FUBAR F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition

Soldier Slang of World War II

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Description

An entertaining book detailing the military slang of World War II.

The soldier slang of World War II was as colourful as it was evocative. It could be insulting, pessimistic, witty, and even defeatist. From 'spam bashers' to 'passion wagons' and 'roof pigs' to 'Hell's Ladies,' the World War II fighting man was never short of words to describe the people and events in his life.

FUBAR: F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition takes a frank look at the British, Commonwealth, American, German, Japanese and Russian slang used by the men on the ground, and shows how, even in the heat of battle, they somehow managed to retain their sense of humour, black though it might have been.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Author's Note
Introduction
Phonetic Alphabets

PART I GI and Gyrene Jargon – US Army and Marine Corps Slang
PART II Tommy, Aussie, Canuck, and Kiwi Talk – British Commonwealth Army Slang
PART III Landserdeutsch – German Army Slang

Appendix 1 Imperial Japanese Army Slang
Appendix 2 Red Army Slang
Appendix 3 Armored Fighting Vehicles Nicknames
Appendix 4 What Did Germany's Enemies Call Them?

Abbreviations
Select Bibliography

Product details

Published Mar 15 2011
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 300
ISBN 9781849086448
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Series General Military
Short code GNM
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Gordon L. Rottman

Gordon L. Rottman entered the US Army in 1967, vol…

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