United States. Army Service Forces. Special Servic
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Instructions for American Servicemen in Australia 1942 par Samuel Fanous
The Contents page lists eleven chapter headings yet only one, the first, has the correct page number. Why don't publishers check these things?
An interesting read. The style of writing is very accessible: short sentences, easy to read, well designed for its everyman audience of GIs waiting to go into Europe on D-Day. Some of it was perhaps a little patronising, but generally it seemed to be a good attempt, at very short notice, to write a guide to France for US soldiers. The concern for the reputation of the troops and uncertainty as to the current conditions in France come across loud and clear, as does worry about effect of the influx of US servicemen's cash on the post-Nazi French economy.… (plus d'informations)
Americans are advised that 'France is full of decent women and strict women'. They are advised to pronounce 'bonne chance' as 'bawn SHAHNSS. Also, page 16, 'French beer is flatter and more slippery than our beer but the French like it, when they can get it'.
An interesting read. The style of writing is very accessible: short sentences, easy to read, well designed for its everyman audience of GIs waiting to go into Europe on D-Day. Some of it was perhaps a little patronising, but generally it seemed to be a good attempt, at very short notice, to write a guide to France for US soldiers. The concern for the reputation of the troops and uncertainty as to the current conditions in France come across loud and clear, as does worry about effect of the influx of US servicemen's cash on the post-Nazi French economy.… (plus d'informations)
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