Keywords:
Spain
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World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives, American
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World War, 1939-1945 Participation, African American
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Anti-fascist movements History 20th century
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Soldiers Correspondence
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World War, 1939-1945
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World War, 1939-1945 Public opinion
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Spain - History - Civil War, 1936-1939 - Veterans
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Spain - History - Civil War, 1936-1939 - Veterans
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Electronic books
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United States Foreign relations 1933-1945
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Spain Correspondence History Civil War, 1936-1939
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Veterans
Description / Table of Contents:
Written with passion and intelligence, the letters of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in World War II express the raw idealism of anti-fascist soldiers who experienced the war in boot camps, cockpits, and foxholes, but never lost sight of the great global issues at stake. When the United States entered World War II on December 7, 1941, only one group of American soldiers had already confronted the fascist enemy on the battlefield: the U.S. veterans of the Lincoln Brigade, a volunteer army of about 2,800 men and women who had enlisted to defend the Spanish Republic from military rebels during the S
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xiii, 290 p)
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ill
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24 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9780814716595
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9780814716601
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0814716601
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0814716598
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=865885
DDC:
940.54/8173
Language:
English
Note:
Letters selected from the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives collection at New York University's Tamiment Library
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-276) and index
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Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 : Before Pearl Harbor; Chapter 2 : At War with the Army; Chapter 3 : Problems in Red and Black; Chapter 4 : In the Combat Theaters; Chapter 5 : Premature Antifascists and the Postwar World; Appendix : Biographical Index of Letter Writers; Bibliography; Index; About the Editors
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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