Word at War
Subtitle: World War Two in 100 Phrases
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781472904898
Subjects: World war, 1939-1945, language; World war, 1939-1945, social aspects
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.