{"title":"Series: Instructions for Servicemen","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"instructions-for-american-servicemen-in-britain-1942-9781851240852","title":"Instructions for American Servicemen in Britain, 1942","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1942, the United States War Department distributed a handbook to American Servicemen advising them on the peculiarities of the British, their country, and their ways. The guide was intended to lessen the culture shock for those embarking on their first trip to Great Britain, and for most, their first journey abroad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe instructions are a wonderful interpretation of the differences between the two allies. By turns hilarious and poignant, many observations remain quaintly relevant today. Every page is full of enchantingly nostalgic advice and observations. Reproduced in a style reminiscent of the era, this is a wonderfully evocative wartime memento.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe reader, from whatever country, will revel in the amusing and terrifically truthful American perception of the British character and country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46837820686572,"sku":"9781851240852","price":14.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2964393482847.jpg?v=1758622121"},{"product_id":"instructions-for-british-servicemen-in-germany-1944-9781851243518","title":"Instructions for British Servicemen in Germany, 1944","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eInstructions for British Servicemen in Germany, 1944\u003c\/i\u003e provides a fascinating glimpse into the mindsets and attitudes of British troops preparing to enter a post-D-Day Germany. Nine-and-a-half months after D-Day, 30,000 British troops crossed the Rhine as part of the Allied assault on Germany. Two years earlier, work had already begun on a guide aimed at helping soldiers navigate everyday life in what was still enemy territory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis extraordinary document was designed to educate soldiers on a range of topics, including German history, national character, politics, culture, food and drink, and currency. It aimed to explain the current situation, highlighting the effect of war on Germany and German attitudes towards the British. It was also intended to condition soldiers to resist German propaganda by providing a healthy dose of British propaganda.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is a remarkable booklet, often unintentionally humorous and occasionally crudely stereotypical. It reads by turns like a travel guide—praising the excellence of German sausages and beer, described as 'one of the pleasantest in Europe'—and a crash course in psychological warfare. This document is very much a product of its time, revealing as much about British wartime attitudes towards Germany as it does about British hopes and fears.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'If you have to give orders to German civilians, give them in a firm, military manner. The German civilian is used to it and expects it.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'The Germans are not good at controlling their feelings. They have a streak of hysteria. You will find that Germans may often fly into a passion if some little thing goes wrong.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Don't be too ready to listen to stories told by attractive women. They may be acting under orders.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46849320026348,"sku":"9781851243518","price":17.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2991053482847.jpg?v=1759039988"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/series-instructions-for-servicemen.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}