BITTLE (Celestine N., O.M.Cap., M.A.)
Soldiering for Cross & Flag: Impressions of a War Chaplain.
1st Ed., [v]+331pp., portrait frontis., 7 photos., diagram. VG in dw. Milwaukee: The Bruce Pubg. Co.
1929
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Father Celestine Bittle's account of his service as a US Army Chaplain, from enlistment to discharge, 1917-1919, as the publisher described it: "A soldier-priest's thrilling experiences during the World War - the biography of a Capuchin Father who was transported from a quiet cloister to the turmoil of the war - a vivid & dramatic picture of the War as a chaplain saw it." Orig. red cloth, gilt to front & sp., near fine in sl. chipped but rare & attractive dw. See illustrations on our website.
£145
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