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A Dictionary Of Soldier Talk
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Book Synopsis A Dictionary of Soldier Talk by : John Robert Elting
Download or read book A Dictionary of Soldier Talk written by John Robert Elting and published by Macmillan Reference USA. This book was released on 1984 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ""A dictionary of soldier talk" is an uncensored compendium of one of the more colorful American idioms -- that spoken by the men and women of the United States Armed Forces ...from the Revolution to the Vietnam War ... Acronyms, oaths, abbreviations, technical terms and slang expressions are all defined and an appendix of terms unique to the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps is included ..." -- Inside front cover.
Download or read book Soldier Talk written by Simon Cullen and published by Leo Cooper Books. This book was released on 1995 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Soldier Talk' is a dictionary that covers past and present slang, terminology and regimental nicknames.
Book Synopsis Army Talk. A Familiar Dictionary of Soldier Speech. (Illustrations by Richard Third.). by : Elbridge Colby
Download or read book Army Talk. A Familiar Dictionary of Soldier Speech. (Illustrations by Richard Third.). written by Elbridge Colby and published by . This book was released on 1942 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book War Slang written by Paul Dickson and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the homegrown "boodle" of the 19th century to current "misunderstandistan" in the Middle East, America's foremost expert on slang reveals military lingo at its most colorful, innovative, brutal, and ironic. Author Paul Dickson introduces some of the "new words and phrases born of conflict, boredom, good humor, bad food, new technology, and the pure horror of war." This newly updated reference extends to the post-9/11 world and the American military presence in Iraq and Afghanistan. Recommended by William Safire in his "On Language" column of The New York Times, it features dictionary-style entries, arranged chronologically by conflict, with helpful introductions to each section and an index for convenient reference. "Paul Dickson is a national treasure who deserves a wide audience," declared Library Journal. The author of more than 50 books, Dickson has written extensively on language. This expanded edition of War Slang features new material by journalist Ben Lando, Iraq Bureau Chief for Iraq Oil Report and a regular contributor to The Wall Street Journal and Time. It serves language lovers and military historians alike by adding an eloquent new dimension to our understanding of war.
Book Synopsis Soldier Talk by : Paul Vincent Budra
Download or read book Soldier Talk written by Paul Vincent Budra and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soldier Talk is a collection of essays about the Vietnam combat veteran and his representation of his experience. The Vietnam War created a vast archive of recorded accounts of the war, permitting an unprecedented opportunity to confront its brutal secrets. This book is about how to read and how to hear the historical, psychological, and narrative truths of soldiers' talk. The ten chapters explore the phenomenon of soldier talk; the oral narrative form of so much of the Vietnam War literature; the collection of veteran interviews published under the title Nam; Vietnam War poetry; the strange tale of Bobby Garwood, the private who disappeared 10 days before he was to return home and surfaced 13 years later in Hanoi; Vietnam oral history and revolutionary socialism; the historiography of the Vietnam War; "queering Vietnam"; the African American experience of Vietnam; and women and the war. Along the way the authors touch on most of the best-known and most important writing to come out of the war.
Book Synopsis The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English by : Tom Dalzell
Download or read book The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English written by Tom Dalzell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-05-11 with total page 5135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang offers the ultimate record of modern, post WW2 American Slang. The 25,000 entries are accompanied by citations that authenticate the words as well as offer examples of usage from popular literature, newspapers, magazines, movies, television shows, musical lyrics, and Internet user groups. Etymology, cultural context, country of origin and the date the word was first used are also provided. In terms of content, the cultural transformations since 1945 are astounding. Television, computers, drugs, music, unpopular wars, youth movements, changing racial sensitivities and attitudes towards sex and sexuality are all substantial factors that have shaped culture and language. This new edition includes over 500 new headwords collected with citations from the last five years, a period of immense change in the English language, as well as revised existing entries with new dating and citations. No term is excluded on the grounds that it might be considered offensive as a racial, ethnic, religious, sexual or any kind of slur. This dictionary contains many entries and citations that will, and should, offend. Rich, scholarly and informative, The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English is an indispensable resource for language researchers, lexicographers and translators.
Book Synopsis FUBAR F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition by : Gordon L. Rottman
Download or read book FUBAR F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition written by Gordon L. Rottman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-03-15 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An entertaining book detailing the military slang of World War II. The soldier slang of World War II was as colourful as it was evocative. It could be insulting, pessimistic, witty, and even defeatist. From 'spam bashers' to 'passion wagons' and 'roof pigs' to 'Hell's Ladies,' the World War II fighting man was never short of words to describe the people and events in his life. FUBAR: F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition takes a frank look at the British, Commonwealth, American, German, Japanese and Russian slang used by the men on the ground, and shows how, even in the heat of battle, they somehow managed to retain their sense of humour, black though it might have been.
