WarTalk

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Introduction

   • Hilary Footitt, Simona Tobia

   Pages 1-11

3. Preparing for War: the British and Foreign Languages

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   Pages 12-28

4. Intelligence in Translation: Finding Out About the Enemy

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   Pages 29-47

5. Role-Playing for War: the Human in Human Intelligence

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   Pages 48-68

6. The War of Words: Psychological Warfare in a Foreign Language

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   Pages 69-90

7. Continental Invasion: Liberation and Occupation

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   Pages 91-116

8. Pursuing War Criminals: Military Interpreters in War Tribunals

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   Pages 117-134

9. The British and the War Victims: Bringing Relief to Refugees and Displaced Persons Overseas

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   Pages 135-154

10. The Russian Ally: Moving to Cold War

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    Pages 155-178

11. Conclusions

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    Pages 179-186

12. Back Matter

    Pages 187-222

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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.

• Europe
• Interpreter
• Russia
• translation
• translation studies

'[WarTalk is an] unprecedented and painstaking elucidation specifically of the British war effort from a linguistic perspective. Hilary Footitt and Simona Tobia have made an x-ray study of the subtle, sometimes insidious, articulations and workings of language(s) that underlie more traditional war narratives.' - Michigan War Studies Review

• University of Reading, UK

  Hilary Footitt, Simona Tobia

Author Hilary Footitt: Hilary Footitt is Professor and Senior Research Fellow in the School of Languages and European Studies, University of Reading, UK. Her research interests include women in politics, war and liberation in France and the development of language policy. Previous publications include War and Liberation in France and Women, Europe and the New Languages of Politics. Hilary is Principal Investigator for the AHRC project, Languages at War, and is an editorial board member for the Journal of War and Culture Studies.

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