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.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 940.4/78/0922
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- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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- n-cn---
- ISBN
- 9780773564992 0773512306
- LCCN
- D639.C38
- LCCN Item number
- C74 1995eb
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- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (x, 424 p., [6] p. of plates)
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- Canada
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- (CaBNVSL)slc00200784 (CaBNVSL)slc00200784 (CaBNVSL) (CaBNVSL)gtp00523324 (OCoLC)144084407 (CaOOCEL)400596
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Table of Contents
- Contents 8
- Acknowledgments 10
- Illustrations 12
- Introduction 20
- 1 Adventurers: Days of Preparation 28
- 2 Beginners: Turmoil in the Service 53
- 3 Officers: The Almond Reforms 80
- 4 Pilgrims: The Padre's Progress 101
- 5 Soldiers: The Service in the Field 127
- 6 Comrades: To Touch the Face of Battle 153
- 7 Preachers: The Voice of Consolation and Prophecy 178
- 8 Veterans: A Peace Endured 211
- 9 Conclusion 245
- Appendix 1: Nominal List of Canadian Great War Chaplains 252
- Appendix 2: Chaplain Service Questionnaire, 1918 265
- Appendix 3: Canadian Militia Chaplaincy Growth, 1896–1914 268
- Notes 270
- Bibliography 412
- Index 430
- A 430
- B 430
- C 431
- D 433
- E 433
- F 433
- G 433
- H 434
- I 434
- J 434
- K 435
- L 435
- M 435
- N 437
- O 437
- P 438
- Q 438
- R 438
- S 439
- T 440
- U 440
- V 440
- W 440
- Y 441