LEADER 05500nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910956379703321 005 20250903190527.0 010 $a0-8232-4783-X 035 $a(CKB)2670000000233603 035 $a(EBL)3239663 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000676286 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11420673 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000676286 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10689196 035 $a(PQKB)11228839 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3239663 035 $a(OCoLC)811403282 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse15008 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3239663 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10586721 035 $a(OCoLC)923763837 035 $a(BIP)8003593 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000233603 100 $a20021015d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFighting fascism in Europe $ethe World War II letters of an American veteran of the Spanish Civil War /$fLawrence Cane ; edited by David E. Cane, Judy Barrett Litoff, and David C. Smith 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew York $cFordham University Press$d2003 215 $a1 online resource (324 p.) 225 0$aWorld War II--the global, human, and ethical dimension,$x1541-0293 ;$v1 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a0-8232-2251-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""Fighting Fascism in Europe""; ""CONTENTS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""INTRODUCTION: LAWRENCE CANEa???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 28a???November 8, 1942""; ""2 Officer Candidate School and Military Intelligence Training: Fort Belvoir, Virginia and Camp Ritchie, Maryland November 9, 1942a???July 31, 1943""; ""3 Preparing for the D-Day Invasion: England January 25a???June 5, 1944"" 327 $a""4 The D-Day Invasion and Beyond: Fighting in France and Belgium June 6a???September 14, 1944""""5 The Siegfried Line and the Battle of the Bulge: Fighting in Germany and Belgium September 15, 1944a???January 26, 1945""; ""6 The End of the Third Reich: Belgium, Germany, and France January 27a???May 8, 1945""; ""7 Waiting to Come Home May 9a???October 29, 1945""; ""APPENDIX A History of The Ticker""; ""APPENDIX B Lawrence Canea???s Request for Reassignment to Combat or Airborne Engineer Battalion""; ""APPENDIX C Diary of Lt. George A. Worth""; ""APPENDIX D Lawrence Canea???s Silver Star Citation"" 327 $a""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"" 330 $aOn his first day in basic training in 1942, Lawrence Cane wrote his wife Grace from Fort Dix, New Jersey. "I'm in the army now'really!" he wrote, complaining, "I don't have enough time to write a decent letter." Three years later, Capt. Lawrence Cane went home from World War II. He'd landed at Utah Beach on D-Day, helped liberate France and Belgium, and survived the Battle of the Bulge. He won a Silver Star for bravery. And he still managed to write 300 letters home to Grace. This book is a different kind of war story--both an powerful chronicle of life in battle and a unique portrait of courage fueled by a life-long passion for political justice. Cane's fight for freedom began well before D-Day. In 1937, joined the Abraham Lincoln Battalion and got wounded fighting for democracy in Spain. In 1942, at age 30, he enlisted in the new war against fascism, and as an officer with the 238th Combat Engineer Battalion, went ashore in Normandy to clear mines, destroy fortifications, and open roads from Normandy to the Siegfried Line. Of the 400 Spanish Civil War veterans in World War II, Cane was the only one to go ashore on D-Day. After the war, Lawrence Cane fought for civil rights and peace until his death in 1976. Discovered in 1995 by Cane's son David, his letters are not only classic accounts of war and unforgettable expressions of love for family. They are the fiercely patriotic words of a left-wing, working-class New York Jew (and one-time Communist Party member) who knew exactly why we fought---to create a better world by destroying all forms of fascism, one battle at a time. With a fascinating introduction by David Cane, detailed notes, and much additional material, these letters add a new dimension to the meaning of American patriotism and an invaluable chapter to the history of "the greatest generation." 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$vPersonal narratives, American 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCampaigns$zWestern Front 607 $aSpain$xHistory$yCivil War, 1936-1939$xVeterans$zUnited States$vCorrespondence 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCampaigns 676 $a940.54/21/092 676 $aB 700 $aCane$b Lawrence$f1912-1976.$01845559 701 $aCane$b David E.$f1944-$091719 701 $aLitoff$b Judy Barrett$01598474 701 $aSmith$b David C$g(David Clayton),$f1929-2009.$01845560 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910956379703321 996 $aFighting fascism in Europe$94429374 997 $aUNINA