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.
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.
Through the Hitler Line: Memoirs of an Infantry Chaplain
248Through the Hitler Line: Memoirs of an Infantry Chaplain
248Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780889204485 |
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Publisher: | Wilfrid Laurier University Press |
Publication date: | 10/17/2003 |
Series: | Life Writing , #17 |
Pages: | 248 |
Product dimensions: | 5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.50(d) |