04447nam 2200781 a 450 991081203070332120250322110036.09780814772973081477297810.18574/9780814772973(CKB)1000000000522493(EBL)865885(OCoLC)784884474(SSID)ssj0000164453(PQKBManifestationID)11164753(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000164453(PQKBWorkID)10124310(PQKB)11138236(DE-B1597)546846(DE-B1597)9780814772973(MiAaPQ)EBC865885(ODN)ODN0002631097(EXLCZ)99100000000052249320060414d2006 uy 0engurun#---|u||utxtccrThe good fight continues World War II letters from the Abraham Lincoln Brigade /edited by Peter N. Carroll, Michael Nash, and Melvin Small1st ed.New York New York University Pressc2006New York, NY : New York University Press, [2006]20061 online resource (305 p.)Letters selected from the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives collection at New York University's Tamiment Library.0-8147-1659-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-276) and index.Before Pearl Harbor -- At war with the army -- Problems in red and black -- In the combat theaters -- Premature antifascists and the postwar world.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 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.World War 2 letters from the Abraham Lincoln BrigadeWorld War Two letters from the Abraham Lincoln BrigadeAnti-fascist movementsUnited StatesHistory20th centurySoldiersUnited StatesCorrespondenceWorld War, 1939-1945Personal narratives, AmericanWorld War, 1939-1945Participation, African AmericanWorld War, 1939-1945Public opinionWorld War, 1939-1945United StatesSpainHistoryCivil War, 1936-1939VeteransCorrespondenceUnited StatesForeign relations1933-1945Anti-fascist movementsHistorySoldiersWorld War, 1939-1945World War, 1939-1945Participation, African American.World War, 1939-1945Public opinion.World War, 1939-1945940.54/8173Carroll Peter N173166Nash Michael1946-1757285Small Melvin504061Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910812030703321The good fight continues4195089UNINA