Download or read book Dictionary of the Modern United States Military written by Stephen F. Tomajczyk and published by McFarland. This book was released on 1996 with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive dictionary that contains some 15,000 entries on "inside" aspects of the US military. Among the topics covered in depth are weapons systems, governmental agencies, electronic warfare, medical terms, military infrastructure, communications, satellites, and intelligence systems. Also covered are the acronyms and slang terms used by soldiers in the field. Includes extensive cross- references, as well as a bibliography of some 2,200 sources. c. Book News Inc.
Download or read book Dictionary of the Modern United States Military written by S.F. Tomajczyk and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2008-01-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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 in this comprehensive dictionary provide an inside look at the United States military. Weapons systems, governmental agencies, electronic warfare, medical terms, military infrastructure, communications, satellites and intelligence systems are among the topics covered in-depth. Also detailed are the acronyms and slang terms used by the soldiers in the field. The work provides numerous cross references for ease of use, along with a bibliography of over 2,200 sources.
Download or read book A Military Dictionary written by William Duane and published by . This book was released on 1810 with total page 774 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dictionary of United States Military Terms for Joint Usage written by United States. Joint Chiefs of Staff and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Modern Military Dictionary written by Max Bruce Garber and published by Gale Cengage. This book was released on 1975 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Dictionary of Modern War written by Edward Luttwak and published by Gramercy. This book was released on 1998 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With over 1,100 entries in A-to-Z format, this comprehensive guide is an authoritative reference on every aspect of modern military conflict. Written by experts, the in-depth entries explain everything from general military vocabulary to weapons systems, military organizations, technologies of modern warfare, and more. Cross-referenced. (Orig. $45.00)
Download or read book A Military Dictionary and Gazetteer written by Thomas Wilhelm and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Dictionary of United States Military Terms written by United states. Departement of defense and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dictionary of United States Military Terms for Joint Usage written by and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of the U S Army written by Jerold E. Brown and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2000-12-30 with total page 682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having evolved over the past two and a quarter centuries to become the premier military force in the world, the U.S. Army has a heritage rich in history and tradition. This historical dictionary provides short, clear, authoritative entries on a broad cross section of military terms, concepts, arms and equipment, units and organizations, campaigns and battles, and people who have had a significant impact on Army. It includes over 900 entries written by some 100 scholars, providing a valuable resource for the interested reader, student, and researcher. For those interested in pursuing specific subjects further, the book provides sources at the end of each entry as well as a general bibliography. Appendixes provide a useful list of abbreviations and acronyms and a listing of ranks and grades in the U.S. Army.
Download or read book Dictionary of United States Army Terms written by United States. Department of the Army and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These regulations supersede AR 320-5, 28 November 1958, including C 1, 11 September 1959 and AR 320-4, 9 July 1957.
Download or read book Dictionary of Military Terms written by Trevor Nevitt Dupuy and published by H. W. Wilson. This book was released on 2003 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first edition (1986) is cited in American Reference Books Annual. Now updated and containing some 3,500 terms, this dictionary offers short definitions of historical and modern military equipment, strategies, tactics, ranks, organizations, abbreviations, and the like. Lead editor Dupuy (d.1995) was a military theorist, historian, and writer; two associates joined him for the first edition, and two new editors undertook the revision. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Download or read book Dictionary of United States Army Terms written by United States. War Department and published by . This book was released on 1944 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms written by United States. Joint Chiefs of Staff and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Black American Military Leaders written by Walter Lee Hawkins and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2007 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised edition of the 1993 "African American Generals and Flag Officers: Biographies of Over 120 Blacks in the United States Military" offers detailed, career-oriented summaries for men and women who often had overcome societal obstacles to become ranking officers in the U.S. military.
Download or read book The Dictionary of Military Terms written by U.S. Department of Defense and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-02-03 with total page 1215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the comprehensive, standardized dictionary of military and associated terminology compiled and used by the Department of Defense. Divided into two sections, The Dictionary of Military Terms contains the terms and definitions approved for Department of Defense (DOD) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) use as well as a complete listing of commonly used abbreviations and acronyms. These military and associated terms, together with their definitions, constitute approved terminology for general use by all DOD components. The Dictionary of Military Terms supplements standard English-language dictionaries and standardizes military and associated terminology to improve communication and mutual understanding within the DOD, with other federal agencies, and among the United States and its allies. It is the primary terminology source when preparing correspondence, including policy, strategy, doctrine, and planning documents. This publication applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Services, the Joint Staff, combatant commands, DOD agencies, and all other DOD components, and covers terms such as: active defense battle damage assessment candidate target list directed energy event matrix footprint hub and spoke distribution mobilization nonconventional assisted recovery protection retained personnel special operations survival, evasion, resistance, and escape weapons readiness state and more!
Download or read book A Military and Naval Dictionary written by and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
