Format:
Online-Ressource (184 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
9781317661870
Content:
In 2014, the US marks the 50th anniversary of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, the basis for the Johnson administration's escalation of American military involvement in Southeast Asia and war against North Vietnam. Vietnam War Slang outlines the context behind the slang used by members of the United States Armed Forces during the Vietnam War. Troops facing and inflicting death display a high degree of linguistic creativity. Vietnam was the last American war fought by an army with conscripts, and their involuntary participation in the war added a dimension to the language. War has always been an
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Structure of the entries; Preface; Entries A-Z; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Numeric slang; Bibliography
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780415839402
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780415839419
Additional Edition:
Print version Vietnam War Slang : A Dictionary on Historical Principles
Language:
English
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