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Faith in the fight : religion and the American soldier in the Great War /

Faith in the Fight tells a story of religion, soldiering, suffering, and death in the Great War. Recovering the thoughts and experiences of American troops, nurses, and aid workers through their letters, diaries, and memoirs, Jonathan Ebel describes how religion - primarily Christianity - encouraged...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Ebel, Jonathan H., 1970-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2010.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction
  • Redemption through war
  • Chance the man-angel and the combat numinous
  • Suffering, death, and salvation
  • Christ's cause, Pharoah's army
  • Ideal women in an ideal war
  • "There are no dead"
  • "The same cross in peace" : the American Legion, the ongoing war, and American reillusionment.