War Slang: American Fighting Words and Phrases from the Cival War to the Gulf War by Paul Dickson
War Slang: American Fighting Words and Phrases from the Cival War to the Gulf War
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Paul Dickson
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War Slang: American Fighting Words and Phrases from the Cival War to the Gulf War

Paul Dickson

403 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)

nonfiction history reference
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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 ...

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