Download or read book FUBAR written by Gordon Rottman and published by Chartwell Books. This book was released on 2017-03-13 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition takes a frank look at the slang used by men on the ground and shows how they managed to retain their sense of humor, black though it may have been."--Page 4 of cover
Book Synopsis Language Dictionaries with an Emphasis on Military Dictionaries by : US Army Military History Research Collection
Download or read book Language Dictionaries with an Emphasis on Military Dictionaries written by US Army Military History Research Collection and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book G.I. written by Lee Kennett and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-06-16 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lee Kennett provides a vivid portrait of the American soldier, or G.I., in World War II, from his registration in the draft, training in boot camp, combat in Europe and the Pacific, and to his final role as conqueror and occupier. It is all here: the "greetings" from Uncle Sam; endless lines in induction centers across the country; the unfamiliar and demanding world of the training camp, with its concomitant jokes, pranks, traditions, and taboos; and the comparative largess with which the Army was outfitted and supplied. Here we witness the G.I. facing combat: the courage, the heroism, the fear, and perhaps above all, the camaraderie—the bonds of those who survived the tragic sense of loss when a comrade died. Finally, when the war was over, the G.I.’s frequently experienced clumsy, hilarious, and explosive interactions with their civilian allies and with the former enemies whose countries they now occupied.
Book Synopsis Special Bibliography - US Army Military History Research Collection by : US Army Military History Research Collection
Download or read book Special Bibliography - US Army Military History Research Collection written by US Army Military History Research Collection and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 782 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Raiders or Elite Infantry? by : David W. Hogan
Download or read book Raiders or Elite Infantry? written by David W. Hogan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1992-12-10 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How have the U.S. Army Rangers acted as special operations forces in military operations since 1942? Hogan's study examines the nature and purpose of the Rangers over the past fifty years and shows how they have served as scouts, raiders, assault troops, and elite infantry. They have spearheaded amphibious landings, raided enemy prison camps, patrolled behind enemy lines in Korea, served alongside Green Berets in Vietnam, and carried out special missions in Grenada. Professional officers, military historians, students, and general readers will find this a fascinating history. This analytical account opens with a short description of the origins of the Ranger legend in America and then moves to a discussion of their use in World War II, as commandos in 1942, then as spearheaders in 1943 and 1944, as line infantry in Europe and as special operations forces in the Pacific. This provocative assessment also traces the development of Ranger raider units in Korea, the special training and use of Green Berets as Rangers in Vietnam, and the shifting of Ranger roles into more complex and varied types of operations in Vietnam and Grenada and in a world of increasing terrorism and changing combat situations. Illustrations, maps, and a lengthy bibliography add to the usefulness of the study.
Book Synopsis SNAFU Situation Normal All F***ed Up by : Gordon L. Rottman
Download or read book SNAFU Situation Normal All F***ed Up written by Gordon L. Rottman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-10-20 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Military life has always been ruled by its own language, specific sets of terms and phrases that separate the serving man or woman from their civilian counterpart. There is the official version of ranks and acronyms, and the more unofficial, colloquial language of the barrack room and battlefield. This new title explores the language and slang of the major combatant powers, delving into their origins and explaining their uses. All of this will be illustrated with contemporary cartoons and other images showing the phrases in use. This title is designed specifically as a follow-up to 2007's FUBAR: Soldier Slang of World War II, and will differ from the original book in that it will cover the slang of sailors and airman, as well as soldiers. Detailed sections will be included for each of the major combatants of World War II, and additional appendices will detail the nicknames given to the major surface vessels and aircraft types of the war.
Book Synopsis The Cambridge History of the English Language: English in North America by : Richard M. Hogg
Download or read book The Cambridge History of the English Language: English in North America written by Richard M. Hogg and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The volumes of The Cambridge history of the English language reflect the spread of English from its beginnings in Anglo-Saxon England to its current role as a multifaceted global language that dominates international communication in the 21st century.
Download or read book Flappers 2 Rappers written by Tom Dalzell and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-03-07 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Entertaining, highly readable book pulses with the vernacular of young Americans from the end of the 19th century to the present. Alphabetical listings for each decade, plus fascinating sidebars about language and culture.
Author :Frances Marvin Smith Webster Publisher :Kent State University Press ISBN 13 :9780873386548 Total Pages :356 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (865 download)
Book Synopsis The Websters by : Frances Marvin Smith Webster
Download or read book The Websters written by Frances Marvin Smith Webster and published by Kent State University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In addition to revealing much about the military and the social history of the era, these letters show how ordinary people reacted to conditions beyond their control and how they coped with the pursuant hardships and strains."--BOOK JACKET.
Book Synopsis Special Bibliographic Series by : US Army Military History Research Collection
Download or read book Special Bibliographic Series written by US Army Military History Research Collection and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
