| Portion of title |
World War II memoir of Chaplain Roland B. Gittelsohn, December 1941-January 1946 |
| Contents |
Introduction / by Donald M. Bishop -- Introduction: what not to expect -- Pacifist no more -- I don't believe it! -- To be or not to be -- Recipe for chaplains -- What makes morale? -- Your friend away from home -- Your life -- in three minutes -- Am I a man or a machine? -- Where do we go from here? -- This is it, boys! -- Dear son -- Religion in uniform -- Atheists and foxholes -- Doggone it, chaplain! -- Brothers all? -- Black sand -- red blood -- Earth to earth -- Postscript: Now I believe it! -- Appendices: Padre in hell, Leatherneck article -- Brothers all? Reconstructionist article -- Biographical sketch -- Chronology. |
| Abstract |
"Pacifist to Padre deftly threads so many elements of the World War II chaplaincy into a compelling and thoughtful narrative. It offers a personal window into a complex institution. It provides insight into the world of an unusual American space that has been naturalized as normal: of government-sponsored and managed religion. And it brings that world into focus from the vantage point of a man who never would have predicted pinning the Jewish chaplain's tablet insignia to his collar, a Jewish pacifist turned military padre"-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | Shipping list no.: 2021-0129-P. |
| General note | GPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP). |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Gittelsohn, Roland Bertram, 1910-1995. Pacifist to padre |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Personal narratives American. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| LCCN | 2020055671 |
| ISBN | 9781732003156 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 1732003157 |
| GPO item number | 0386-A-12 |
| Govt. docs number |
D 214.513:P 11 |
