Fighting Fascism in Europe: The World War II Letters of an American Veteran of the Spanish Civil War

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CONTENTS Acknowledgments ix Introduction: Lawrence Cane’s Fight Against Fascism xi Judy Barrett Litoff and David C. Smith Remembering Lawrence Cane xxxix David Cane Note on Editorial Practices lv 1. Basic Training: 1 Geiger Field, Spokane, Washington August 28–November 8, 1942 2. Officer Candidate School and Military Intelligence Training: 31 Fort Belvoir, Virginia and Camp Ritchie, Maryland November 9, 1942–July 31, 1943 3. Preparing for the D-Day Invasion: 60 England January 25–June 5, 1944 4. The D-Day Invasion and Beyond: 83 Fighting in France and Belgium June 6–September 14, 1944 5. The Siegfried Line and the Battle of the Bulge: 129 Fighting in Germany and Belgium September 15, 1944–January 26, 1945 6. The End of the Third Reich: 165 Belgium, Germany, and France January 27–May 8, 1945 7. Waiting to Come Home 194 May 9–October 29, 1945 viii CONTENTS Appendixes A. History of The Ticker 219 B. Lawrence Cane’s Request for Reassignment to Combat or Airborne Engineer Battalion 221 C. Diary of Lt. George A. Worth 223 D. Lawrence Cane’s Silver Star Citation 232 E. Silver Star Affidavit 234 F. History of the 238th Engineer Combat Battalion 235 G. Selected After/After Action Reports 240 H. 1972 WBAI Radio Interview with Lawrence Cane 248 For Further Reading 261 Index 263 ...