Air warfare; Bombardment; Politicians; Longshoremen; Longshoremen's unions; Flags; War casualties; Nobel prizes;
Bill writes to Marjorie telling her that his plans to leave Spain have changed since losing his passport in an air raid. The train carrying documents and books was hit by a bomb so the soldiers must submit new applications to Washington. He...
Cigarettes; Military maneuvers; Military mobilizations; Military camps; Photographs;
Bill describes his joy at receiving one of Marjorie's letters, aside from getting cigarettes. He wants to meet her when he gets home and will picket her house if she doesn't send him a photograph soon. He says that he is waiting to take a shower...
Convalescent hospitals; Military hospitals; Military tactics;
Postcard caption reads: Un aspecto del Parque. Jim writes to his mother while healing from a leg injury. He tells her he is improving slower than he expected. He has been in the hospital for 22 days. He says that all of his best friends survived...
Sheean tells Jim's mother that she heard news of him last night. He has been transfered near Mora de Ebro, a quiet area with the American battalion; there is not much fighting.
Convalescent hospitals; War correspondents; Military hospitals; Military medicine; Wounds & injuries;
Sheean writes to Jim's mother that he has been wounded during the Ebro Offensive. He was hit by shrapnel in his thigh and lower back. Sheean assures Mrs. Lardner that Jim's hospital stay is keeping him away from the front lines where the fighting...
Newspaper story about Jim Lardner's being wounded in action during the Ebro Offensive, July 21, 1938. Broun wonders what Ring Lardner, Sr., would have thought about his son fighting for the Loyalists.
Jim writes to his mother about his time away from the front, in Barcelona. He was able to enjoy all the indulgences city life has to offer: a bath, a clean bed, good food. He assures her that it will be a long time before he sees any action. He...
War casualties; Missing in action; Wounds & injuries; Military hospitals;
Murra tells Ellis Lardner about Jim's joining the brigade and how he was welcomed by the soldiers after proving he belonged. He writes about he and Jim being wounded during the Ebro Offensive and seeing Jim in early September. He tells Mrs....
Newspapers; Wounds & injuries; Military hospitals; Bombardment; Bombers; Air warfare; Convalescent hospitals;
James recounts his being wounded during the Ebro Offensive. He describes his wounds and the bombardment. He is currently in a hospital with nothing to read. He intends to write a newspaper piece about his ordeal and have Walter Kerr of the Herald...
