Battlefield Chaplins

by Crosby, Donald F.

• ISBN13: 9780700608140
• ISBN10: 0700608141
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-08-01
• Publisher: Univ Pr of Kansas

Summary

Catholic chaplains shared fully in the lot of the common soldier in World War II - in Pacific island jungles, Europe's battered cities, North African deserts, and the oceans in between. And like the common soldier, they endured the same combat perils, exposure to the elements, internal conflicts, boredom, and intense longings for peace and home. They saved lives, provided comfort and hope, and renewed lost faith in a dark time. In this compelling account Father Donald Crosby provides an unforgettable portrait of faith under fire and grace at ground level, reminding us again that "there are no atheists in foxholes."

Author Biography

Donald Crosby, S.J., is a priest at Saint Stephen's Catholic Church in San Francisco, where he has also served in the Jesuit Community of the University of San Francisco.

Table of Contents

List of Illustration	p. ix
Foreword	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xv
Pearl Harbor	p. 1
The Fall of the Philippines	p. 17
Guadalcanal	p. 33
Forward in the Pacific: New Guinea and Tarawa	p. 58
North Africa and Sicily	p. 78
Italy	p. 98
Normandy and France	p. 122
The Battle of the Bulge	p. 146
The Fall of Germany	p. 161
The Marianas: Saipan, Tinian, Guam	p. 175
The Liberation of the Philippines	p. 191
Iwo Jima	p. 212
Joseph O'Callahan, the Franklin, and Okinawa	p. 227
The End of the War--The Bomb	p. 242
Notes	p. 255
A Note on Sources	p. 287
Index	p. 291
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