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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.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface—From Letters to a Book
Introduction
Part I. Training
1. Induction
Camp Upton, Long Island, New York, May 7-20, 1943
2. Basic Training: The First Six Months
Camp Shelby, Mississippi, May 21-November 20, 1943
3. Basic Training: The Second Six Months
Camp Shelby, Mississippi, November 21, 1943-June 4, 1944
Part II. Overseas
4. To the Front
On the USS Wakefield, June 5-13, 1944
Camp Barton Stacey, England, June 13-July 7, 1944
5. Somewhere in France, Somewhere in Belgium
Betty Lou and the Breakout from Normandy,
July 9-September 11, 1944
6. Somewhere in Holland, Somewhere in Germany
Mid-September through Mid-December, 1944
7. The Battle of the Bulge
Ardennes, Belgium,
Mid-December, 1944, through January, 1945
Part III. Recovery
8. The Long Road Home
January 25-May 1, 1945
9. The Final Phase: Recovery
May 2, 1945-June 15, 1946
Epilogue—Life after the War, 1946-1994
Appendix—Names that Appear in the Letters
Further Resources
About the Editor
Index
