The back parts of war
Subtitle: the YMCA memoirs and letters of Barclay Baron, 1915 to 1919
By: edited by Michael Snape.
Contributors: Snape, M. F. 1968-; Church of England. Record Society.
Series: Church of England Record Society -- vol. 16; Church of England Record Society (Series) -- v. 16.
Publisher: Boydell Press/Church of England Record Society
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Woodbridge, UK; Rochester, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9781843835196
Subjects: Baron, Barclay -- Correspondence; Young Men's Christian Association (England) -- History -- 20th century; World War, 1914-1918 -- War work -- Young Men's Christian associations; World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, British
Genres: Correspondence; Personal narratives, British
Description: The record of the British churches in the First World War is still mired in caricature and controversy. This volume represents an account of the work of the Young Men's Christian Association with the British Army in France, Belgium, and occupied Germany from 1915-1919. The story that Baron Barclay tells through his memoirs and letters is as salutary as it is unfamiliar; far from being ineffectual onlookers, through the YMCA in particular the churches provided a ubiquitous, unstinting and even heroic service to the British soldier in the months and years of the First World War.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.