Captains of the Soul: A History of Australian Army Chaplains

by Michael Gladwin

Known affectionately as 'Padres', chaplains have been integral to the Australian Army for a century. From the legendary William 'Fighting Mac' McKenzie, whose friendships with diggers in the trenches of Gallipoli and France made him a national figure in 1918, to Harold Wardale-Greenwood, who died caring for the sick while a POW on the brutal Sandakan 'death march' in July 1945, this book assesses the contribution of Australian Army chaplains in conflicts...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1922132527
• ISBN13: 9781922132529
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Big Sky Publishing
• Length: 412 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"