America S Army And The Language Of Grunts

Author : E. Kelly Taylor
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781438962504

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America's Army and the Language of Grunts by E. Kelly Taylor Pdf

«a powerful sketch of America's Soldiers depicted in their unique lingo legacy ... «a fascinating array of cultural jargon based on a proud history and known as the language of Grunts ... «compelling leadership lessons built on a legacy fashioned by Warriors, celebrated by Veterans, shared with families, and intriguing to citizens ... «Americans share the pride of ownership -all contributing to the rich cultural lingo of our Nation's Army ... «a timely insight into America's Army and her Citizen Soldiers, viewed through a proud legacy of lingo steeped in tradition and filled with contemporary influences ... the old, and the new ...

Author : Anthony King
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 553 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199658848

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The Combat Soldier by Anthony King Pdf

A work of historical, comparative sociology examining the evolution of infantry tactics in the American, Australian Canadian, British, French, German, and Italian armies from the First World War to the present. It addresses a key question in the social sciences of how social solidarity (cohesion) is generated and sustained.

Author : Silvia Pettini
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781000438284

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The Translation of Realia and Irrealia in Game Localization by Silvia Pettini Pdf

This book explores the impact of a video game’s degree of realism or fictionality on its linguistic dimensions, investigating the challenges and strategies for translating realia and irrealia, the interface of the real world and the game world where culture-specificity manifests itself. The volume outlines the key elements in the translation of video games, such as textual non-linearity, multitextuality, and playability, and introduces the theoretical framework used to determine a game’s respective degree of realism or fictionality. Pettini applies an interdisciplinary approach drawing on video game research and Descriptive Translation Studies to the linguistic and translational analysis of in-game dialogs in English-Italian and English-Spanish language pairs from a corpus of three war video games. This approach allows for an in-depth look at the localization challenges posed by the varying degree of realism and fictionality across video games and the different strategies translators employ in response to these challenges. A final chapter offers a comparative analysis of the three games and subsequently avenues for further research on the role of culture-specificity in game localization. This book is key reading for students and scholars interested in game localization, audiovisual translation studies, and video game research.

Author : Matthias Range
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783270927

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British Royal and State Funerals by Matthias Range Pdf

The first in-depth study of the ceremonial and music performed at British royal and state funerals over the past 400 years.

Author : Kyle Longley,Jacqueline Whitt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000070309

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Grunts by Kyle Longley,Jacqueline Whitt Pdf

Now in its second edition, Grunts: The American Combat Soldier in Vietnam provides a fresh approach to understanding the American combat soldier’s experience in Vietnam by focusing on the day-to-day experiences of front-line troops. The book delves into the Vietnam combat soldier’s experience, from the decision to join the army, life in training and combat, and readjusting to civilian life with memories of war. By utilizing letters, oral histories, and memoirs of actual veterans, Kyle Longley and Jacqueline Whitt offer a powerful insight into the minds and lives of the 870,000 "grunts" who endured the controversial war. Important topics such as class, race, and gender are examined, enabling students to better analyze the social dynamics during this divisive period of American history. In addition to an updated introduction and epilogue, the new edition includes expanded sections on military chaplains, medics, and the moral injury of war. A new timeline provides details of major events leading up to, during, and after the war. A truly comprehensive picture of the Vietnam experience for soldiers, this volume is a valuable and unique addition to military history courses and classes on the Vietnam War and 1960s America.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06
Category : Electronic journals
ISBN : UFL:30031002123023

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Minnesota Law Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : John C. McManus
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 0451227905

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Grunts by John C. McManus Pdf

A professor, historian and contributor to World War II magazine describes the history of the American soldier during four decades of warfare, from the Battle of the Bulge to counterinsurgency combat in Iraq.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2006-07
Category : Military art and science
ISBN : UCSB:31205033892975

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Military Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : Robert D. Kaplan
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2008-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307472694

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Hog Pilots, Blue Water Grunts by Robert D. Kaplan Pdf

In Hog Pilots, Blue Water Grunts, acclaimed journalist Robert D. Kaplan continues his exploration of the American military's challenging and varied commitments around the world. From protecting sea lanes, to providing disaster relief, to preparing for potential military confrontation with North Korea and Iran, Kaplan describes the astonishing, vital, and often unacknowledged operations regularly performed by American military personnel in the air, at sea, and on the ground. Vivid and illuminating, this book takes us deep into the highly technical and exotic cultures of the armed forces, telling soldiers' stories from the perspective of the troops on the ground.

