Word at War

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War words have embedded themselves in our collective psyche; British politicians are fond of invoking the ''Dunkirk spirit'' whenever the country is faced with major crisis or even minor adversity, and Roosevelt''s famous description of Pearl Harbor as ''a date which will live in infamy'' was echoed by many US commentators after the 9/11 attacks. So far, so familiar. Or is it? How many of us know, for instance, that ''Keep Calm and Carry On'', far from achieving its morale-boosting aim, was considered at the time to be deeply patronizing by the people it was directed at, and so had only limited distribution? 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.

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War words have embedded themselves in our collective psyche; British politicians are fond of invoking the 'Dunkirk spirit' whenever the country is faced with major crisis or even minor adversity, and Roosevelt's famous description of Pearl Harbor as 'a date which will live in infamy' was echoed by many US commentators after the 9/11 attacks. So far, so familiar. Or is it? How many of us know, for instance, that 'Keep Calm and Carry On', far from achieving its morale-boosting aim, was considered at the time to be deeply patronizing by the people it was directed at, and so had only limited distribution? 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.

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Anul publicarii	2015
ISBN	9781472922489
Format coperta	Brosata
Numar pagini	256
Limba	English
Domeniul	History
Autor	Lewis, Peter, Philip Gooden
De aceeasi editura	Bloomsbury USA
CM	91641
DS	D/3#BR/3#MEGA/4
Goodreads	https://www.goodreads.com/search?q=9781472922489
Dimensiuni	Height: 7.81 Inches, Length: 5.06 Inches, Weight: 0.55997414548 Pounds, Width: 0.5381879 Inches