Muddling through : the organisation of British army chaplaincy in World War One / Peter Howson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Howson, Peter, author.

Series:

Helion studies in military history ; Number 25.

Helion studies in military history ; Number 25

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Army.

Great Britain.

Military chaplains--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Military chaplains.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (554 p.)

Place of Publication:

Solihull : Helion & Company Limited, 2013.

Summary:

As with many other aspects of the British army the outbreak of World War One started a process of change that was to result in a radically different provision of chaplaincy care once the war was over. Nothing was ever simple with army chaplaincy. The war saw an increase in the number of churches becoming involved with the army. The structure had already been under pressure in the first decade of the century with the Catholic Church insisting on new rules for its chaplains. The creation of the Territorial Force added a new dimension after 1907, bringing new players into the mix including the Je

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of illustrations; List of tables; Note on Sources and Acknowledgements; Glossary and Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1: Army Chaplaincy in 1914; Chapter 2: The Transition to War; Chapter 3: The Reality of Combat; Chapter 4: Expansion and Change in France; Chapter 5: The Churches Talk Together; Chapter 6: Telling Chaplains what to do; Chapter 7: Everyone and Everywhere; Chapter 8: Casualties of War; Chapter 9: When the War was Over; Conclusion; Appendices; Appendix I: Chaplains serving the British Army in July 1914

Appendix II: Mobilization table for Territorial Force ChaplainsAppendix III: Details of the Chaplains Mobilized at the Start of the War in August 1914; Appendix IV: Establishment table for Chaplains with the New Armies, Territorial Force Divisions, and Expeditionary Force, authorised by the War Office in May 1915; Appendix V: Chaplains who became Prisoners of War; Bibliography; eBooks Published by Helion & Company

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781909982482

1909982482