God and Uncle Sam : religion and America's armed forces in World War II

Snape, M. F. (Michael Francis) 1968- (author.).

Summary: America's armed forces were the products of one of the most diverse and dynamic religious cultures in the western world and were the largest ever to be raised by a professedly religious society. Despite constitutional constraints, a pre-war 'religious depression', and the myriad pitfalls of war, religion played a crucial role in helping more than sixteen million uniformed Americans through the ordeal of World War II, a fact that had profound and far-reaching implications for the religious development of post-war America.--Provided by publisher

Record details

ISBN: 9781783275045
ISBN: 1843838923 (acid-free paper)
ISBN: 9781843838920 (acid-free paper)
ISBN: 9781782044857 (ebook) :
Physical Description: xxiv, 704 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Publisher: Woodbridge : The Boydell Press, 2015.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 657-688) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Chaplains and chaplaincy -- Religion and American military culture -- The faithful at arms -- Foxhole religion and wartime faith -- Global encounters -- Religion, war and morality