Just because the wartime generation has largely gone, we mustn't lose our comic nerve.

He feels that, unlike prime ministers of the wartime generations, he has no personal knowledge.

The wartime generation was grateful to survive and true heroes were scarce, he said, so there was a lot to hide.

Switzerland's wartime generation remains firmly committed to the idea that armed neutrality was necessary to fend off possible invasion by neighboring Germany.

The exact numbers have been subject of a continuing, emotional debate here as the wartime generation has reacted furiously to commission findings shattering Swiss heroism.

Hatred of the Japanese runs deep in Britain among the wartime generation.

As representatives of an older, non-fascist generation, they were a nostalgic reminder of a lost past to the wartime generation in Germany.

Without the wartime generation that made sacrifices to defeat Hitler, we wouldn't have the freedoms to fight this more modern evil.

A further clue as to the origin of the word is the parallel term "Brain-Box", which enjoyed great popularity among the wartime generation.

"It's still a wartime generation that is governing this country and they do not completely trust American intentions."