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• catalog abstract ""The sinking of the troop carrier Dorchester in the icy waters off Greenland shortly after midnight on February 3, 1943, was one of the worst sea disasters of World War II. It was also the occasion of an astounding feat of heroism - and faith." "As water gushed through a hole made by a German torpedo, four chaplains - members of different faiths but linked by bonds of friendship and devotion - moved quietly among the men on board. Preaching bravery, the chaplains distributed life jackets, including their own. In the end, these four men went down with the ship, their arms linked in spiritual solidarity, their voices raised in prayer. In this narrative, author and journalist Dan Kurzman tells the story of these heroes and the faith - in God and in country - that they shared." "Drawing on extensive interviews with the chaplains' families and the crews of both the Dorchester and the German submarine that fired the fatal torpedo, Kurzman re-creates the intimate circumstances and great historic events that culminated in that terrible night. The final hours unfold with the electrifying clarity of nightmare - the chaplains taking charge of the dwindling supply of life jackets, the panic of the crew, the overcrowded lifeboats, the prayers that ring out over the chaos, and the tight circle that the four chaplains form as the inevitable draws near."--Jacket.".
• catalog contributor b13193964.
• catalog created "c2004.".
• catalog date "2004".
• catalog date "c2004.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c2004.".
• catalog description ""The sinking of the troop carrier Dorchester in the icy waters off Greenland shortly after midnight on February 3, 1943, was one of the worst sea disasters of World War II. It was also the occasion of an astounding feat of heroism - and faith." "As water gushed through a hole made by a German torpedo, four chaplains - members of different faiths but linked by bonds of friendship and devotion - moved quietly among the men on board. Preaching bravery, the chaplains distributed life jackets, including their own. In the end, these four men went down with the ship, their arms linked in spiritual solidarity, their voices raised in prayer. In this narrative, author and journalist Dan Kurzman tells the story of these heroes and the faith - in God and in country - that they shared." "Drawing on extensive interviews with the chaplains' families and the crews of both the Dorchester and the German submarine that fired the fatal torpedo, Kurzman re-creates the intimate circumstances and great historic events that culminated in that terrible night. The final hours unfold with the electrifying clarity of nightmare - the chaplains taking charge of the dwindling supply of life jackets, the panic of the crew, the overcrowded lifeboats, the prayers that ring out over the chaos, and the tight circle that the four chaplains form as the inevitable draws near."--Jacket.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-219) and index.".
• catalog description "The suicide ship -- A rare kind of love -- Cold chills and a cake of ice -- An odd foursome -- Poor old George -- Blessing the bored -- The prophet and the prize -- En route to a safe place -- The poet and the carpet sweeper -- Running the gauntlet -- The wind and the warning -- God and the eight ball -- Too late for coffee -- Countdown to hypothermia -- The pen and the penniless -- A deadly decision -- Fulfilling destiny -- In search of buttered pancakes -- Plucked from a festive graveyard -- The risk of being human -- The bootlaces of sublimity.".
• catalog extent "xvi, 250 p., [16] p. of plates :".
• catalog hasFormat "No greater glory.".
• catalog identifier "0375508775 (alk. paper)".
• catalog isFormatOf "No greater glory.".
• catalog issued "2004".
• catalog issued "c2004.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "New York : Random House,".
• catalog relation "No greater glory.".
• catalog spatial "United States".
• catalog subject "940.54/293 B 22".
• catalog subject "D774.D56 K87 2004".
• catalog subject "Dorchester (Ship)".
• catalog subject "Fox, George Lansing, -1943.".
• catalog subject "Fox, George Lansing, 1900-1943.".
• catalog subject "Goode, Alexander D. (Alexander David), 1911-1943.".
• catalog subject "Military chaplains United States Biography.".
• catalog subject "Poling, Clark Vandersall, 1910-1943.".
• catalog subject "Washington, John P. (John Patrick), -1943.".
• catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Chaplains United States Biography.".
• catalog tableOfContents "The suicide ship -- A rare kind of love -- Cold chills and a cake of ice -- An odd foursome -- Poor old George -- Blessing the bored -- The prophet and the prize -- En route to a safe place -- The poet and the carpet sweeper -- Running the gauntlet -- The wind and the warning -- God and the eight ball -- Too late for coffee -- Countdown to hypothermia -- The pen and the penniless -- A deadly decision -- Fulfilling destiny -- In search of buttered pancakes -- Plucked from a festive graveyard -- The risk of being human -- The bootlaces of sublimity.".
• catalog title "No greater glory : the four immortal chaplains and the sinking of the Dorchester in World War II / Dan Kurzman.".
• catalog type "Biography. fast".
• catalog type "text".