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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462352503321

Autore

Cane Lawrence <1912-1976.>

Titolo

Fighting fascism in Europe [[electronic resource] ] : the World War II letters of an American veteran of the Spanish Civil War / / Lawrence Cane ; edited by David E. Cane, Judy Barrett Litoff, and David C. Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Fordham University Press, 2003

ISBN

0-8232-4783-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (324 p.)

Collana

World War II--the global, human, and ethical dimension, , 1541-0293 ; ; 1

Altri autori (Persone)

CaneDavid E. <1944->

LitoffJudy Barrett

SmithDavid C <1929-> (David Clayton)

Disciplina

940.54/21/092

B

Soggetti

World War, 1939-1945

World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Western Front

Electronic books.

Spain History Civil War, 1936-1939 Veterans United States Correspondence

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Fighting Fascism in Europe""; ""CONTENTS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""INTRODUCTION: LAWRENCE CANE�S FIGHT AGAINST FASCISM Judy Barrett Litoff and David C. Smith""; ""REMEMBERING LAWRENCE CANE David Cane""; ""NOTE ON EDITORIAL PRACTICES""; ""1 Basic Training: Geiger Field, Spokane, Washington August 28�November 8, 1942""; ""2 Officer Candidate School and Military Intelligence Training: Fort Belvoir, Virginia and Camp Ritchie, Maryland November 9, 1942�July 31, 1943""; ""3 Preparing for the D-Day Invasion: England January 25�June 5, 1944""

""4 The D-Day Invasion and Beyond: Fighting in France and Belgium June 6�September 14, 1944""""5 The Siegfried Line and the Battle of the Bulge: Fighting in Germany and Belgium September 15, 1944�January 26, 1945""; ""6 The End of the Third Reich: Belgium, Germany, and France January 27�May 8, 1945""; ""7 Waiting to Come Home May



9�October 29, 1945""; ""APPENDIX A History of The Ticker""; ""APPENDIX B Lawrence Cane�s Request for Reassignment to Combat or Airborne Engineer Battalion""; ""APPENDIX C Diary of Lt. George A. Worth""; ""APPENDIX D Lawrence Cane�s Silver Star Citation""

""APPENDIX E Silver Star Affidavit""""APPENDIX F History of the 238th Engineer Combat Battalion""; ""APPENDIX G Selected After/After Action Reports""; ""APPENDIX H 1972 WBAI Radio Interview with Lawrence Cane""; ""FOR FURTHER READING""; ""INDEX""