The language of war

The Language of War

When everyday life becomes a state of emergency, how can yesterday’s words suffice?‘We were so happy and didn’t know it…’A thirty-three-year-old writer lives in a quiet European suburb with his wife and his dog. His parents have bought an apartment nearby. On weekends they go out for brunch, cook and see friends.Life is good; it is normal. Then the invaders come. The Lang...

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Guests of the Third Reich

More than 170,000 British prisoners of war (POWs) were taken by German and Italian forces during the Second World War. Guests of the Third Reich will

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Writing the War on Terrorism

This book examines the language of the war on terrorism. It is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand how the Bush administration's approa

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Approaches to Teaching The Plum in the Golden Vase (The Golden Lotus)

Featuring both complex structural features and psychological and emotional realism, The Plum in the Golden Vase centres on the rich merchant Ximen Qin

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Visions of War

Visions of War brings together iconic and previously unseen artworks from Imperial War Museums's unrivalled collection to tell the authoritative story

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War In The Air

Allied victory in the Second World War owed much to air power. Following the success of The Second World War in Colour, this book presents a further s

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Teaching Literature in the Online Classroom

Considers the challenges and opportunities of online literature classes and gives instructors tools to ensure students are engaged in the virtual clas

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Teaching the Italian Renaissance Romance Epic

In this volume, instructors will find ideas for teaching the Italian Renaissance romance epic along with its adaptations in film, theatre, visual art,

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Life and Death in the Battle of Britain

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Advances in the study of Siouan languages and linguistics

The Siouan family comprises some twenty languages, historically spoken across a broad swath of the central North American plains and woodlands, as well as in parts of the southeastern United States.In spite of its geographical extent and diversity, and the size and importance of several Siouan-speaking tribes, this family has received relatively little attention in the li...

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Language, Proof, and Logic

A textbook/software package that covers first-order language in a method appropriate for a wide range of courses, from first logic courses for undergr

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Teaching British Women Playwrights of the Restoration and Eighteenth Century

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Secrets of Churchill's War Rooms

This magnificent new volume gives you exclusive access to the Churchill War Rooms, bringing you closer than ever before to where Churchill not only ra

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Sword of Bone

In September 1939, shortly after war is declared, Anthony Rhodes is sent to France, serving with the British Army. In the spring of 1940, the men are

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From The City, From The Plough

January 1944, the south coast of England. The Fifth Battalion, Wessex Regiment wait patiently and nervously for the order to embark. From The City, Fr

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Life and Deeds of the Famous Gentleman Don Catrin de la Fachenda

Don Catrín de la Fachenda, here translated into English for the first time, is a picaresque novel by the Mexican writer José Joaquín Fernández de

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Tales of Crossed Destinies: The Modern Turkish Novel in a Comparative Context

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To All the Living

Monica Felton's 1945 novel gives a lively account of the experiences of a group of men and women working in a munitions factory during the Second Worl

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Secrets Of Churchills War Rooms Compact Ed

This compact edition of the bestselling Secrets of Churchill's War Rooms takes you behind the glass that separate Churchill War Rooms from the public.

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Natural History of Negation

This book offers a unique synthesis of past and current work on the structure, meaning, and use of negation and negative expressions, a topic that has engaged thinkers from Aristotle and the Buddha to Freud and Chomsky. Horn's masterful study melds a review of scholarship in philosophy, psychology, and linguistics with original research, providing a full picture of negati...

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Plenty Under The Counter

London, 1942. Flight-Lieutenant David Heron, home in London on leave, awakes to the news that a murder victim has been discovered in the garden of his

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Revisiting the Essential Indexical

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Foundations of Logic – Completeness, Incompleteness, Computability

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Art from the First World War

Showcasing IWM's extensive collection, this book includes works from the major artists of the time such as John and Paul Nash, Orpen, Spencer and Sing

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English Syntax

Focusing on the descriptive facts of English, this volume provides a systematic introduction to English syntax for students with no prior knowledge of English grammar or syntactic analysis. "English Syntax" aims to help students appreciate the various sentence patterns available in the language, understand insights into core data of its syntax, develop analytic abilities ...

