A plea to the soldiers of Franco. A description of how the Loyalists treat enemy soldiers and prisoners of war with care. They prisoners are given the choice to join the Republican ranks; if they choose not to, they are sent to a city to work and...
Correspondence; Air warfare; Bombardment; Bombers; Antiaircraft guns; Embargoes; Fascists; Communists;
Bill Bailey's first letter to Marjorie. He introduces, and describes, himself. He discusses the battles he has fought in and the importance of lifting the US embargo against Spain. He describes the destruction of a village by Franco's planes....
Correspondence; Military life; Military tactics; Air warfare; Fascists;
Harry discusses the latest confrontation with Franco's forces. He writes that even with Franco's superior machinery and planes, the International Brigades have a higher ratio of success. He describes his three days of fighting without food,...
Aerial view of the company's Hunts Point plant at Barry St. & Oak Point Ave. Shown at the dock is a company vessel discharging an 11,000 ton cargo of gypsum rock shipped from its quarries in Nova Scotia. The company specializes in fireproof and...
Correspondence; Military hospitals; Convalescent hospitals; War; Military mobilizations; Military training; Bombardment; Air warfare; Social classes; Farming;
Bill tells Marjorie that the IB has regained some of the land they lost in the retreats from the previous spring. In the action, Bill was hit by shrapnel and was evacuated to a hospital, where he is currently recovering. Bill gives Marjorie the...
Jim discusses reading material with his brother. Gives Ring an update on the current politics of Spain. Discusses the Communists and the Radical Socialists, who are anti-fascist but seem not to be pro-Popular Front. He discusses the government of...
Franco's agent in the United States' responds to Mrs. Lardner's letter that presumably asks for help in locating Jim. De Cardenas promises he will do his best to help Mrs. Lardner.
Correspondence; Fascism; Political activity; Political issues; Activists;
Herman apologizes for not writing sooner. Discusses his chances of coming home but believes he is still needed in the fight against Franco. He admits that being away has made him think about his family more than ever. Tells his father he should...
Military life; Military maneuvers; Military training; Censorship; Fascists;
Jim describes his daily routine and training to his mother. Mentions that he has seen Jimmy Sheean, Joe North, and Leigh White and they have brought him two letters, one of which is from Mrs. Lardner. He asks his mother to stop asking him to come...
Sent to Miriam Sigel by Harry Malofsky. This is a plea from the Loyalists to those Spaniards who have decided to fight with Franco. It asks why they have made themselves cannon fodder to the fascists who put them in trenches and separate them from...
Military training; Correspondence; Military officers; Military medicine; Typhoid fever; Vaccinations;
harry says that he has been trained so well on the rifle that he has no doubt they will conquer Franco. He has been reunited with his friends, and one of them is his sergeant. Harry just had his typhoid shot and his fever is making it hard to...
