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Index
Title Page
Copyright
List of Maps
Acknowledgments
Introduction
January—Blitzkrieg in Europe
Intro: Blitzkrieg in Europe
January 1: New Year’s Day
January 2: Into Darkness
January 3: Tears and Sweat
January 4: Men of Valor
January 5: Unit Integrity
January 6: Close-Order Drill
January 7: Surf Conditions
January 8: Cloud Cover
January 9: To Volunteer
January 10: Unexpected Inspiration
January 11: Luck of the Draw
January 12: Leave It Behind
January 13: One More Kick
January 14: Nerve Tonic
January 15: Never Surrender
January 16: A New Spirit
January 17: We Had Winnie
January 18: Prayer on the Beach
January 19: Calm in the Storm
January 20: Instinct
January 21: Trust Your Instruments
January 22: Superstition
January 23: Teamwork
January 24: Thoughts of Death
January 25: The Face of God
January 26: Miraculous Escape
January 27: New Value System
January 28: Children
January 29: A Nation Prays
January 30: Faith of a Child
January 31: The Few
February—Turning the Tide in the Pacific
Intro: Turning the Tide in the Pacific
February 1: The President Speaks
February 2: Public Reaction
February 3: I Joined to See the World
February 4: Readiness
February 5: Attacking the Hinges
February 6: Rumors
February 7: More Rumors
February 8: Tapping on the Hull
February 9: Saved from Drowning
February 10: Will Whiskey Do?
February 11: Encouraging a Mother
February 12: Thanatopsis
February 13: Prisoner of War
February 14: Evangelist
February 15: Fuchida
February 16: Forgiveness
February 17: The Second Day to Remember
February 18: The Miracle before the Battle
February 19: This War Is Over
February 20: Jack Waldron
February 21: Torpedo 8
February 22: Apparent Futility
February 23: Ensign Gay
February 24: Suicide
February 25: Prepare to Abandon Ship
February 26: Wade McClusky
February 27: Another Stroke of Luck
February 28: Spruance
March—Battle of the Atlantic
Intro: Battle of the Atlantic
March 1: Sink the Bismarck
March 2: At Sea on a Corvette
March 3: The Old Sailing Rule
March 4: A Child’s Perspective
March 5: Armed Guard
March 6: Sighted Sub
March 7: Attack of the Minesweepers
March 8: Murmansk Run
March 9: New Life
March 10: Hard Choices
March 11: The Four Chaplains
March 12: Reading the Bible
March 13: Where to Sleep
March 14: Hope to Go On
March 15: Navy Shower
March 16: I Couldn’t Die
March 17: One More Round
March 18: Staring at a Bomb
March 19: Evacuated to America
March 20: Nearer to Thee
March 21: Picking Friends
March 22: Eric’s Knife
March 23: Quarter Inch of Steel
March 24: A Sharp Tongue
March 25: The Gear That Saved His Life
March 26: Prolonged Suffering
March 27: A Jubilant Mood
March 28: Was God There?
March 29: The Arctic Is Neutral
March 30: The Best Solvent
March 31: An Act of Faith
April—War in the Desert
Intro: War in the Desert
April 1: Submitting to the Desert
April 2: To Shave
April 3: Responsibility
April 4: A Strong Bulkhead
April 5: Monty’s Prayer
April 6: The Führer
April 7: God of the Free
April 8: Ike
April 9: An Orgy of Disorder
April 10: Grand Entrance
April 11: Vital Lessons
April 12: An Old Ally
April 13: The Hand of God
April 14: A Prayer
April 15: Father, Forgive Them
April 16: He’s Our Guy
April 17: Innovations
April 18: Unconditional Surrender
April 19: Lost Friends
April 20: Purple Heart Box
April 21: Red Oak
April 22: Rite of Purification
April 23: May I Fulfill My Duty
April 24: Seventeen Minutes
April 25: It Might Have Come Off
April 26: Straightforward Job
April 27: The Desert
April 28: Greatest Cathedrals
April 29: Ernie Pyle
April 30: Down to Bed Rock
May—Advance in the Western Pacific
Intro: Advance in the Western Pacific
May 1: Hearing God
May 2: 106 Miles through the Valley
May 3: The Fighting Chaplain
May 4: Boot Camp
May 5: The Code
May 6: White Linen
May 7: Inbeat
May 8: Hearing the Call
May 9: Chesty
May 10: Chaplain Controversy
May 11: Manila John
May 12: Munro
May 13: Why?
