Sockdolager: A hard hit, a knockout, or finishing blow.

Bully Beef and Turnip Flour Bread: During WWI food sources had grown so poor that soldiers in the trenches were being fed bread made out of turnip flour (dried, ground up turnips) and canned corned beef. As you can imagine, it wasn’t very popular with the solders.

Segregation Issues in the U.K.: While we are all about celebrating the victories and heroic stories of WWII, it would be irresponsible for us to not acknowledge the mistakes and contradictory actions made by those fighting for freedom. 

When the United States entered the war and troops began flooding England to prepare for D-Day, many of their Jim Crowe ideologies came with them. Because the British didn’t support Segregation, the contention between black and white soldiers often boiled over—sometimes to deadly proportions (see article below). The British government and military didn’t object to the American troops practicing segregation amongst themselves, but they didn’t support or condone the behavior. Among the locals, the idea of segregation wasn’t looked on favorably, and many protested by placing “Black Troops Only” signs in the windows of their pubs and businesses.

https://www.wessexscene.co.uk/features/2020/11/11/how-white-britain-rejected-segregation-during-world-war-ii/