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The civilian's guide to the U.S. military

Title: The civilian's guide to the U.S. military / A comprehensive reference to the customs, language, and structure of the Armed Forces / Barbara Schading, with Richard Schading, & Virginia R. Slayton.
Author: Schading, Barbara.
Publication: Cincinnati, OH : Writer's Digest Books, Inc., c2007.

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Description

v, 374 p.; 23 cm.

Subject

United States > Armed Forces > Handbooks, manuals, etc

Note

Includes index.

Contents

Introduction, military rank, and protocol -- Understanding the U.S. Army -- Understanding the U.S. Navy -- Understanding the U.S Marine Corps -- Understanding the U.S. Air Force -- Understanding the U.S. Coast Guard -- Understanding the U.S. Special Operations Forces -- Interesting military tidbits. includes military law, decorations and ribbons -- Military music, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the missing man formation -- Department of Veterans Affairs, the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the united Service Organization -- Changes in the American military over the years, by Richard Schading -- The Geneva Conventions -- Glossaries -- Glossary A. Terms, Abbreviations and acronyms used by the U. S. military -- Glossary B. Slang and expressions used by the U.S. military -- Glossary C. Military equipment -- Appendices -- Appendix A. Useful resources for understanding the U.S. military -- Appendix B. Rank, pay grades, and insignia of the U.S. military branches.

Call Number

JFD 07-4443

ISBN

9781582974088 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

2006025881

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Author

Schading, Barbara.

Title

The civilian's guide to the U.S. military / A comprehensive reference to the customs, language, and structure of the Armed Forces / Barbara Schading, with Richard Schading, & Virginia R. Slayton.

Imprint

Cincinnati, OH : Writer's Digest Books, Inc., c2007.

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Schading, Richard.

Slayton, Virginia R.

Research Call Number

JFD 07-4443

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