05980nam 22011895 450 991045424150332120210522004248.00-8147-7297-810.18574/9780814772973(CKB)1000000000522493(EBL)865885(OCoLC)784884474(SSID)ssj0000164453(PQKBManifestationID)11164753(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000164453(PQKBWorkID)10124310(PQKB)11138236(DE-B1597)546846(DE-B1597)9780814772973(MiAaPQ)EBC865885(EXLCZ)99100000000052249320200723h20062006 fg 0engurun#---|u||utxtccrThe Good Fight Continues World War II Letters From the Abraham Lincoln Brigade /Peter N. Carroll, Michael Nash, Melvin SmallNew York, NY :New York University Press,[2006]©20061 online resource (305 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8147-1659-8 Front matter --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 EditorsWritten 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 Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). They fought on the losing side. After Pearl Harbor, Lincoln Brigade veterans enthusiastically joined the U.S. Army, welcoming this second chance to fight against fascism. However, the Lincoln recruits soon encountered suspicious military leaders who questioned their patriotism and denied them promotions and overseas assignments, foreshadowing the political persecution of the postwar Red Scare. African American veterans who fought in fully integrated units in Spain, faced second-class treatment in America's Jim Crow army. Nevertheless, the Lincolns served with distinction in every theater of the war and won a disproportionate number of medals for courage, dedication, and sacrifice. The 154 letters in this volume, selected from thousands held in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives at NYU’s Tamiment Library, provide a new and unique perspective on aspects of World War II.Anti-fascist movementsUnited StatesHistory20th centurySoldiersUnited StatesCorrespondenceSpainHistoryCivil War, 1936-1939VeteransCorrespondenceSpain. Eje ́rcito Popular de la Repu ́blica. Abraham Lincoln BattalionUnited States -- Foreign relations -- 1933-1945World War, 1939-1945Participation, African AmericanWorld War, 1939-1945Personal narratives, AmericanWorld War, 1939-1945Public opinionWorld War, 1939-1945United StatesWorld War, 1939-1945Public opinion20th centuryUnited StatesPersonal narratives, AmericanWorld War, 1939-1945Participation, African AmericanUnited StatesCorrespondenceWorld War, 1939-1945HistoryUnited StatesWorld War, 1939-1945Anti-fascist movementsSoldiersElectronic books.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.Anti-fascist movementsUnited StatesSoldiersUnited StatesSpainHistoryCivil War, 1936-1939Correspondence.Spain. Eje ́rcito Popular de la Repu ́blica. Abraham Lincoln Battalion.United States -- Foreign relations -- 1933-1945.World War, 1939-1945Participation, African American.World War, 1939-1945World War, 1939-1945Public opinion.World War, 1939-1945World War, 1939-1945Public opinionWorld War, 1939-1945Participation, African AmericanWorld War, 1939-1945HistoryWorld War, 1939-1945Anti-fascist movementsSoldiers940.540973Carroll Peter N.edthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtNash Michaeledthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtSmall Melvinedthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtAbraham Lincoln Brigade ArchivesDE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910454241503321The Good Fight Continues2486267UNINA