We Are Going to Be Lucky : A World War II Love Story in Letters
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| Title: | We Are Going to Be Lucky : A World War II Love Story in Letters |
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| Description: | Tells the story of a young couple in love during World War II, and the difficulties they faced both at war and on the home front.We Are Going to Be Lucky tells the story of a first-generation Jewish American couple separated by war, captured in their own words. Lenny and Diana Miller were married just one year before America entered World War II. Deeply committed to social justice and bonded by love, both vowed to write to one another daily after Lenny enlisted in 1943. As Lenny made his way through basic training in Mississippi to the beaches of Normandy and eventually to the Battle of the Bulge, Diana struggled financially, giving up her job as a machinist to become a mother. Their contributions to the war effort-Lenny's crucial missions as an Army scout and Diana's work in the Brooklyn Navy Yard-are the backdrop to their daily correspondence, including insightful discussions of democracy, politics, and economic hardship.Faced with grueling conditions overseas, Lenny managed to preserve every letter his wife sent, mailing them back to her for safekeeping. The couple's extraordinary letters, preserved in their entirety, reveal and reflect the excruciating personal sacrifices endured by both soldiers at war and their young families back home. After decades of gathering dust, their words have been carefully transcribed and thoughtfully edited and annotated by Elizabeth L. Fox, Lenny and Diana's daughter. |
| Authors: | Elizabeth L. Fox |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Married people--United States--Correspondence, Love-letters--United States, World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American, World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Western Front, Soldiers--United States--Correspondence |
| Categories: | HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA), SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
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