A Seeker After Truths: The Life and Times of G. A. Studdert Kennedy ('Woodbine Willie') 1883-1929 General History by Pat Barker

by Pat Barker

but were these enough to save others and herself

and their own lack of experience leading a massive war effort

enigmatic artist

along with a large number of illustrations and period photographs rarely seen

A Seeker After Truths: The Life and Times of G. A. Studdert Kennedy ('Woodbine Willie') 1883-1929 General History by Pat BarkerDescription by Linda Parker Hardback Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy became one of the most famous army chaplains of the First World War, earning the nickname Woodbine Willie because of his habit of giving out both cigarettes and bibles to the men at the front. During the war he also earned the reputation of an unconventional preacher, who kept men spellbound with his passionate oratory. He believed that the place of the army chaplain in battle was near the