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- catalog abstract "Annotation Laurence Wilmot's Second World War memoir is a rare thing: a firsthand account of front-line battle by an army officer who is a resolute noncombatant. And it is paradoxes such as this that also make Wilmot's book a unique and compelling document. Wilmot, as an Anglican chaplain, is a priest dressed as a warrior, a man of peace in battle fatigues. He is an incongruous figure in a theatre of war, always vigilant for opportunities to partake of silent meditation and prayer, never failing to lose sight of the larger moral issues of the war. His compassion is boundless, his sensitivity acute, and one senses his mounting emotional and spiritual enervation as the death toll of his fellow serving men steadily mounts. At the centre of the book is Wilmot's witness of the murderous battle at Arielli. Wilmot's compassion for the fighting men compels him to leave the safety of his ministry and join them at the front, at great personal risk. There, as an unarmed stretcher-bearer, he is kept busy transporting the wounded under enemy fire. In this crucible of battle we see the qualities that attest to Wilmot's character and contribute to his memoir's importance: an indefatigable devotion to his duty to save and comfort the wounded, and a resolve to resist despair in spite of the terrible carnage all around. In short, a singular triumph of the decency of one man in the midst of total war.".
- catalog contributor b12972794.
- catalog created "2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2003.".
- catalog description "Annotation Laurence Wilmot's Second World War memoir is a rare thing: a firsthand account of front-line battle by an army officer who is a resolute noncombatant. And it is paradoxes such as this that also make Wilmot's book a unique and compelling document. Wilmot, as an Anglican chaplain, is a priest dressed as a warrior, a man of peace in battle fatigues. He is an incongruous figure in a theatre of war, always vigilant for opportunities to partake of silent meditation and prayer, never failing to lose sight of the larger moral issues of the war. His compassion is boundless, his sensitivity acute, and one senses his mounting emotional and spiritual enervation as the death toll of his fellow serving men steadily mounts. At the centre of the book is Wilmot's witness of the murderous battle at Arielli. Wilmot's compassion for the fighting men compels him to leave the safety of his ministry and join them at the front, at great personal risk. There, as an unarmed stretcher-bearer, he is kept busy transporting the wounded under enemy fire. In this crucible of battle we see the qualities that attest to Wilmot's character and contribute to his memoir's importance: an indefatigable devotion to his duty to save and comfort the wounded, and a resolve to resist despair in spite of the terrible carnage all around. In short, a singular triumph of the decency of one man in the midst of total war.".
- catalog description "Treading Cautiously into the Unknown -- Ministry on the Arielli Front -- Taking Up God's Armour -- Breaking the Hitler Line -- A Tourist in Wartime -- Preparing for the Attack -- Tragedy at Foglia River -- Fierce Fighting and Close Calls -- A Time of Stress and a Moment of Rest -- Roman Holiday, Russi Road -- Prayers for the Fallen -- Liberating Holland -- The Guns Fall Silent.".
- catalog extent "xvi, 148 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0889204268 :".
- catalog isPartOf "Life writing series".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Canada".
- catalog spatial "Italie.".
- catalog spatial "Italy.".
- catalog subject "940.54/78/092 21".
- catalog subject "Aumôniers militaires Canada Biographies.".
- catalog subject "Canada. Armée canadienne Aumôniers Canada Biographies.".
- catalog subject "Canada. Armée canadienne. West Nova Scotia Regiment Histoire.".
- catalog subject "Canada. Canadian Army Chaplains Biography.".
- catalog subject "Canada. Canadian Army. West Nova Scotia Regiment History.".
- catalog subject "D810.C36 C39 2003".
- catalog subject "Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Campagnes et batailles Italie.".
- catalog subject "Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Récits personnels canadiens.".
- catalog subject "Military chaplains Canada Biography.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Italy.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives, Canadian.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Treading Cautiously into the Unknown -- Ministry on the Arielli Front -- Taking Up God's Armour -- Breaking the Hitler Line -- A Tourist in Wartime -- Preparing for the Attack -- Tragedy at Foglia River -- Fierce Fighting and Close Calls -- A Time of Stress and a Moment of Rest -- Roman Holiday, Russi Road -- Prayers for the Fallen -- Liberating Holland -- The Guns Fall Silent.".
- catalog title "Through the Hitler line : memoirs of an infantry chaplain / Laurence F. Wilmot.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "Personal narratives Canadian. fast".
- catalog type "text".