Soldier's Pocket Bible
notes: label: Description
content: Religion has an essential role in military history, which is reflected in military material. Steel-covered New Testaments were popular keepsake gifts for soldiers going off to fight in World War II. Advertised in newspapers and magazines as protection from bullets, the small books were designed to be carried in the pocket over one's heart as both symbol and shield.
topic: label: related event
content: World War II
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, General
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content: Military
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content: Religion
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: James F. Owens, Sr.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1996.0217.01
label: accession number
content: 1996.0217
label: catalog number
content: 1996.0217.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: book, bible, pocket
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: manufactured (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 11.7 cm x 7.7 cm x 2.3 cm; 4 5/8 in x 3 1/16 in x 7/8 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 1/2 in x 3 in x 1 in; 11.43 cm x 7.62 cm x 2.54 cm