True To My God And Country
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Author | : Françoise S. Ouzan |
Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 293 |
Release | : 2024-02-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0253068290 |
True to My God and Country explores the role of the more than half a million Jewish American men and women who served in the military in the Second World War. Patriotic Americans determined to fight, they served in every branch of the military and every theater of the war. Drawing on letters, diaries, interviews, and memoirs, True to My God and Country offers an intimate account of the soul-searching carried out by young Jewish men and women in uniform. Ouzan highlights, in particular, the selflessness of servicewomen who risked their lives in dangerous assignments. Many GIs encountered antisemitism in the American military even as they fought the evils of Nazi Germany and its allies. True to My God and Country examines how they coped with anti-Jewish hostility and reveals how their interactions with Jewish communities overseas reinforced and bolstered connections to their own American Jewish identities.
Author | : MacKinlay Kantor |
Publisher | : Speaking Volumes |
Total Pages | : 98 |
Release | : 1960 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1628156228 |
MACKINLAY KANTOR Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Andersonville GOD AND MY COUNTRY A Novel By MacKinlay Kantor BASIS FOR THE MOVIE FOLLOW ME, BOYS MacKinlay Kantor, the master of the warm and human story, the writer who can make us believe the good in the worst of us, has woven a compelling, appealing novel about the life of a simple American man who held in his care the destinies of hundreds of boys. Here for the first time a major writer portrays the Scoutmaster in a small town in a role as vital as the greatest of schoolmasters, doctors, priests, or ministers. With rare insight and sympathy, MacKinlay Kantor has created the memorable Lem Siddons, who gave forty years of his wisdom, the fund of his laughter, the knowledgeable touch, the sweetness and love that were his, to generations of Boy Scouts. Not every boy who passed khaki-clothed along his life won the world's respect or the Scoutmaster's pride. There were some misfits, fallers-by-the-wayside . . . sure. But Lem Siddons knew his reward every waking moment of his life and in his dreams as well. His story is one you will remember as that of the closest of your friends: his love for the delicate and freckled Vida that grew with a lifetime, his son Downey who wanted to crowd the years. All the good Kantor writing is here, the lucid and homespun prose that makes tears well in your eyes even as a song rises in your heart. MacKinlay Kantor has set the scene for God and My Country in a small town very much like Webster City, Iowa, where he was born, and has dedicated the book to his Scoutmaster of those days. It is a perfect example of MacKinlay Kantor's special genius for capturing the full flavor of a small American town, and of its people. "There's a Mr. Chips' quality to this deceptively simple story. MacKinlay Kantor has told quietly, in realistic terms, the story of one man whose influence permeate a whole Iowa town and rural area. No drum heating for the American vision here, but true democracy emerges in boys at every social and human level. A microcosm of America that strengthens one's faith."—Virginia Kirkus "God and My Country is a song from the heart of America which I would love to sing."—Burl Ives
Author | : Will Prentiss |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 222 |
Release | : 2019-01-16 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1483495493 |
Will Prentiss grew up in a broken home, struggling for guidance as a teenager, he moved in with his mother who was part of an Christian group. But he was subjected to violent abuse until he fled in fear of his life. Searching for meaning, still seeking his grounding through faith, he eventually found himself at a mosque and decided to become a Muslim. He became a strong advocate of his new community, married a Muslim woman, and faced discrimination after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. But when Muslim friends begin planning to go abroad to carry out jihad, he started working with the FBI. Although he felt compromised and conflicted, he took pride in knowing that he was protecting his community and serving his country-but that did not assuage the guilt he felt in betraying his community. Focused on themes such as morality, justice, and what it means to be an American, this account offers insights into a religion that is deeply misunderstood while sharing the true story of someone weighing the balance between faith and patriotism.
Author | : William J. Federer |
Publisher | : Amerisearch, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 868 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 9781880563052 |
An Invaluable resource highlighting america's noble heritage, profound quotes from founding fathers, presidents, statesmen, scientists, constitutions, court decisions ... for use in speeches, papers, debates, essays ...
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Total Pages | : 790 |
Release | : 1786 |
Genre | : English literature |
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Author | : M. Long |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 2016-04-30 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1137072032 |
This book brings together significant writings on Christianity and patriotism for a post-September 11th world. This is an exceptional collection of writings for students and universities to use as a source for guiding and informing discussion about Christianity and patriotism.
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Total Pages | : 812 |
Release | : 1836 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
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Author | : James Anthony Froude |
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Total Pages | : 828 |
Release | : 1877 |
Genre | : Authors |
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Contains the first printing of Sartor resartus, as well as other works by Thomas Carlyle.
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Total Pages | : 520 |
Release | : 1861 |
Genre | : Christian literature, English |
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Author | : Eustace Comyne |
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Total Pages | : 8 |
Release | : 1682 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
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