Trench Talk Trench Life: A Beginner's Guide to World War One

Levity and fashion are two words not often associated with books on WWI, but both are present here, along with plenty of information about the actual lived experience of trench warfare. (Publishers Weekly)

He lives in Lancashire, UK.. Born in Cohoes, NY, he splits his time between New York, NY and Seattle, WA. He's collaborated with experts on military history and even participated in WWI reenactments, experiencing trench-life firsthand. Fredric Winkowski is a publishing professional with experience as an author, designer, illustrator, photographer, and art director. His most recent book is Churchill's Army (Blo

We all know something of how these men existed in muddy trenches, subject to shelling, snipers and waiting for the next Big Push; but it is through the unique vocabulary of those troops, with their newly coined words, slang, and euphemisms that we can most easily enter their world. Readers will learn the meaning behind the long lost wartime language of these soldiers, with such words and phrases as: Black Hand Gang, Ace, Crummy, Barker, Dud, Come-alongs, Hush-hush, and Over the top. Readers will learn about the drastic living circumstances of characters Tommy Atkins, Poilu, and Doughboy, respectively the foot soldiers of Britain, France, and the United States. This concise, han