The good fight continues : World War II letters from the Abraham Lincoln Brigade.

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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Carroll, Peter N.
Otros Autores: Nash, Michael, Small, Melvin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 2006.
Temas:
Spain. > Ejército Popular de la República. > Abraham Lincoln Battalion.
Spain. > Ejército Popular de la República. > Abraham Lincoln Battalion
1900 - 1999
Soldiers > United States > Correspondence.
Anti-fascist movements > United States > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, African American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > United States.
World War, 1939-1945 > Public opinion.
Antifascisme > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > États-Unis.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Opinion publique.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
Anti-fascist movements
Diplomatic relations
Military participation > African American
Public opinion
Soldiers
Veterans
Spain > History > Civil War, 1936-1939 > Veterans > Correspondence.
United States > Foreign relations > 1933-1945.
Espagne > Histoire > 1936-1939 (Guerre civile) > Anciens combattants > Correspondance.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > 1933-1945.
Spain
United States
Abraham.
Brigade.
Lincoln.
World.
Written.
anti-fascist.
boot.
camps.
cockpits.
experienced.
express.
foxholes.
global.
great.
idealism.
intelligence.
issues.
letters.
lost.
never.
passion.
sight.
soldiers.
stake.
with.
letters (correspondence)
personal correspondence.
Personal narratives
History
Personal narratives > American
Personal correspondence
Personal narratives.
Personal correspondence.
Récits personnels.
Correspondance privée.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (305 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-276) and index.
ISBN:9780814772973
0814772978

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