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

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"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.

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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

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