Word at War
Lewis, Peter, Philip Gooden · 2015
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About the book
"The Word at War explores 100 phrases spawned and popularized in the lead-up and during the conflict of World War Two. Substantial essays explore and explain the derivations of, and the stories behind, popular terms and phraseology of the period, including wartime speeches (and the words of Churchill, Hitler and FDR); service slang; national stereotypes; food and drink; and codewords,"--Amazon.com.
Book details
- Year
- 2015
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Editions
- 5
- Pages
- 256
- ISBN
- 9781472922489
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