World War II: An Encyclopedia of Quotations
An all-encompassing book with more than a thousand quotations, this work breathes life into an era unprecedented in world history. It looks at World War II in a new way with quotations from speeches, news accounts, memoirs, and interviews. Represented, too, are captured documents and material from Ultra and Magic, which broke the German and Japanese secret codes. All major political and military figures of the war are included, as well as many hitherto unknown. In addition, the encyclopedia serves as a lexicon of slang, nicknames and code names, and of war movies and war songs.
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World War II: An Encyclopedia of Quotations
An all-encompassing book with more than a thousand quotations, this work breathes life into an era unprecedented in world history. It looks at World War II in a new way with quotations from speeches, news accounts, memoirs, and interviews. Represented, too, are captured documents and material from Ultra and Magic, which broke the German and Japanese secret codes. All major political and military figures of the war are included, as well as many hitherto unknown. In addition, the encyclopedia serves as a lexicon of slang, nicknames and code names, and of war movies and war songs.
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World War II: An Encyclopedia of Quotations

World War II: An Encyclopedia of Quotations

by Howard J. Langer (Editor)
World War II: An Encyclopedia of Quotations

World War II: An Encyclopedia of Quotations

by Howard J. Langer (Editor)

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An all-encompassing book with more than a thousand quotations, this work breathes life into an era unprecedented in world history. It looks at World War II in a new way with quotations from speeches, news accounts, memoirs, and interviews. Represented, too, are captured documents and material from Ultra and Magic, which broke the German and Japanese secret codes. All major political and military figures of the war are included, as well as many hitherto unknown. In addition, the encyclopedia serves as a lexicon of slang, nicknames and code names, and of war movies and war songs.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781135946333
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 11/26/2013
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 450
File size: 25 MB
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About the Author

Howard J. Langer

Table of Contents

Introduction, Scope of This Book 1. The War Leaders 2. Military Officers 3. Government Officials 4. Diplomats 5. Warriors 6. Chaplains 7. Intelligence Officials and Spies 8. Scientists and Engineers 9. Journalists and Cartoonists 10. Historians and Biographers 11. Influential Personalities 12. Civilians 13. Institutional Quotations 14. Anonymous Quotations 15. War Movies 16. War Songs 17. War Lexicon 18. Miscellaneous Quotations
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