Author : Kyle Longley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317469308

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Grunts by Kyle Longley Pdf

This book provides a fresh approach to understanding the American combat soldier's experience in Vietnam. It integrates such topics as the political culture, the experiences of training, the actual Vietnam experience, and the 'homecoming', and offers a remarkable overview of the 870,000 'grunts' who bore the brunt of the fighting in the jungles and highlands of South Vietnam, and eventually Cambodia and Laos.The book addresses many of the stereotypes of the Vietnam combat veteran that have been perpertrated in popular culture, and also considers how Vietnam veterans have been commemorated through memorials and other means, and how the veterans remember each other. The coverage also includes women who served in or near the front lines as well as on the home front. The author draws on memoirs and oral histories including his personal interviews with veterans, but the book conveys a picture of the Vietnam combat soldier's experience far more powerful than what individual memoirs can provide.

Author : Bryan A. Garner
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 1023 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780195384208

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Garner's Dictionary of Legal Usage by Bryan A. Garner Pdf

A comprehensive guide to legal style and usage, with practical advice on how to write clear, jargon-free legal prose. Includes style tips as well as definitions.

Author : John C. McManus
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 551 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2010-08-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781101189177

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Grunts by John C. McManus Pdf

“A superb book—an American equivalent to John Keegan’s The Face of Battle. I sincerely believe that Grunts is destined to be a classic.”—Dave Grossman, Author of On Killing and On Combat From the acclaimed author of The Dead and Those About to Die comes a sweeping narrative of six decades of combat, and an eye-opening account of the evolution of the American infantry. From the beaches of Normandy and the South Pacific Islands to the deserts of the Middle East, the American soldier has been the most indispensable—and most overlooked—factor in wartime victory. In Grunts, renowned historian John C. McManus examines ten critical battles—from Hitler’s massive assault on U.S. soldiers at the Battle of the Bulge to counterinsurgency combat in Iraq—where the skills and courage of American troops proved the crucial difference between victory and defeat. Based on years of research and interviews with veterans, this powerful history reveals the ugly face of war in a way few books have, and demonstrates the fundamental, and too often forgotten, importance of the human element in serving and protecting the nation.

Author : Noah Webster
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1036 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1832
Category : English language
ISBN : UBBE:UBBE-00175146

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A Dictionary of the English Language by Noah Webster Pdf

Author : Noah Webster
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2132 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11503847

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International Dictionary of the English language by Noah Webster Pdf

Author : Mary Roach
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780393245455

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Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War by Mary Roach Pdf

A New York Times / National Bestseller "America's funniest science writer" (Washington Post) Mary Roach explores the science of keeping human beings intact, awake, sane, uninfected, and uninfested in the bizarre and extreme circumstances of war. Grunt tackles the science behind some of a soldier's most challenging adversaries—panic, exhaustion, heat, noise—and introduces us to the scientists who seek to conquer them. Mary Roach dodges hostile fire with the U.S. Marine Corps Paintball Team as part of a study on hearing loss and survivability in combat. She visits the fashion design studio of U.S. Army Natick Labs and learns why a zipper is a problem for a sniper. She visits a repurposed movie studio where amputee actors help prepare Marine Corps medics for the shock and gore of combat wounds. At Camp Lemmonier, Djibouti, in east Africa, we learn how diarrhea can be a threat to national security. Roach samples caffeinated meat, sniffs an archival sample of a World War II stink bomb, and stays up all night with the crew tending the missiles on the nuclear submarine USS Tennessee. She answers questions not found in any other book on the military: Why is DARPA interested in ducks? How is a wedding gown like a bomb suit? Why are shrimp more dangerous to sailors than sharks? Take a tour of duty with Roach, and you’ll never see our nation’s defenders in the same way again.