{"product_id":"9781910375518","title":"Yanks: British Views on America during the Second World War","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book comprises a selection of articles from the (British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs' \u003cem\u003eWAR\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCURRENT AFFAIRS\u003c\/em\u003e pamphlets, all relating to America and, more particularly, to the relationship between the British and Americans during the Second World War. Much of the fascination of the pieces lies in the fact that they were originally published between 1941 and 1944 when there was still a great deal of uncertainty as to what the future would hold. Most deal with the issue of social and cultural variations between the two countries and it is evident that both the American and British authorities had concerns over potential frictions caused by those differences. Although the articles have been grouped under the subtitle of \"British Views on America\", there are also contributions from Americans who had been given the remit to explain to a British readership why their countrymen are the way they are and how their behaviour is often misunderstood and misinterpreted abroad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApart from the material dealing with Anglo-American relations, there is an eyewitness account of \"The Epic of Bataan\", an article on presidential elections (with special reference to that of 1944), and another on U.S. foreign policy. The sensitive issue of race discrimination, i.e. the position of black Americans at home and in the army, is also tentatively addressed in \"The Colour Problem\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the authors, several articles are by Captains Ernest Watkins and Anthony Cotterell who were regular contributors to ABCA. Cotterell was taken prisoner by the Germans at Arnhem in 1944 and is reported to have died in an attempted escape. Among the other contributors are the English novelist, Phyllis Bentley, the American anthropologist, Margaret Mead, and the journalist and historian, Herbert Agar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe informative and very accessible contributions in this collection were written with the express purpose of improving the estimation of Americans among the ordinary rank and file of the British services. W. J. Hinton in \"Meet the Americans\" puts it in this way:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Our enemies are trying to make trouble between the British and the Americans during the war; they are certain to try it after they have been defeated, in the hope of escaping once more from the consequences of their crimes against humanity. It is our business to understand and work with the United States now and in peace-time; that means for us all at least to like and understand the Americans we meet.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Yanks\" has been issued as a companion volume to the previously published \"Japs\" (978-1-910375-44-0) and \"Nazis\" (978-1910375-45-7).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Army of the U.S.A. - \u003cem\u003eMajor E. M. Llewellyn\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLife of a Recruit - \u003cem\u003eCaptain Anthony Cotterell\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Epic of Bataan - \u003cem\u003eLieut-Colonel Warren J. Clear\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Day with an American Unit - \u003cem\u003eCaptain Anthony Cotterell\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull power to levy war - \u003cem\u003eCaptain Ernest Watkins\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeet the Americans - \u003cem\u003eW. J Hinton\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHere Are the Americans - \u003cem\u003ePhyllis Bentley and H. G. Nicholas\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Colour Problem as the American Sees It - \u003cem\u003eAnonymous\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTransatlantic Soundings - \u003cem\u003eHerbert Agar\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou and the Americans - \u003cem\u003eFrank Darvall\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Yank in Britain - \u003cem\u003eMargaret Mead\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElecting the President - \u003cem\u003eD. W. Brogan\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eU.S. Foreign Policy - \u003cem\u003e(Walter Lippman)\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Books Ulster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47040095486192,"sku":"9781910375518","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781910375518_p0.jpg?v=1763626947","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781910375518","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}