{"product_id":"furphies-and-whizz-bangs-anzac-slang-from-the-great-war","title":"Furphies and Whizz-bangs: Anzac Slang from the Great War","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eSecond-Hand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; color: #212b36;\"\u003eExcellent condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFurphies and Whizz-bangs: Anzac Slang from the Great War\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of the First World War through an examination of the slang used by Australian soldiers.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Drawing on a range of primary source material taken from soldiers letters, diaries and trench publications, along with contemporary newspapers and books, the language of the Australian soldiers is brought to life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom the language soldiers used to make sense of military life, to the slang of the trenches, to the words of the home front, this book illuminates the cultural and social worlds of Australian soldiers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt tells us of the everyday grumblings of the soldiers, the horrors of the battlefield, and the humour they used as they tried to endure the war. Also included are chapters on the slang of the Australian Flying Corps and the Royal Australian Navy, and place names used by soldiers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amanda Laugesen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43126799630505,"sku":"","price":14.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/furphies-and-whizz-bangs.webp?v=1688091582","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/furphies-and-whizz-bangs-anzac-slang-from-the-great-war","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}