Through the Hitler Line

Memoirs of an Infantry Chaplain

Inbunden, Engelska, 2003

Av Laurence F. Wilmot, M.C. Wilmot, Laurence F.

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Laurence Wilmot's Second World War memoir is a rare thing: a first-hand account of front-line battle by an army officer who is a resolute non-combatant. 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 the 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.

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Utgivningsdatum2003-06-30
Mått152 x 226 x 11 mm
Vikt450 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieLife Writing
Antal sidor248
FörlagWilfrid Laurier University Press
ISBN9780889204263
UtmärkelserShort-listed for ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year in Autobiography/Memoir 2003 (United States)

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Laurence F. Wilmot, M.C. , was Warden Emeritus of St. Johnâs College, Winnipeg, Manitoba. During a pre-engineering year at university, he decided to train for the ministry. He served as a chaplain in the Canadian army from 1942-45, and was in Italy during the 1944-45 campaign. He was awarded the Military Cross in August 1944 and has received honorary Doctor of Divinity degrees from Trinity College, Toronto, and St. Johnâs College, Winnipeg. Laurence Wilmot passed away in December 2003 at the age of 96.

Table of Contents for Through the Hitler Line: Memoirs of an Infantry Chaplain by Lawrence F. Wilmot, MC List of Photographs List of Maps Foreword Acknowledgemnets Introduction Chapter 1. Treading Cautiously into the Unknown Chapter 2. Ministry on the Arielli Front Chapter 3. Taking Up God's Armour Chapter 4. Breaking the Hitler Line Chapter 5. A Tourist in Wartime Chapter 6. Preparing for the Attack Chapter 7. Tragedy at Foglia River Chapter 8. Fierce Fighting and Close Call Chapter 9. A Time of Stress and a Moment of Rest Chapter 10. Roman Holiday, Russi Road Chapter 11. Prayers for the Fallen Chapter 12. Liberating Holland Chapter 13. The Guns Fall Silent Glossary

"This book will become a classic on conflict from the perspective of a chaplain....Padre Wilmot's story provides...personalities that bring this story to life, where other histories provide only dry statistics and commentary....For padres and other support professionals, this book is thought provoking, as the essence of the challenges and coping strategies remain the same sixty years later. If nothing else, this book should serve as a catalyst to discussions on the roles of these professionals and the relationships with the chain of command at all levels." -- Captain R.D. Tesselaar -- Canadian Army Journal, Volume 8.3, 200606