Original U.S. WWII Era “May This Keep You From Harm” New Testament Heart-Shield Breast Pocket Bible Receivers indicating 1943 manufacture by Hans

indicating 1943 manufacture by Hans Römer in Neu-Ulm (Donau)

they faced the British at the Battle of Lundy's Lane

as well as some repairs that we can see around the snaps

Fully lined with leather sweat band

Original U.S. WWII Era “May This Keep You From Harm” New Testament Heart-Shield Breast Pocket Bible Receivers indicating 1943 manufacture by HansOriginal Item: Only One Available. Now this is a lovely example of an item that is growing increasingly difficult to come across, the Heart Shield bible. John Phillips, an American soldier, received a government issue pocket Bible before he shipped off to Europe during World War II. On patrol, trudging through knee deep snow during the Ardennes Offensive and the Battle of the Bulge, Phillips and his squad found themselves in the middle of an ambush.