ISBN:
9780230362888
Language:
English
Pages:
XII, 222 S.
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
Palgrave studies in languages at war
Parallel Title:
Print version WarTalk : Foreign Languages and the British War Effort in Europe, 1940-47
DDC:
306.440941/09044
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
〈p 〉Offering a new perspective on the British experience of the Second World War in Europe, this book provides a series of snapshots of the role which languages played in the key processes of British war-making, moving from frameworks of perception and intelligence gathering, through to liberation/occupation, and on to the aftermath of conflict
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Acronyms; Acknowledgements; Preface; About the Authors; Introduction; Foreign languages and war; War talk in the Second World War; The linguistic landscape of the Second World War; 1 Preparing for War: the British and Foreign Languages; Cultural knowledge; The gendering of language skills; The place of 'the foreign'; Conclusions; 2 Intelligence in Translation: Finding Out About the Enemy; Open source intelligence; Signals intelligence; Conclusions; 3 Role-Playing for War: the Human in Human Intelligence; Interrogations; The Special Operations Executive
Description / Table of Contents:
Conclusions4 The War of Words: Psychological Warfare in a Foreign Language; Languages and broadcasting; Psychological warfare 'on the ground'; Conclusions; 5 Continental Invasion: Liberation and Occupation; Preparing troops for liberation and occupation; Civil Affairs; Meetings 'on the ground'; Occupation; Conclusions; 6 Pursuing War Criminals: Military Interpreters in War Tribunals; Interpreting in occupied Germany; Denazification and the professionalization of interpreting; The voices of military interpreters; Conclusions
Description / Table of Contents:
7 The British and the War Victims: Bringing Relief to Refugees and Displaced Persons OverseasCOBSRA and the organization of British relief; Selecting and training British relief workers; Experiences in the field; Resettlement and language training; Conclusions; 8 The Russian Ally: Moving to Cold War; Wartime experience; Occupying Germany; Moving to Cold War; Conclusions; Conclusions; Notes; References; Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
DOI:
10.1057/9781137305077
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