The songs include marching tunes, songs for billets and rude chants for when no commanding officer was present. Each song is accompanied by a short passage that traces the origins of the melody and accounts for lyrical alternatives. There is also a large glossary of soldiers' slang words and phrases, revealing the Tommies' vocabulary in all its bawdiness.
The Daily Telegraph - Dictionary of Tommies' Song and Slang reveals the courage, gaiety and astringent cynicism with which men armed themselves against the horrors of trench warfare.
Includes 16 pages of plates illustrating the favorite comic cartoons, recruiting posters and other arresting images from the Great War.
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The songs include marching tunes, songs for billets and rude chants for when no commanding officer was present. Each song is accompanied by a short passage that traces the origins of the melody and accounts for lyrical alternatives. There is also a large glossary of soldiers' slang words and phrases, revealing the Tommies' vocabulary in all its bawdiness.
The Daily Telegraph - Dictionary of Tommies' Song and Slang reveals the courage, gaiety and astringent cynicism with which men armed themselves against the horrors of trench warfare.
Includes 16 pages of plates illustrating the favorite comic cartoons, recruiting posters and other arresting images from the Great War.
Imprint | Frontline Books |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Release date | October 2008 |
Availability | Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available. |
First published | February 2008 |
Authors | John Brophy, Eric Partridge |
Dimensions | 222 x 142 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 240 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-84415-710-5 |
Barcode | 9781844157105 |
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LSN | 1-84415-710-5 |