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Offers short definitions for over 3,500 terms, covering historical and modern military equipment, strategies, tactics, ranks, organizations, abbreviations, and administration.
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When it was published in 1986, the first edition of Dictionary of Military Terms was greeted enthusiastically by reviewers as there had been no standard reference work on this subject that was satisfactory to both the military profession and to laypersons. One of the compilers, Colonel Trevor N. Dupuy, was a noted military theorist, historian, teacher, and decorated World War II veteran. Building on the work of Dupuy and his associates, this second edition is equally welcome. Many things have changed in these last 17 years, and entries needed to be updated, added, and, in some cases, even deleted.
There are now approximately 3,500 terms as compared to 2,500 in the first edition. Examples of new entries are Abrams (M-1); Abu Nidal organization; Fedayeen Saddam; Gulf War; Hawk (MIM-23); Moro Liberation Front (MLF); Oslo Accords; Scud; and World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks, 2001. As in the first edition, all aspects of military affairs are covered: strategy, tactics, fortifications, weapons, ranks, organization, and administration. The concise entries are arranged alphabetically, and see and see also references are included. The definitions emphasize military meanings and cover military affairs and military history from ancient times to the present; this is not an etymological dictionary. Photographs and line drawings illustrate some terms.
This is a very readable book for the general reader and will make a great addition to public, academic, and some high-school libraries as well as being useful for military professionals. RBB
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