May 14: Looking for a Divine Hand
May 15: Tokyo Rose
May 16: Jungle Fighting
May 17: Savo Island
May 18: The Parson
May 19: Personal Responsibility
May 20: Thanksgiving
May 21: Love Your Enemy
May 22: Nails in a Sure Place
May 23: To Die Is Gain
May 24: Shipboard Communion
May 25: Up to God
May 26: I Looked Up
May 27: Another Kind of Race
May 28: Patsy Li
May 29: Miracle Child
May 30: An Act of Love
May 31: Moral Power
June—The Fight for Sicily and Italy
Intro: The Fight for Sicily and Italy
June 1: The Mosta Dome
June 2: Do What You Can
June 3: Every Private Was a General
June 4: Memorial
June 5: To Stay and Fight
June 6: Frontline Service
June 7: A Greater Fellowship
June 8: Abide with Me
June 9: Family Roots
June 10: For Soldiers and Sailors
June 11: Hanging Upside Down
June 12: How Would They Handle This?
June 13: I’ve Been Blessed
June 14: They Did It without Complaining
June 15: My Mule
June 16: Mother’s Son
June 17: Ignorance Is Bliss
June 18: Hidden Danger
June 19: One of Three Results
June 20: Without Faith
June 21: Why Do Men Do That?
June 22: He Was Not Alone
June 23: Still Small Voice
June 24: Shaken but Grateful
June 25: Three Hymn Books
June 26: We Need to Care
June 27: He Knew No Enemy
June 28: God Bless America
June 29: The Slapping Incident
June 30: Beat VMI
July—The Air War
Intro: The Air War
July 1: We Pay You
July 2: We Won’t Do Much Talking
July 3: A View from a New Angle
July 4: A Fifty-Cent Item
July 5: A Triumphant Conscience
July 6: A Different View of the War
July 7: A Greater Hand Than Mine
July 8: Better Off Angry
July 9: Hogie and Wac
July 10: The Weaver
July 11: Holes in the Fuselage
July 12: Brownie’s Faith
July 13: Commitment
July 14: Every Day Is Monday
July 15: God, Get Us Out of Here
July 16: I Will Pay It Gladly
July 17: Join Ups in the Dark
July 18: Ploesti
July 19: Redemption
July 20: The Wrong Seat
July 21: A Prayer of Thanks
July 22: Repetitive Training
July 23: Sixty-two Missions and an Outcast
July 24: The Greatest Compliment
July 25: The Hunters
July 26: The Men Were Noble
July 27: The Missions Had to Be Flown
July 28: The Real Hero
July 29: We Trusted in Prayer
July 30: What Would I Do?
July 31: To Stay at Home
August—War on the Homefront
Intro: War on the Home Front
August 1: Face to the Coal
August 2: Prayer and Sacrifice
August 3: Stockings
August 4: North Platte Canteen
August 5: Patience with Humanity
August 6: Comforting a Mother
August 7: Family Relationships
August 8: For Those Who Suffer
August 9: I’ll Wait for You Forever
August 10: Miracle of Radio
August 11: Missing in Action
August 12: Physical Separation
August 13: Pocket Prayers
August 14: Pride and Anguish
August 15: Rationing
August 16: Sex Rank
August 17: The Conductor
August 18: The Dream
August 19: The Risen Soldier
August 20: Our Love Is of God
August 21: D-Day Prayer for the Troops
August 22: D-Day Prayer for the Nation
August 23: This Is Your Daddy
August 24: It’s Too Hard
August 25: Dear John
August 26: Candlelight Service
August 27: Letter to MacArthur
August 28: If You’ll Sort the Socks
August 29: An Unexpected Benefit
August 30: No Self-Righteousness
August 31: Pass the Ammunition
September—The Central Pacific Campaign
Intro: The Central Pacific Campaign
September 1: War of Attrition
September 2: The Spiritual Campaign
September 3: Our Faith Is Complete
September 4: How to Pray
September 5: Thirty-Second Prayers
September 6: Time to Think
September 7: No Atheists
September 8: The Voice of a Man Who Believed
September 9: God’s Timing
September 10: Droplets on a Parched Heart
September 11: I Do
September 12: Corpsman
September 13: Children of God
September 14: A Drumstick or a Wing?
