for service on the Western Front. Their experience was all too frequently tragic, as men who had known each other all their lives, had worked, volunteered, and trained together, and had shipped to France together, encountered the first full fury of modern battle on the Somme in July 1916. Many of the Pals battalions would not long survive that first brutal baptism, but their spirit and fighting qualities have gone down into history - these were, truly, the cream of Britain's young men, and every single one of them was a volunteer. This is a comprehensive history of the Tyneside Irish Brigade raised in the North East. It covers their raising, training and active service as well as the aftermath of the war and how it effected the local community. Included is an invaluable nominal roll which will appeal to local, family and military enthusiasts alike.

Author : Ray Westlake
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1997-09-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780850525779

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British Battalions in France & Belgium by Ray Westlake Pdf

The author has painstakingly compiled a comprehensive compendium of the exact movements of every regiment involved on the various battlefields in France and Flanders during World War One.

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1446 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Law
ISBN : MSU:31293011645532

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Congressional Record by United States. Congress Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Education and Labor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1420 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1936
Category : Assembly, Right of
ISBN : MINN:31951D00143700H

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Violations of Free Speech and Rights of Labor by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Education and Labor Pdf

Author : David J. Schmidly
Publisher : Texas Tech University Press
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 0896724697

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Texas Natural History by David J. Schmidly Pdf

Natural history - Texas, table of contents, index.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Public Lands
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : National parks and reserves
ISBN : STANFORD:36105045398810

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Padre Island National Park by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Public Lands Pdf

Considers S. 4, to establish the Padre Island National Park, Tex. Hearing was held in Corpus Christi, Tex.

Author : Frederick George Scott
Publisher : Arcturus Publishing
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781398817654

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The Great War as I Saw It by Frederick George Scott Pdf

'May the eyes of Canada never be blind to that glorious light which shines upon our young national life from the deeds of those "who counted not their lives dear unto themselves"'. When World War I broke out in the summer of 1914, the Canadian chaplain Frederick George Scott volunteered for service despite his fears. He spent four long years in the trenches on the western front, where he developed close bonds with his fellow soldiers and sought to maintain his faith while the world around him collapsed into chaos. In evocative language befitting his background as a poet, Scott lays bare the horrors of modern warfare. Filled with heart-wrenching descriptions and tragic detail, The Great War as I Saw It is a powerful meditation on the Canadian experience during World War I and an important look into the life of the ordinary soldier.

Author : William Edward Drury
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Chaplains, Military
ISBN : STANFORD:36105033700118

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Camp Follower by William Edward Drury Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Public Lands
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Electronic
ISBN : LOC:00009995602

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Padre Island National Park: Corpus Christi, Texas. December 14, 1959. 149 p by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Public Lands Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1196 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1924
Category : Adventure stories, American
ISBN : UCAL:B3057296

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Adventure by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Public Lands
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : National parks and reserves
ISBN : STANFORD:36105045398828

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Padre Island National Seashore by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Public Lands Pdf

Considers legislation to establish the Padre Island National Seashore, Tex.