God on our side

the long version

"By the end of the First World War, there were 3,745 padres (nearly half of the Anglican) serving with the British forces in various theatres of the war... The six first hand accounts in this book (all but one recently come to light) provide the first close-up view of the activities of the regimental padre, sometimes in the thick of the fighting, and do much to dispel the prevailing image of effete camp followers, out of touch with reality." -- from dust jacket.