September 15: Knee Work
September 16: I’ll Prove He’s a Bum
September 17: The Definition of Courage
September 18: When the Roll Is Called
September 19: Mascot
September 20: Overwhelming Odds
September 21: Powder in the Scuttle
September 22: Reaching Back
September 23: The Proud and the Humble
September 24: The Seagull
September 25: Mama Planted the Seeds
September 26: Payback
September 27: Seventy-eight Degrees
September 28: Turn On the Lights
September 29: Yamamato
September 30: Do We Believe in Prayer?
October—The Invasion of France
Intro: The Invasion of France
October 1: The Change Was Electric
October 2: The Great Crusade
October 3: Creating a Bond
October 4: Shipboard Service
October 5: The Soldier’s Load
October 6: Soldiers of Our Savior
October 7: Moment of Reckoning
October 8: Lips Moving Wordlessly
October 9: Trees
October 10: Broken
October 11: Forward Observer
October 12: I Didn’t Feel Too Good
October 13: Follow Me
October 14: Fieldstripping an M-1
October 15: First through the Wire
October 16: To Train for the Kingdom
October 17: I Was Talking to Him
October 18: Hero of Omaha
October 19: Take the Skillet off the Stove
October 20: He Speaks French
October 21: The Nun
October 22: The Little Pocket Bible
October 23: No Distant Unknown
October 24: It Might as Well Be in a Church
October 25: Fate
October 26: All Right, God
October 27: D-Day Message
October 28: Christian Soldiers
October 29: Weather for Overlord
October 30: In Case of Failure
October 31: D-Day Remembered
November—Victory in Europe
Intro: Victory in Europe
November 1: Bonhoeffer
November 2: Bonhoeffer on Freedom
November 3: Action and Freedom
November 4: Suffering and Freedom
November 5: Death and Freedom
November 6: The Church Must Confess
November 7: Don’t Disgrace Your Name
November 8: I Precede You
November 9: Pray for Ourselves
November 10: Prayer for Clear Weather
November 11: A Hymn Book in One Hand
November 12: Guardian Angel
November 13: Malice toward None
November 14: The Only Clean Thing
November 15: Your Cross
November 16: Chaplain’s Letter
November 17: Nativity Scene
November 18: Prayer in a Burning Tank
November 19: Christ, The Risen Soldier
November 20: They Gave All They Had
November 21: Miracle of the Rock
November 22: He Never Spared Himself
November 23: Call on the Lord
November 24: It Was Done by Men
November 25: A German Soldier’s Prayer
November 26: Prisoner of the Lord
November 27: God Is All You’ve Got
November 28: I Go and Prepare a Place
November 29: Nazi Gold
November 30: Our Strength and Shield
December—Victory in the Pacific
Intro: Victory in the Pacific
December 1: God Be Merciful
December 2: Fourth Inaugural Address
December 3: Fourth Honeymoon
December 4: A Soul-Stirring Sight
December 5: An Unseen Enemy
December 6: Emergency Landing
December 7: Nurses
December 8: Divine Wind
December 9: God Is My Co-Pilot
December 10: Faith Will Help
December 11: We the Living
December 12: To Live Together
December 13: A Sorry Swap
December 14: Common Denominator
December 15: Ace of Aces
December 16: Safety in God’s Will
December 17: The Planets Had Fallen
December 18: Potsdam
December 19: Consumed by Your Anger
December 20: Fearful Loneliness
December 21: Divine Providence
December 22: Silent Night
December 23: Looking for the Star
December 24: Christmas on a Corvette
December 25: Merry Christmas
December 26: If Only in My Dreams
December 27: Thank God We Lost the War
December 28: It Must Be of the Spirit
December 29: What We Fought For
December 30: Surrender
December 31: Going Home
Bibliography
Notes
About the Author
Topical Index
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