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050	0	4	_aD744 _b.R455 2021
049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aPiehler, G. Kurt, _e1
245	1	0	_aA religious history of the American GI in World War II /G. Kurt Piehler.
300			_a1 online resource (417 pages).
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338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
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490	1		_aStudies in war, society, and the military
520	0		_a"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 American value that fortified their resolve in the fight against Axis tyranny. While combatants turned to fellow comrades for support, even more were sustained by prayer. GIs flocked to services, and when they mourned comrades lost in battle, chaplains offered solace and underscored the righteousness of their cause. This study is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the social history of the American GI during World War II. Drawing on an extensive range of letters, diaries, oral histories, and memoirs, G. Kurt Piehler challenges the conventional wisdom that portrays the American GI as a nonideological warrior. American GIs echoed the views of FDR, who saw a Nazi victory as a threat to religious freedom and recognized the antisemitic character of the regime. Official policies promoted a civil religion that stressed equality between Protestantism, Roman Catholicism, and Judaism. Many chaplains embraced this tri-faith vision and strived to meet the spiritual needs of all servicepeople regardless of their own denomination. While examples of bigotry, sectarianism, and intolerance remained, the armed forces fostered the free exercise of religion that promoted a respect for the plurality of American religious life among GIs."-- _cProvided by publisher.
505	0	0	_aMobilizing a Faithful Nation for War -- _tMobilizing Chaplains and Building Chapels -- _tTurning Civilians into GIs -- _tPilgrims to the Four Corners of the World -- _tReligion and the Ethical Conduct of War -- _tFear, Faith, and the Will to Fight -- _tThe Question of Race and Religion -- _tPatriarchy and the Religious Life of Military Women -- _tThe Wounded -- _tThe Dead -- _tPrisoners of War -- _tReligion and Reconciliation with Enemies -- _tConclusion. Legacies of War.
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650		0	_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _xReligious aspects.
650		0	_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _xChaplains _zUnited States.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=3048603&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell