Nearer My God to Thee: Airborne Chaplains in the Second World War

by Linda Parker

Nearer My God to Thee examines the full story of the army chaplains who accompanied the airborne forces to all theatres of war between 1942-1945. The chaplains landed with their troops, by parachute and on gliders, mainly behind enemy lines, and shared the dangers and challenges of operations from North Africa, through Sicily, Italy, D-Day and Arnhem to the crossing of the Rhine. In the front line of allied action, the chaplains ministered to their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1912866129
• ISBN13: 9781912866120
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Helion & Company
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"