{"product_id":"gi-jive-paul-dickson-9798765145135","title":"G.I. Jive: A Dictionary of Words at War: The Vernacular of Victory (1939-1946)","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe language of American World War II military service began to evolve with the first draftees of 1940.\u003c\/b\u003e Their emerging vocabulary was irreverent, creative, and often obscene, influenced by the worlds of music, jazz, swing, jive, and the nation's fascination with occupational slang. The massive Army maneuvers in Tennessee during the spring of 1941 gave rise to a host of profane acronyms, including SNAFU, FUBAR, SOL, and others. A vibrant new American war slang took shape, bolstered by the brash slang already in use by the British Royal Air Force. \u003ci\u003eG.I. Jive: A Dictionary of Words at War: The Vernacular of Victory (1939-1946)\u003c\/i\u003e explores that language, offering a fresh and multifaceted perspective on the war and the people who fought it. Definitions are richly detailed, incorporating word histories, quotations, and examples of early usage in print. Primary sources include news accounts, memoirs, diaries, letters, oral histories, and various slang and jargon compilations published during the war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Dickson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798765145135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.11d","brand":"Paul Dickson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47965419602175,"sku":"9798765145135","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_08dfdc82-21c2-4ba4-ad63-44ebd17277c8.jpg?v=1767280454","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gi-jive-paul-dickson-9798765145135","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}