Don't let's be beastly to the Germans
When our Victory is ultimately won.

Noel Coward

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Topic

World War II Magnanimity in war

Speaker

Noel Coward

Medium

Song

Language

English

Time

1943 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Playwright Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Coward, Noel. Don't Let's Be Beastly to the Germans. Warner Chappell Music, 1943.

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Medium
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Time
1945 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

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I swear to the Lord
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The Black Man Speaks

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Topic
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Author

Langston Hughes
Source
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Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1943 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

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