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by William Priest

ISBN: 1883522137
ISBN13: 978-1883522131
Language: English
Publisher: Rockbridge Pub Co; 1st edition (September 2000)
Pages: 256
Category: Dictionaries and Thesauruses
Subategory: Reference

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William L. Priest, a graduate of Towson State University in History and Social Studies, is a teacher with experience as a living historian aboard the . Constellation in Baltimore Harbor.

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This book has tons of terms that the military has used. If you love military history you need this book. com User, March 11, 2001

This book has tons of terms that the military has used. Highly recommended for military history students. com User, March 11, 2001.

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It was very common for Japanese troops to dig very small, one-man concealed foxholes," says William L. Priest, who wrote "Swear Like a Trooper: A Dictionary of Military Terms and Phrases

It was very common for Japanese troops to dig very small, one-man concealed foxholes," says William L. Priest, who wrote "Swear Like a Trooper: A Dictionary of Military Terms and Phrases. The man in the spider hole would wait for an enemy soldier to pass by and then would pop up, often shooting the soldier in the back. It's a suicide mission," Priest says

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For the armchair linguist or the military historian, this is a comprehensive compilation of military lingo from Hannibal to Hanoi. William Priest traces the evolution of each term or phrase as it moves from its point of origin to other branches of service and into foreign countries. For instance, in the 19th century a "swab" was a mop made from condemned rope; however, it was also the sailor's slang for naval officer, from the shoulder epaulets (a mop-like braid) that marked an officer's rank. At that time, to call a sailor a swab was one of the highest forms of insult; it was not until the 1880s that sailors were called swabs or swabbies (men who swab the decks) in general lingo. Examples such as these can be found throughout SWEAR LIKE A TROOPER.
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The title of the book was a great teaser, but misleading. I was looking for this book to give me the argot, and profanity, a typical Roman Legionnaire, Hittite warrior, or modern soldier would use on a daily basis. The author did an awesome job of amassing the information. I salute him for that thorough research. But profanity is what fleshes out the character and guts of enlisted naval or soldier living out their lives in the thankless task of protecting their respective countries or empires. Shouting out, "Retrograde hades, to the rear; we just arrived." and "Gosh-darn the projectiles, flank speed forward", doesn't quite capture the moment, does it? I felt I was suckered into a buffalo-offal-storm. For my expectations the book was a 'loving' disappointment to my ears. A great sequel is called for, but would never get past the PC police and the morals crowd. There is no morality in war or pristine language used by serving twenty-something-real servicemen. Eleanor Roosevelt at least got it right speaking about the Marines in WWII, which I won't quote here because it would be misleading.

Jake
This book has tons of terms that the military has used. If you love military history you need this book.

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