Faith and hope in a war-torn land
Subtitle: the US Army chaplaincy in the Balkans, 1995-2005
By: Kenneth E. Lawson
Contributors: U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. Combat Studies Institute
Publisher: Combat Studies Institute Press; For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O.
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Fort Leavenworth, KS; Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 196
Subjects: United States. -- Army. -- Chaplain Corps -- History -- 20th century; United States. -- Army. -- Chaplain Corps -- History -- 21st century; Peacekeeping forces -- Bosnia and Hercegovina; Peacekeeping forces -- Serbia -- Kosovo; Bosnia and Hercegovina -- History -- 1992-; Kosovo (Serbia) -- History -- 1980-
Other titles: US Army chaplaincy in the Balkans, 1995-2005; U S Army chaplaincy in the Balkans, 1995-2005
Description: In Faith and Hope in a War-Torn Land: The US Army Chaplaincy in the Balkans, 19952005, Chaplain (Lieutenant Colonel) Ken Lawson has provided the Army with an unusual and much needed perspective on its history. The Combat Studies Institute is proud to add this study from the US Army Chaplain Corps to our Special Studies series of publications. The Chaplain Corps, with justifiable pride, has demonstrated in this study the key role played by the Reserve components (Army National Guard and Army Reserve) in providing religious support to the Army. While this has become routine today, it was certainly not the case in 1995. This is yet another step forward in the integration of the Active and Reserve components in the Army. This study analyzes the planning, command and control, and operations of the Chaplain Corps, but its target audience should be much larger. Commanders and staff officers alike will gain a better appreciation for what it takes to implement an effective ministry program for their units by reading this study. They will also gain insights about the operational role that chaplains can play in the accomplishment of the Armys objectives in a theater of operations.
Notes: Shipping list no.: 2006-0325-P

Includes bibliographical references and index

Also available via Internet from the Combined Arms Research Library web site. Address as of 9/28/06: http://www-cgsc.army.mil/carl/download/csipubs/lawson.pdf; current access is available via PURL