A religious history of the American GI in World War II / G. Kurt Piehler.

"A Religious History of the American GI in World War II breaks new ground by recounting the armed forces' unprecedented efforts to meet the spiritual needs of the fifteen million men and women who served in World War II. For President Franklin D. Roosevelt and many GIs, religion remained a core Amer...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Studies in war, society, and the military.
Main Author: Piehler, G. Kurt (Author)
Language:English
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2021]
Series:Studies in war, society, and the military.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Religious aspects.
United States > Armed Forces > Religion.
World War, 1939-1945 > Chaplains > United States.
HISTORY / Military / World War II.
RELIGION / History.
Armed Forces > Religion.
Chaplains.
War > Religious aspects.
United States.
1939-1945
Physical Description:xv, 393 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Format: Government Document Book
Contents:
  • Introduction: Promoting the free exercise of religion
  • Mobilizing a Faithful Nation for War
  • Mobilizing Chaplains and Building Chapels
  • Turning Civilians into GIs
  • Pilgrims to the Four Corners of the World
  • Religion and the Ethical Conduct of War
  • Fear, Faith, and the Will to Fight
  • The Question of Race and Religion
  • Patriarchy and the Religious Life of Military Women
  • The Wounded
  • The Dead
  • Prisoners of War
  • Religion and Reconciliation with Enemies
  • Conclusion. Legacies of War.