Vietnam: The War Zone Dictionary In Their Own Words
Hardback
Retail Price: $47.95
Hardback
Retail Price: $47.95
OVER 9,800 WORDS STRAIGHT FROM THE VIETNAM WAR ZONE
VIETNAM: THE WAR ZONE DICTIONARY IN THEIR OWN WORDS This unique source-defined reference includes: • Uncensored slang, abbreviations, radio codes, pro-codes, hospital jargon, weapon abbreviations, acronyms, euphemisms, and commonly used foreign words and phrases, and • Unclassified official terms adopted by the United States Department of Defense and its allies in NATO, SEATO, CENTO, and IADB. This vibrant collection reflects the complexity of official terms, the primal urgency of the unofficial language, and the adaptations of the English language to new technology, military, and social challenges. Collected and curated by Sharon O. Lightholder, attorney and author, it speaks clearly from the past to the contemporary historian, linguist, genealogist, armchair reader, and veteran.
Hardback
Format: 7 x 10 Black & White Casebound, 629 pages
Publisher: Albedo Press (Nov 20, 2015)
ISBN10: 0578171368
ISBN13: 9780578171364
Genre: REFERENCE / Dictionaries