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Explains the origins of some 1,000 alphabetically arranged words and phrases that have entered the English language from warfare, ranging from terms used in Ancient Greece to the origins of the recently popularized term "ethnic cleansing." Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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This directory of some 650 military terms is never quite sure what it wants to be. It is far too brief and nonselective to be a serious reference work, and too ponderous to be ironic or entertaining. Ammer, the author of similar works in other fields, deciphers such arcane terms as "armed to the teeth" and "hooker" but shows no real knowledge of military terminology. John Elting's Dictionary of Soldier Talk ( LJ 6/15/83) is vastly superior, and funnier too. Not recommended.
- Raymond L. Puffer, U.S. Air Force History Prog., Los Angeles
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Raymond L. Puffer, U.S. Air Force History Prog., Los Angeles
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherNtc Pub Group
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0844202851
- ISBN 13 9780844202853
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