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Instructions for British Servicemen in Germany, 1944 (Instructions for Servicemen)
The Bodleian Library
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Description for Instructions for British Servicemen in Germany, 1944 (Instructions for Servicemen)
Hardback. This remarkable booklet, often unintentionally humorous and sometimes crudely stereotypical reads by turns like a travel guide and a crash course in psychological warfare. It is very much a document of the period, revealing as much about British wartime attitudes towards Germany as it does about British hopes and fears. Series: Instructions for Servicemen. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 108 x 13. Weight in Grams: 94. Series: Instructions for Servicemen. 80 pages. This remarkable booklet, often unintentionally humorous and sometimes crudely stereotypical reads by turns like a travel guide and a crash course in psychological warfare. It is very much a document of the period, revealing as much about British wartime attitudes towards Germany as it does about British hopes and fears. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWT. Dimension: 166 x 108 x 13. Weight: 110.
Nine-and-a-half months after D-Day, 30,000 British troops crossed the Rhine as part of the Allied assault on Germany. Two years earlier, work had already started on a guide to assist them in negotiating everyday life in what then was still enemy territory.
This extraordinary document was intended to educate soldiers on a range of topics, including German history, the national character, politics, culture, food and drink, currency, and to explain the current situation, including the effect of war on Germany and the German attitudes to the British. It was also intended to condition them to ... Read more
Nine-and-a-half months after D-Day, 30,000 British troops crossed the Rhine as part of the Allied assault on Germany. Two years earlier, work had already started on a guide to assist them in negotiating everyday life in what then was still enemy territory.
This extraordinary document was intended to educate soldiers on a range of topics, including German history, the national character, politics, culture, food and drink, currency, and to explain the current situation, including the effect of war on Germany and the German attitudes to the British. It was also intended to condition them to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Number of pages
80
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Series
Instructions for Servicemen
Condition
New
Weight
87g
Number of Pages
80
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781851243518
SKU
V9781851243518
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