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War slang : American fighting words and phrases since the Civil War /

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Dickson, an authority on American slang, offers an updated edition of his collection of fighting words and wartime phrases that Americans have used from the Civil War to the Iraq War (with a brief overview of the Revolutionary War). Terms and brief definitions and explanations are arranged chronolog...

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Main Author: Dickson, Paul (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brassey's, [2004]
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Soldiers > United States > Language > Dictionaries.
English language > United States > Slang > Dictionaries.
Military art and science > United States > Dictionaries.
United States > History, Military > Dictionaries.
Americanisms > Dictionaries.
Americanisms.
English language > Slang.
Military art and science.
Soldiers > Language.
United States.
Soldatensprache
Slang (taal)
Oorlog.
Verenigde Staten.
Amerikanisches Englisch.
Reference works.
Dictionaries.
Military history.
Ouvrages de référence.
Online Access:Table of contents
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Summary:Dickson, an authority on American slang, offers an updated edition of his collection of fighting words and wartime phrases that Americans have used from the Civil War to the Iraq War (with a brief overview of the Revolutionary War). Terms and brief definitions and explanations are arranged chronologically by war, revealing military slang at its most colorful, brutal, and ironic, from the Civil War's "red tape" through the Vietnam War's "airborne copulation" and the recent "misunderstandistan." The book is distributed by Books International. Annotation ♭2004 Book News, Incorporated, Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Physical Description:xi, 428 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1574887106
9781574887105