Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource (305 pages)
ISBN:
9780814772973
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0814772978
Inhalt:
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
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-276) and index
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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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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780814716595
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0814716598
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ISBN 9780814716601
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Carroll, Peter N Good Fight Continues : World War II Letters From the Abraham Lincoln Brigade New York : NYU Press, ©2006 ISBN 9780814716595
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
letters (correspondence)
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personal correspondence.
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Personal narratives
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History
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Personal narratives
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Personal correspondence
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Personal narratives.
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Personal correspondence.
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Récits personnels.
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Correspondance privée.
URL:
NYU Press Open Square
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