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After Euclid

Reexamines the ancient and long-disregarded concept of visual reasoning and reasserts its potential as a formidable tool in our ability to grasp vario

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Things a Computer Scientist Rarely Talks About

How does a computer scientist understand infinity? What can probability theory teach us about free will? This book contains six informal lectures by c

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Warriors for the Working Day

Based on Peter Elstob's own wartime experiences, Warriors for the Working Day follows one tank crew as they proceed from the beaches of Normandy into

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Battle of Britain: A Visual History

This highly illustrated book tells the heroic story of the air battle, as well asthe Blitz bombing campaign which followed, through photographs, inter

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50 Years of Duxford Air Shows

A vibrant history of IWM Duxford's air shows, tracing its evolution across five decades. From the rare Spitfires of '75 to Concorde's ground-breaking

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Victory is in the Kitchen: Wartime Recipes

This gift book is collection of delightful and unusual recipes from the Second World War. Taken from the archives of IWM, the recipes show the ingenui

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Scholarly Editing

Surveys the history of scholarly editing, describes the major research in a variety of disciplines, summarizes the resources available to scholars, an

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MLA Handbook

For nearly seventy years, the Modern Language Association has helped student writers choose trustworthy sources and use them to support their own idea

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MLA Handbook

For nearly seventy years, the Modern Language Association has helped student writers choose trustworthy sources and use them to support their own idea

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Vida y Hechos del Famoso Caballero Don Catrin de la Fachenda

Don Catrín de la Fachenda, here translated into English for the first time, is a picaresque novel by the Mexican writer José Joaquín Fernández de

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Approaches to Teaching Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment

Recounting the murder of an elderly woman by a student expelled from university, Crime and Punishment is a psychological and political novel that port

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Monsieur Venus

In this key text from the French decadent movement, an aristocratic young woman becomes enamoured of a young man who makes artificial flowers for a li

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My Mother, My Teacher

A memoir of traditional and postcolonial life in North Africa. First published in 2011 as La maestra que me enseno en una tabla de madera (The Woman W

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Mi madre, mi maestra

A memoir of traditional and postcolonial life in North Africa. First published in 2011 as La maestra que me enseno en una tabla de madera (The Woman W

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Mr Bunting at War

Mr Bunting at War sheds a light on the wartime experiences of the quiet 'everyman' and his family on the British Home Front, during the Battle of Brit

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London at War

Tells the story of London during one of the most eventful points in its history - the Second World War - through IWM's unique collections, using diari

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Britain at War in Colour

Britain at War in Colour showcases 100 of the best rare and original colour images of the Second World War from the IWM photograph collection. Featuri

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Churchill's War in Words

* Uncovers the first-hand story of Churchill's Second World War as it unfolded at the time * Features quotations from Churchill's speeches, articles,

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Serbian Language: 101 Serbian Verbs

This is a guidebook written for beginning to advanced Serbian language learners. It will help you learn some of the most commonly used verbs in the Serbian language. It is the most comprehensive resource available for learning and mastering Serbian verbs.

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Human Kind

Spanning the Sicilian countryside to the brothels of Ostend, and the final book in Alexander Baron's War Trilogy, The Human Kind is a series of pithy

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Squadron Airborne

In the summer of 1940, the Battle of Britain rages in the skies over southern England. Nineteen-year-old Pilot Officer Peter Stuyckes arrives at RAF W

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Pathfinders

Over the course of one night in 1942, the crew members of Wellington bomber 'P for Pathfinder' each reflect on the paths of their own lives, as they e

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Blitz

50 striking photographs, from IWM's unrivalled photography collection, tell the stories of wartime civilians during the Blitz.

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D-Day and Normandy

This highly illustrated book, first published to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day in 2019, will reconstruct the historic landings and the resultant

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Mailed Fist

Based on the authorÂ’s own experience with the British Army and specifically the Royal Armoured Corps, Mailed Fist brings this extraordinary story of

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Beautiful War

Offers a wide-ranging exploration of armed conflict as depicted in art that illustrates the constant presence of war in our everyday lives. Philip Bei

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English and Their Country

'The English have for centuries been a puzzle to the people of other countries', explains this guide produced for overseas forces stationed in England

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John Singer Sargent's Gassed

Telling the story of IWM's most iconic painting, this book presents John Singer Sargent's newly conserved Gassed in all its glory, exploring the histo

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Fighter Command

Fighter Command showcases 50 photographs of the iconic aircraft and crew behind Britain's spirited fighting force. This vibrant collection traces the

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Vietnam War

What are the "lessons" of Vietnam? Many previous discussions have focused on narrow or misleading questions. Michael Sullivan undertakes instead a bro

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Madness, Language, Literature

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Second Language Acquisition Myths

This volume was conceived as a first book in SLA for advanced undergraduate or introductory master's courses that include education majors, foreign la

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Language and Species

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Paid to Be Safe

The life that Susan Sandyman has lovingly created is shattered when Singapore falls to Japan. Forced to flee home to thehamlets of southern England, s

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Tim Hetherington

Tim Hetherington highlights 50 photographs by the award-winning conflict photographer Tim Hetherington. Featuring seminal photography of his time in L

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