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When you research a soldier who served in either the British or Indian Army during the Second World War you’ll be confronted by a wide range of military jargon. This is often in the form of abbreviations and acronyms and can make reading military documents very difficult.
Nov 11, 2013 · Here’s a list of some of the soldiers’ language that they saw emerging during and immediately after the war. In October 1941, the journal republished part of a “Glossary of Army Slang” that had...
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military and strategic history. Part i examines the military cul-tures and strategic objectives of the eight major powers involved. Part iisurveys the course of the war in its key theatres across the world, and assesses why one side or the other prevailed there. Part iii considers, in a comparative way, key aspects of military
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List of Illustrations, figure, and map page ix List of tables xii List of contributors to volume III xiii Introduction to volume III michael geyer and adam tooze part i
Eight Views of the World by Richard Edes Harrison. © David Rumsey Historical Map Collection Predominant Economies by US Department of State, Of fice of the Geographer. David Rumsey Map Collection, Publication The World: Populations and Railroads by US Department of State, Of ce of the fi Geographer. © David Rumsey Map Collection, Publication Over...
Richard Bessel is Professor of Twentieth-Century History at the University of York. Monica Black is Associate Professor of History at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Mark Philip Bradley is Bernadotte E. Schmitt Professor of International History at the University of Chicago. Dorothee Brantz is Professor of Urban History and Director of the ...
- Allied Powers. An alliance during World War II made up of the countries that opposed the aggression of Nazi Germany. Britain, France, the United States, and the Soviet Union were the most prominent members, although many other countries also joined.
- Anschluss. Chancellor Adolf Hitler’s doctrine of German political union with Austria, which effectively enabled Germany to annex that nation in March 1938.
- Appeasement. The British and French policy of conceding to Adolf Hitler’s territorial demands prior to the outbreak of World War II. Associated primarily with British prime minister Neville Chamberlain, the appeasement policy enabled Hitler to systematically take over the territories of several neighboring countries.
- Axis Powers. The collective term for Germany, Italy, and Japan’s military alliance in opposition to the Allied Powers. Several smaller countries in Eastern Europe also became members of the Axis Powers temporarily.
FUBAR is a detailed survey of the slang of World War II as it was used and evolved by US, German, and Commonwealth fighting men and women. This book lists hundreds of distinctive and...
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A Brief History of the U.S. Army in World War II highlights the major ground force campaigns during the six years of the war, offers suggestions for further reading, and provides Americans an...
