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LEADER: 01973cam a2200265 a 4500
001 2006025881
003 DLC
005 20070703084752.0
008 060804s2007 ohu f 001 0 eng
010 $a 2006025881
020 $a9781582974088 (pbk. : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aUA23$b.S298 2007
082 00 $a355.00973$222
100 1 $aSchading, Barbara.
245 14 $aThe civilian's guide to the U.S. military /$cA comprehensive reference to the customs, language, and structure of the Armed Forces / Barbara Schading, with Richard Schading, & Virginia R. Slayton.
260 $aCincinnati, OH :$bWriter's Digest Books, Inc.,$cc2007.
300 $av, 374 p. ;$c23 cm.
500 $aIncludes index.
505 0 $aIntroduction, 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.
651 0 $aUnited States$xArmed Forces$vHandbooks, manuals, etc.
700 1 $aSchading, Richard.
700 1 $aSlayton, Virginia R.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0618/2006025881.html