Trench talk, trench life : a beginner's guide to World War One

The Resource Trench talk, trench life : a beginner's guide to World War One
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Trench talk, trench life : a beginner's guide to World War One
Title remainder
a beginner's guide to World War One
Statement of responsibility
Fredric Winkowski ; foreword, Dr. Stephen Bull
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Language
eng
Summary
"This concise, handsomely illustrated, boots-on-the ground guide provides a unique introduction to life on the Western Front during World War I. Readers will learn about the drastic living circumstances of characters Tommy Atkins, Poilu, and Doughboy, respectively the foot soldiers of Britain, France, and the United States. We all know something of how these men existed in muddy trenches, subject to shelling, snipers and waiting for the next Big Push; but it is through the unique vocabulary of those troops, with their newly coined words, slang, and euphemisms that we can most easily enter their world. Readers will learn the meaning behind the long lost wartime language of these soldiers, with such words and phrases as: Black Hand Gang, Ace, Crummy, Barker, Dud, Come-alongs, Hush-hush, and Over the top. Based on extensive research, Trench Talk Trench Life is a wide-ranging and sympathetic look at the lives of initially patriotic, but ultimately tenacious front line soldiers of the Western Front."--provide by Amazon.com
Cataloging source
YDX
Dewey number
940.4144
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
D521
LC item number
.W464 2017
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography

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