Word at War
World War Two in 100 Phrases
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Word Count
64,000 words, Guess
Page Count
256 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivewordatwarworldwa0000good
- ISBN-139781472922489
- ISBN-101472922484
- Library of Congress Control Number2015012400
- Better World Books9781472922489
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL28567696M
Classifications
- LCCD744.6
- LCCD759 .G66 2015
Description
"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.
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- Word at War: World War Two in 100 Phrases
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