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‘Napoo’, ‘compray’, ‘san fairy ann’, ‘toot sweet’ are anglicized French phrases that came into use on the Western Front during the First World War as British troops struggled to communicate in French. Over four years of war they created an extraordinary slang which reflects the period and brings the conflict to mind whenever it is heard today. Julian Walker, in this original and meticulously researched book, explores the subject in fascinating detail. In the process he gives us an insight into the British soldiers’ experience in France during the war and the special language they invented in order to cope with their situation. He shows how French place-names were anglicized as were words for food and drink, and he looks at what these slang terms tell us about the soldiers’ perception of France, their relationship with the French and their ideas of home. He traces the spread of ‘Tommy French’ back to the Home Front, where it was popularized in songs and on postcards, and looks at the French reaction to the anglicization of their language.
This book provides a clear reading, with numerous examples, of the impact of globalization on local arts and culture.
Analyzes the military career of one of the greatest, yet controversial, French military commanders of the twentieth century
Soldats de métier, ou jeunes appelés volontaires, près de 100 000 Français ont servi leur pays et la paix sous la bannière des Nations unies, ou sous le drapeau tricolore. Dans les jungles d'Asie ou la brousse africaine, dans les déserts et dans les villes, dans les ruines de Beyrouth ou de Sarajevo, ils ont connu les pires guerres civiles, la détresse absolue des peuples martyrs. Ils ont fait don de tout : leur cœur, leurs illusions et, parfois, leur vie. Publié à la veille du cinquantenaire de l'ONU, ce livre - illustré par les plus grands photographes de guerre - brosse le portrait de ces soldats de la paix et raconte leurs missions, leur foi et leurs doutes. Un témoignage, poignant et contrasté, sur la violence et la générosité des hommes.
La collection Ad usum Delphini, entreprise d'édition de textes anciens à l'attention du Dauphin (39 volumes), a fait l'objet d'une présentation de synthèse dans le premier tome (2000). Ce second tome aborde l'analyse de chacun des volumes publiés cherchant à éclaircir la personnalité et la carrière des savants du XVIIe siècle et à replacer chaque volume dans son contexte scientifique.