Fighting Fascism in Europe : The World War II Letters of an American Veteran of the Spanish Civil War / Lawrence Cane.
Cane, Lawrence, author.; Cane, David, contributor.; Litoff, Judy Barrett, contributor.; Smith, David C., contributor.
2022
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Title Fighting Fascism in Europe : The World War II Letters of an American Veteran of the Spanish Civil War / Lawrence Cane.
Author Cane, Lawrence, author.
ISBN 9780823291533
DOI https://doi.org/10.1515/9780823291533
Published New York, NY : Fordham University Press, [2022]
Copyright ©2003
Language English
Language Note In English.
Description 1 online resource (268 p.)
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1515/9780823291533 doi
Summary On 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."
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Added Author Cane, David, contributor.
Litoff, Judy Barrett, contributor.
Smith, David C., contributor.
Series World War II: The Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension
In Fordham University Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2014
Fordham University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
Available in Other Form print 9780823222513
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Frontmatter
CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION: LAWRENCE CANE'S FIGHT AGAINST FASCISM
REMEMBERING LAWRENCE 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
Appendixes
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
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