![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Towelheads reference is to the period of the 2nd gulf war (1990-91)and was current during the period this book was written in. This book is repleate with war references, most obviously to WWII and Das Boot. I think it is more a reference to WW1, with the nationalism and the handing out of white feathers Adonai-aus- 05:46, (UTC) Reply Was Jingo based on the Gulf War? The people of Ankh-Morpork often refer to the Klatchians as "towelheads", a deragotory term used by American soldiers in Iraq. This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale. Novels Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels Template:WikiProject Novels novel articles If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the project and contribute to the general Project discussion to talk over new ideas and suggestions. This article is within the scope of WikiProject Novels, an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to novels, novellas, novelettes and short stories on Wikipedia. This article has been rated as Start-Class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale. Discworld Wikipedia:WikiProject Discworld Template:WikiProject Discworld Discworld articles This article is within the scope of WikiProject Discworld, a project which is currently considered to be defunct. ![]()
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