Why Is a Colonel Called a Kernal? the Origin of American Ranks and Insignia

by Raymond Oliver

"Short. Quick. Entertaining. A marvelously fun read " Raymond Oliver, then the Curator for the McClellan Aviation Museum (now the Aerospace Museum of California), was once asked by a colonel why her title was pronounced "kernal" and where her eagle insignia originated? That simple question began a quest to trace the development of various categories of rank. What began as a paper, however, soon developed into a booklet, which eventually wound up as...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1934757594
• ISBN13: 9781934757598
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Fireship Press
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"