Download or read book G.I. Messiahs written by Jonathan H. Ebel and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction -- Incarnating American civil religion -- Symbols known, soldiers unknown -- In honored glory, known but to God -- Saint Francis the Fallen -- The Vietnam War as a christological crisis -- Safety, soldier, scapegoat, savior -- Conclusion : of flesh, words, and wars