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Sydni

Sydni

SUICIDEGIRL

USA

MAR 04, 2005 10:54 AM

ok. Here's the deal. I'm writing a paper on how the English felt about American's during the first and second world wars, and if there was a difference between them.

my paper is due on monday. 10 fucking pages.

my senile professor with terret's wants us to only use just one source: the Spectator (it's a journal/newspaper). I've looked through it, and I can't find really anything on how people in the UK felt about the US.

the good news is that he hasn't read the newspaper. That's right, he assigned a paper not knowing if the source provides the information.

Do any of you have any insight on how the english felt during WWI and WWII?

please help. I'm fucked. blackeyed

newfolder

newfolder

United Kingdom
July 2003

MAR 04, 2005 12:01 PM

hmmm maybe its some sort of trick question? bit strange for him to assign something which needs to be backed up by an empty source.

maybe its really about the lack of reporting on the UK perspective? hm im thinking im wrong whatever

EDIT: unless its due tomorrow id go ask/email my lecturer. or ask a friend whos doing the same assignment?

[Edited on Mar 04, 2005 by glossywhite]

Snottlebocket

Snottlebocket

Netherlands
March 2004

MAR 04, 2005 12:06 PM

i think the general concensus was that you were all a bunch of crazy yanks.

SomeOneUK

SomeOneUK

United Kingdom
June 2004

MAR 04, 2005 12:07 PM

Is that the troops from D-day when they entered Normandy, or when they were stationed here?

British, not English surely?

I know that a lot of the American soldiers had *relations* with the British ladies (ask my nan about this one smile ). For this reason there was some resentment/rivalry, but then on the other hand we were both fighting for the same thing.

'Overpaid oversexed and over here!' was the joke.

A lot of the troops camped on the Common here in Southampton, prior to entering occupied Europe, I'm just going to see what I can find out about those...

Here's the best links I found:
http://www.plimsoll.org/SeaPeople/womenandthesea/womenandwar/warbrides.asp
http://www.plimsoll.org/Southampton/Southamptonatwar/AmericansinSouthampton/default.asp#3
http://www.plimsoll.org/Southampton/Southamptonatwar/AmericansinSouthampton/soldiersinthestreets.asp#1
http://www.plimsoll.org/Southampton/Southamptonatwar/AmericansinSouthampton/timetogohome.asp#1
http://www.plimsoll.org/

More here:
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=%22american+troops+in+britain%22&btnG=Search&meta=
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/war/wwone/index.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/war/wwtwo/index.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/ww2/A1061939

They all have links to personal accounts, but you'd need to check through them.

Good luck.

newfolder

newfolder

United Kingdom
July 2003

MAR 04, 2005 12:09 PM

i know that at the time of the war alot of the british men were abroard fighting in france etc. and america used england to establish some troops/bases. they gave the lonely british females chocolate and quite a few of them ended up with a bun in the oven..

JohnClement

JohnClement

Silver Spring, MD
January 2004

MAR 04, 2005 12:40 PM

someoneUK said:
I know that a lot of the American soldiers had *relations* with the British ladies (ask my nan about this one smile ). For this reason there was some resentment/rivalry, but then on the other hand we were both fighting for the same thing.

'Overpaid oversexed and over here!' was the joke.



My roommate's grandmother was a British war bride. She has the coolest British/Baltimore accent.

unangelicupstart

unangelicupstart

Seattle, WA
June 2004

MAR 04, 2005 01:05 PM

I think you can pull this assingment off if you look at the way in which Americans and events that involved Americans are reported in The Spectator preceeding and following US involvement in the conflicts. I think you will notice a marked contrast in the way reporters discuss events involving the US such as German U-Boats sinking American ships before our entry in WWI in April of 1917 and direct American involvement in the trenches in France and Belgium. The Brits had been slogging it out since 1914 and WWI was a hellish meat grinder. The US only got involved at the tail end of WWI. As far as WWII goes the lend lease program gave the Brits a better perspective of the US, but you might want to look at reports on the right wing isolationist American Anti-war movement in 1939 - 1940 in the British press. I left a post on your page with some info on how to access the London Times digital archive through myuw. I know it's not The Spectator but it's the best I could do. Hope it helps. Have fun with the mircofilm!

Keith

Keith

Oklahoma City, OK
August 2002

MAR 04, 2005 01:06 PM

"Overpaid, oversexed, and over here."

Keith

Keith

Oklahoma City, OK
August 2002

MAR 04, 2005 01:07 PM

someoneUK said:
'Overpaid oversexed and over here!' was the joke.



Damnit, you beat me to it.

And that's post 11111 for me. Huh.


[Edited on Mar 04, 2005 by Keith]

Sydni

Sydni

SUICIDEGIRL

USA

MAR 04, 2005 05:02 PM

thanks so much, I'm about to freak out over here.

Thistle

Thistle

SUICIDEGIRL

California, USA

MAR 04, 2005 06:17 PM

sydni, i hope you learn to use apostrophes a little better before you turn in your paper... wink

One_Pure_Thought

One_Pure_Thought

East Greenwich, RI
October 2003

MAR 04, 2005 06:25 PM

Synie. Hey, Throw some courier new on that sum'bitch and you're practically done.

While you're doing that I'm going to be trying to do a 5-10 page research paper about jesus, muhammad and moses. It doesn't sound that bad...but I've got a rabbi who teaches the class and is grading the paper.
Shiza!

[Edited on Mar 04, 2005 by One_Pure_Thought]

Altoid

Altoid

Tuscaloosa, AL
November 2003

MAR 04, 2005 06:40 PM

Thistle said:
sydni, i hope you learn to use apostrophes a little better before you turn in your paper... wink



You and me both man.

And I'm not quite sure if the man has "ferrets" or "Tourette's Syndrome."

franklychris

franklychris

United Kingdom
January 2005

MAR 04, 2005 07:50 PM

I'm a little confused . . . the Specatator magazine is a weekly political review magazine with a conservative political viewpoint. It generally has a lot of contemporary political policy analysis, as well as opinions on social and moral issues, but not typically much in the way of history. .

However, I have a feeling you should check out it's website because most political journals have a cheap pay feature where you can search through their back issues, because maybe you've been told to look in the wrong issue. Just a thought.

And good luck smile

Drago

Drago

Philadelphia, PA
January 2004

MAR 04, 2005 07:55 PM

Stop trying to cheat tongue wink
Good Luck!!! biggrin

Sydni

Sydni

SUICIDEGIRL

USA

MAR 04, 2005 10:06 PM

Altoid said:

Thistle said:
sydni, i hope you learn to use apostrophes a little better before you turn in your paper... wink



You and me both man.

And I'm not quite sure if the man has "ferrets" or "Tourette's Syndrome."


bite me.

Sydni

Sydni

SUICIDEGIRL

USA

MAR 04, 2005 10:07 PM

this is not the day to go there. ARRR!!!

Sydni

Sydni

SUICIDEGIRL

USA

MAR 04, 2005 10:08 PM

Thistle said:
sydni, i hope you learn to use apostrophes a little better before you turn in your paper... wink


and my name is capitalized. wink