Dictionary of Military TermsThis book provides a comprehensive ready-reference of military terms. With clear definitions of more than 7,000 terms, Dictionary of Military Termscovers both British and American terms as well as international terms, and includes: military personnel; maneuvers; equipment; vehicles; weapons; tactics; and commands. |
Contents
Section 1 | 17 |
Section 2 | 29 |
Section 3 | 53 |
Section 4 | 68 |
Section 5 | 76 |
Section 6 | 87 |
Section 7 | 94 |
Section 8 | 101 |
Section 14 | 137 |
Section 15 | 143 |
Section 16 | 154 |
Section 17 | 156 |
Section 18 | 171 |
Section 19 | 191 |
Section 20 | 200 |
Section 21 | 203 |
Section 9 | 109 |
Section 10 | 111 |
Section 11 | 113 |
Section 12 | 122 |
Section 13 | 133 |
Section 22 | 207 |
Section 23 | 212 |
Section 24 | 213 |
Section 25 | 214 |
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Dictionary of Military Terms: Over 6,000 words clearly defined Richard Bowyer No preview available - 2015 |
Common terms and phrases
action adjective relating adverb air force ammunition anti-tank area of ground armed forces armoured fighting vehicle armoured personnel carrier armoured regiment armoured vehicle assault attack battle bomb brigade British Army British-designed bullet capture carry civilian defence designed enemy position enemy's equipment equivalent-sized grouping fighter aircraft fighting vehicle fire fixed-wing aircraft grenade grid headquarters helicopter infantry battalion infantry fighting vehicle kill landing lieutenant loaded magazine machine-gun manoeuvre metal move movement NATO navy non-commissioned officer normally noun act noun American-designed noun area noun GB noun informal noun large noun person noun place noun small noun Soviet-designed nuclear object operation organization patrol personnel phonetic alphabet platoon plural projectile radio rank reconnaissance rifle road ROLLED HOMOGENEOUS ARMOUR senior sergeant serviceman shell ship signal soldiers someone squadron surface-to-air missile tactical grouping take-off tank target task troops unit or sub-unit verb weapon