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. 这本简洁,精美的地面指南,提供了一个独特的介绍,在西方战线在第一次世界大战期间的生活,读者将了解的角色,汤米阿特金斯,poilu 和 doughboy 激烈的生活环境,分别是英国,法国和美国的步兵。我们都知道这些人是如何生活在泥泞的战壕里,忍受着炮击,狙击手,等待着下一次大的进攻; 但是通过这些部队独特的词汇,他们新创造的词汇,俚语,和委婉的说法,我们最容易进入他们的世界。读者将了解这些士兵久违的战时语言背后的含义,这些词和短语有: 黑手帮,王牌,肮脏,巴克,达德,来吧,嘘,和过分。基于广泛的研究,战壕谈战壕生活是一个广泛和同情的生活看最初的爱国,但最终顽强的西线士兵的生活 基本信息 出版社 : Glitterati Inc (2017年6月22日) 语言 : 英语 精装 : 176页 ISBN-10 : 1943876460 ISBN-13 : 978-1943876464 商品重量 : 680 g 尺寸 : 17.32 x 2.13 x 23.16 cm
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