<p>The First World War largely directed the course of the 20th 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 World War I 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 World War I changed the English language, adding words that were both in slang and standard military use, and modifying the usage and connotations of existing words and phrases. Illustrated with material from the authors’ collections and photographs of the objects of the war, the book will look at how the words emerged into everyday language.</p>

Trench Talk: Words of the First World War

History

Peter Doyle

Julian Walker

Military

Spellmount

Conspirituality: How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat

Derek Beres

Matthew Remski

Random House Canada

Languages and the First World War: Communicating in a Transnational War (Palgrave Studies in Languages at War)

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

Tyro on the Trucial Coast

Asia

The Memoir Club

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