Saints at War: Experiences of Latter-Day Saints in World War II [Hardcover]

Robert C. Freeman (Editor), Dennis A. Wright (Editor)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 440 pages
• Publisher: Covenant Communications Inc; First edition (November 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1577349474
• ISBN-13: 978-1577349471
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,316,053 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Faith and War, February 20, 2012

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This review is from: Saints at War: Experiences of Latter-Day Saints in World War II (Hardcover)

Saints at war talks of how faith and beliefs help people in the terrible times they went through. Some are brief and knowing of the horrors they had to go through I can understand their focus on faith filled times. I also have read the book "German Saints at war" and a good book called "Three against Hitler" That talk more about the German saints in this time. I appreciate how their faith helped them.

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2.0 out of 5 stars LDS 'History'; ho hum...., October 6, 2011

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Anders Tronsen (Carnation, Washington United States) - See all my reviews
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As usual, the LDS point of view regarding their history is Whitewashed... I skimmed this book, didn't take time to read it 100%. I didn't see anything regarding Helmuth Hübener, a German LDS youth who opposed Hitler & Facism... AND GOT EXCOMMUNICATED FOR THE 'BOTHER'!... LDS leaders even had the balls to 'reverse' (after death!!) his excommunication, saying it was 'A MISTAKE'!

A couple of comments:

this book is Decidedly from the 'Faithful' american Point of View; the deaths of German LDS is mentioned... sort of 'in passing'. BUT: the main focus is Heavily on the 'heroic' U.S. soldiers, their homes, their families, their assignments & awards, Plus their lives after the war. TSM's navy service, and a couple of other GAs are also mentioned there.

Also, striking to me was the DIFFERENCE between the rather pointed, clear & direct anti-war statements, including by David McKay, who was counselor in FP. Compare to the ambiguous (IF ANY) statements regarding later wars: Korean conflict, Viet Nam, Kuwait, Iraq/Afganistan, etc. the difference(s) GRABS YA!

Memo to church leaders: war is HELL, whether it's one you like or not! People (GASP) Get KILLED & INJURED, disfigured, permanently disabled, etc etc etc, taken away from families, lives disrupted, etc etc etc. Witness the Thousands of soldiers suffering from PTSD now!

Such is life in Morland, orchestrated by LDS, Inc. It's TYPICAL stuff people get from the LDS church: Leaders make it up as they go along, with little if any continuity, principle, or unambiguous message for individuals.

This book is interesting, even thought the focus is a bit narrow; it's mostly a series of sketches regarding individuals & their war-related experiences; I have no information-basis to either verify or refute the accuracy of those stories.