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CHAPPIE World War II Diary of a Combat Chaplain by Alton E. Carpenter and
Anne Eiland is the fascinating, first-hand account of a WWII combat chaplain
serving the men of the 20th/1340th Engineer Combat Battalions and the 1171st
Headquarters Group, WWII battalions that participated in front-line action across
the battlefields of North Africa, Sicily and Europe. Unique and insightful, this
WWII journal, CHAPPIE World War II Diary of a Combat Chaplain, allows the
reader to share this journey.
While CHAPPIE World War II Diary of a Combat Chaplain is the journal of one
man, it is also the story of many men, ordinary men who found themselves in
extraordinary situations - sometimes funny, sometimes sad. Chappie is not about
just one great event or one single act of courage. Instead, it chronicles the battles
and countless acts of courage. This combat chaplain's diary shares the successes,
as well as the failures, of these army GIs on the WWII battlefields of North Africa
and Europe.
CHAPPIE World War II Diary of a Combat Chaplain is a rare, eyewitness
account that transports the reader to the battlefields of WWII in a way you
have never read before...
.
The book includes eighty-six restored photographs of World War II history.
Anne Eiland is the fascinating, first-hand account of a WWII combat chaplain
serving the men of the 20th/1340th Engineer Combat Battalions and the 1171st
Headquarters Group, WWII battalions that participated in front-line action across
the battlefields of North Africa, Sicily and Europe. Unique and insightful, this
WWII journal, CHAPPIE World War II Diary of a Combat Chaplain, allows the
reader to share this journey.
While CHAPPIE World War II Diary of a Combat Chaplain is the journal of one
man, it is also the story of many men, ordinary men who found themselves in
extraordinary situations - sometimes funny, sometimes sad. Chappie is not about
just one great event or one single act of courage. Instead, it chronicles the battles
and countless acts of courage. This combat chaplain's diary shares the successes,
as well as the failures, of these army GIs on the WWII battlefields of North Africa
and Europe.
CHAPPIE World War II Diary of a Combat Chaplain is a rare, eyewitness
account that transports the reader to the battlefields of WWII in a way you
have never read before...
.
The book includes eighty-six restored photographs of World War II history.
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| CHAPPIE World War II Diary of a Combat Chaplain "cries out to be read.....for all who have interest in World War II history, to those who like to read diaries, and anyone else who enjoys a good read..." __Richard N. Larsen, "Midwest Reviewer's Bookwatch" |
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| Chappie and the 20th/1340th/1171st engineers participated in most of the major WWII battles in the North African-European Theater ... Chappie's diary takes the reader through them all. FRENCH MOROCCO TUNISIA SICILY D-DAY & NORMANDY LIBERATION OF PARIS NORTHERN FRANCE BELGIUM LUXEMBOURG RHINELAND ARDENNES and the HURTGEN FOREST GERMANY CZECHOSLOVAKIA |
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********************** 20th Enginners in Fort Hood Attack November 2009 Fifteen members of the 20th Engineer Battalion stationed at Fort Hood and preparing to ship out to Afghanistan were casualties of that shooting. We ask that you remember this unit that is now serving their country in Afghanistan. In memory of these casualties OPERATION CHAPPIE was established: OPERATION CHAPPIE is a program for gifting copies of Chappie World War II Diary of a Combat Chaplain to the men and women serving in our military. For each copy of Chappie sold at our books signings or from our web site, a complimentary copy of the book is being donated to someone serving in our military. Each gifted book will have a special "name plate" attached to the inside cover, which includes the name of the person or organization whose purchase made that gift possible. |
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Each year over 1,000 WWII Veterans die, most without ever having shared
their World War II experiences, even with their own family. Their stories are
lost forever. Chaplain Alton E. Carpenter, like most WWII veterans, returned
home, put the war behind him, and moved on with his life, not talking about
what he had experienced during his three years in WWII combat. What makes
this combat chaplain's story unique is that he kept a diary during those years
of WWII combat, a journal that his family did not know existed until shortly
before his death. Chappie's WWII story, Chappie World War II Diary of a
Combat Chaplain, is not a memoir, written some fifty or more years after the
events occurred, but a rare, living document that was written at the time the
events were occuring around him and the Combat Army Engineers with whom
he served.
their World War II experiences, even with their own family. Their stories are
lost forever. Chaplain Alton E. Carpenter, like most WWII veterans, returned
home, put the war behind him, and moved on with his life, not talking about
what he had experienced during his three years in WWII combat. What makes
this combat chaplain's story unique is that he kept a diary during those years
of WWII combat, a journal that his family did not know existed until shortly
before his death. Chappie's WWII story, Chappie World War II Diary of a
Combat Chaplain, is not a memoir, written some fifty or more years after the
events occurred, but a rare, living document that was written at the time the
events were occuring around him and the Combat Army Engineers with whom
he served.
| ...an eye witness account that transports the reader to the batlefields of WWII |