| God and the British Soldier: Religion and the British Army in the First and Second World Wars Contributor(s): Snape, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415334527 ISBN-13: 9780415334525 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2005 Annotation: Historians of the First and Second World Wars have consistently underestimated the importance of religion in Britain during the war years. Through a study of the experience of the officers and men of Britain's vast citizen armies, and also of the numerous religious agencies which ministered to them, this book shows that religion had much greater currency and influence in twentieth-century British society than has previously been realized. Drawing on a wealth of new material from military, ecclesiastical and secular civilian archives, Snape argues that religion provided a key component of military morale and national identity in both the First and Second World Wars, and demonstrates that, contrary to accepted wisdom, Britain's popular religious culture emerged intact and even strengthened as a result of the army's experiences of war. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War I - History | Military - World War Ii - Religion | History |
| Dewey: 940.478 |
| LCCN: 2005005269 |
| Series: Christianity and Society in the Modern World (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6.96" W x 9.22" (1.09 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Drawing on a wealth of new material from military, ecclesiastical and secular civilian archives, Michael Snape presents a study of the experience of the officers and men of Britain's vast citizen armies, and also of the numerous religious agencies which ministered to them. Historians of the First and Second World Wars have consistently underestimated the importance of religion in Britain during the war years, but this book shows that religion had much greater currency and influence in twentieth-century British society than has previously been realised. Snape argues that religion provided a key component of military morale and national identity in both the First and Second World Wars, and demonstrates that, contrary to accepted wisdom, Britain's popular religious culture emerged intact and even strengthened as a result of the army's experiences of war. The book covers such a range of disciplines, that students and scholars of military history, British history and Religion will all benefit from its purchase. |