Dictionary of the Modern United States Military: Over 15,000 Weapons, Agencies, Acronyms, Slang, Installations, Medical Terms and Other Lexical Units

by S.F. Tomajczyk

Book Overview

"Warspeak," the language of the military, can be for many civilians and for members of differing services an unintelligible hodgepodge of acronyms, slang terms and field operation expressions. Few laypersons may know that the Five F's is a derogatory expression, though Army, Navy, Marine, Air Force, Coast Guard and others know or can infer that "chairborn commandos" are administrative and support personnel.

The more than 15,000 entries...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786437758
• ISBN13: 9780786437757
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 800 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.8" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher