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Preface -- Part I. Multilingual Environments Introduction, Hillary Briffa -- 1 Wilhelm Doegen and the Königlich-Preussische Phonographische Kommission: Translation, Phonetics and Phonography among the Italian Prisoners in the German POW Camps of the Great War, Stefano Bann ̣-- 2 The French Army and Russian Interpreting and Translating in France and Macedonia During the First World War, Gwendal Piǧais -- 3 Language in East Africa During the First World War , Anne Samson -- 4 Pioneers of Internationalism: Esperanto and the First World War, Javier Alcalde -- 5 Scenarios and Projections in First World War Phrasebooks, Julian Walker -- Part II. Language and Identity Introduction, Constance Ruzich -- 6 "O Belo Dizem Que ̌Beau": The Choice of Poetic Language, Performed Identities and Imagined Communities in the First World War, Julia Ribeiro S.C. Thomaz -- 7 'Authentic Histories' and Racial Insults: Memoirs on African-American Soldiers in the First World War, Chris Kempshall-- 8 Romanian Writers who Fought in the First World War and How the "Great War" Shaped their Works, Cristina Ileana Ilea (Rogojina) -- 9 The 1915 German-Estonian Phrasebook as an Interface of German-Estonian Language Contact and a Vehicle for Annexationist Propaganda, Mart Kuldkepp -- 10. Politics of Words: Language and Loyalty of Czech-Speaking Soldiers in the Austro-Hungarian Army, Jirí Hutecka -- Part III. Non-Combatants Introduction, Jane Potter -- 11. Khvosty, Meshochniki and 'Internal Germans': The Transformation of everyday life Language in Russia During the First World War, Iaroslav Golubinov -- 12. 'Berlitz Krieg': The Development of a Modern Language Pedagogy at Ruhleben Civilian Internment Camp, Jamie Calladine -- 13. Translating Charity for Allied Aliens: Belgian Charity Books in Britain, Christophe Declercq -- Part IV. Post-War Introduction, Marguerite Helmers -- 14. Tracing the Afterlife of War Words in Australia, 1919-1929, Amanda Laugesen and Vřonique Duch ̌-- 15. The Language of Battlefield Guidebooks, 1919-1925, Mark Connelly -- 16. The Mint by 352087 A/C Ross, Jonathon Green -- 17. When Words Kill?: Armenians, Jews and the Nature of Genocidal Discourse, Fabian Van Samang -- 18. Creating The International Mind: The Language of Internationalism and the Battle for Global Public Opinion (1912-1938), Steve Witt.