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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. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-276) and index. |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Spain. Ejército Popular de la República. Abraham Lincoln Battalion.
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Spain. Ejército Popular de la República. Abraham Lincoln Battalion
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Soldiers -- United States -- Correspondence.
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Anti-fascist movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Public opinion.
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Spain -- History -- Civil War, 1936-1939 -- Veterans -- Correspondence.
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 1933-1945.
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Antifascisme -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
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Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- États-Unis.
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Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Opinion publique.
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Espagne -- Histoire -- 1936-1939 (Guerre civile) -- Anciens combattants -- Correspondance.
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États-Unis -- Relations extérieures -- 1933-1945.
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HISTORY -- Military -- World War II.
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Anti-fascist movements
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Diplomatic relations
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Military participation -- African American
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Public opinion
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Soldiers
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Veterans
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Spain https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJqFTrvj6Mhw6JfTGmqJDq
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United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
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World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vBbhpRH9XvjbDFXtxhb |
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Spanish Civil War (Spain : 1936-1939) (OCoLC)fst01352321 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vBbkGfpVFtWm8Hr9xBX |
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1900 - 1999
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| Indexed Term |
Abraham. |
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Brigade. |
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Lincoln. |
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World. |
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Written. |
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anti-fascist. |
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boot. |
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camps. |
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cockpits. |
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experienced. |
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express. |
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foxholes. |
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global. |
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great. |
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idealism. |
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intelligence. |
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issues. |
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letters. |
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lost. |
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never. |
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passion. |
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sight. |
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soldiers. |
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stake. |
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with. |
| Genre/Form |
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 -- American
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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.
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| Added Author |
Nash, Michael.
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Small, Melvin.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Carroll, Peter N. Good Fight Continues : World War II Letters From the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. New York : NYU Press, ©2006 9780814716595 |
| ISBN |
9780814772973 (electronic bk.) |
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0814772978 (electronic bk.) |
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9780814716595 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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0814716598 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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9780814716601 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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0814716601 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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1435600304 |
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9781435600300 |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000050170959 |
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DEBBG BV044162956 |
