Roger Sausage and Whippet
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About this book
Roger: A code word for gas cylinder and a nickname for rum. Also to have sexual intercourse with someone. Sausage: An observation balloon. Whippet: A small light tank with a very top speed of 8 m.p.h. In four long years 1914 - 1918 the Western Front maimed a generation of young men and women bonded by combat and burdened by duty. Now through the letters of Christopher Moores Captain Cartwright comes an extraordinary lexicon of the phrases and lingo of life at the front. Whether born from the desperation of gallows humour in France and Flanders - If it keeps on like this someones going to get hurt - or borrowed from further afield - Cushy: comfortable safe pleasant. From the Hindustani khush pleasure - wherever he was whatever he was doing Tommy invented or borrowed his own word for it. From Ammo to Zig-Zag this is a fascinating glimpse into the world of our First World War heroes. So boil up the dixie and scrounge yourself some dooly. By the time youve drummed up youll be slinging the bat like a barbers cat.
