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With Our Fighting Men / The story of their faith, courage, endurance in the Great War

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The book surveys religious life and pastoral work among troops during the Great War, describing the organisation and activities of chaplains and voluntary societies such as the YMCA and the Salvation Army; the establishment of soldiers' homes, services and pastoral visits in camps, trenches, hospitals, and aboard ships; episodes of comfort, conversion, and Christian courage under fire; medical and rescue work and holiday observances; first-hand notes from chaplains and administrators; and reflections on spiritual care as soldiers return home.