Trench Talk
Words of the First World War
The First World War largely directed the course of the twentieth century. Fought on three continents, the war saw 14 million killed and 34 million wounded. Its impact shaped the world we live in today, and the language of the trenches continues to live in the modern consciousness.One of the enduring myths of the First World War is that the experience of the trenches was not talked about. Yet dozens of words entered or became familiar in the English language as a direct result of the soldiers' experiences. This book looks at how the experience of the First World War changed the English language, adding words that were both in slang and standar…
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Weitere Autoren: Walker, Julian
- ISBN: 978-0-7524-7921-7
- EAN: 9780752479217
- Produktnummer: 14047532
- Verlag: The History Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Seitenangabe: 160 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 4'208 KB
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Peter Doyle is a military historian specialising in the role of terrain in warfare. He has written the internationally bestselling The First World War in 100 Objects (The History Press & Penguin USA) www.peterdoylemilitaryhistory.com
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