"On WWII" (37-38)

Pichu Little: "What do these terms stand for?"
Pikachu: "They seem to be abbreviations for longer war terms. How about we do some research about them?"
Pichu Big: "Sounds like a good idea!"

37) H-hour

• Source 1: "In every invasion there is at least one soldier hitting the beach at H-hour with a banjo slung over his shoulder" (Pyle).

• Definition: n. "the hour set for launching a specific tactical operation" (Merriam-Webster).

• Source 2: "Forty-five minutes before H-Hour, the naval forces would unleash a massive round of artillery fire aimed at completing the destruction of the enemy defenses" (93-94).
• Wieviorka, Olivier. Normandy: The Landings to the Liberation of Paris. Cambridge, MA: Belknap of Harvard UP, 2008. Print.

• Commentary: H-hour is employed for military and political situations and does not have any specific connotation. Its emotional effect usually reflects the audience or speaker's point of view. Similar to D-day, the H stands for hour, while the hour stands for the specific hour in which the operation begins.

38) tommy guns

• Source 1: "They were just standing there, a couple of doughboys leisurely guarding them with tommy guns" (Pyle).

• Definition: n. "Thompson submachine gun; broadly : submachine gun"(Merriam-Webster).

• Source 2: "The Reising has only three moving parts ... compared to the eight in the widely used Thompson ("Tommy") gun" (73).
• Bonnier Corporation. "Latest Submachine Gun Is Designed For Mass Production." Popular Science n.d.: 73-77. Google Books. Web. 11 Jan. 2013.

• Commentary: "Tommy gun" is the informal name for the Thompson submachine gun, which is one of many types of  submachine guns, including the Reifsing described in the second source. They are hand-held and lightweight machine guns employed during World War II.

Works Cited

"Definitions and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary." Merriam-Webster. Merriam-Webster, n.d. Web. 06 Jan. 2013.

Pyle, Ernie. "On World War II." N.p.: n.p., n.d. Print.