Once again, I attempt to use my flist as a research tool
Two things the flist could help me out with:
1) For my Advertising and Propaganda class, we are supposed to investigate claims that poison gas was used against Iraqi rebels in the 1920s by the British. More boring details behind the cut: The citation I have is
C. Townshend, 'Civilization and Frightfulness'. 148, Wg/Cdr to CAS, 19 February 1920, Trenchard Papers MFC 76/1/36; Martin Gilbert, Winston S. Churchill, IV, Heinemann, London, 1975, pp. 494, 810; Companion IV ii, pp. 1066-7, 1083, 1170; quoted in David E. Omissi, Air Power and Colonial Control, The Royal Air Force 1919-1939, Manchester University Press, Manchester, England 1990, p. 160.
I can't claim to know what all of that means, but that's the citation I have. The deal is we're only supposed to use the internet. Sometimes I think my professor doesn't understand how the internet works, in all honesty. Anyway, what he said was that all places he's seen this claim, it's been sourced to Townshend. We're supposed to do our best to substantiate or corroborate what Townshend says. As I said, he doesn't totally grasp the internet, but I'm almost positive he would have no problem with me getting help via LJ if he understood what LJ was. Thanks to anyone who feels like helping out.
2) My friend Harry really wants to find that old Sears commercial. You know the one. "Yesterday? Yesterday you said you'd call Sears!" "I'll call today." "You'll call now." "...I'll call now." Anyway, he can only find reenactments on YouTube. Help?
1) For my Advertising and Propaganda class, we are supposed to investigate claims that poison gas was used against Iraqi rebels in the 1920s by the British. More boring details behind the cut: The citation I have is
C. Townshend, 'Civilization and Frightfulness'. 148, Wg/Cdr to CAS, 19 February 1920, Trenchard Papers MFC 76/1/36; Martin Gilbert, Winston S. Churchill, IV, Heinemann, London, 1975, pp. 494, 810; Companion IV ii, pp. 1066-7, 1083, 1170; quoted in David E. Omissi, Air Power and Colonial Control, The Royal Air Force 1919-1939, Manchester University Press, Manchester, England 1990, p. 160.
I can't claim to know what all of that means, but that's the citation I have. The deal is we're only supposed to use the internet. Sometimes I think my professor doesn't understand how the internet works, in all honesty. Anyway, what he said was that all places he's seen this claim, it's been sourced to Townshend. We're supposed to do our best to substantiate or corroborate what Townshend says. As I said, he doesn't totally grasp the internet, but I'm almost positive he would have no problem with me getting help via LJ if he understood what LJ was. Thanks to anyone who feels like helping out.
2) My friend Harry really wants to find that old Sears commercial. You know the one. "Yesterday? Yesterday you said you'd call Sears!" "I'll call today." "You'll call now." "...I'll call now." Anyway, he can only find reenactments on YouTube. Help?