Download or read book A Dictionary of Military and Technological Abbreviations and Acronyms written by Bernhard Pretz and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-05-30 with total page 1115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, first published in 1983, is a compilation of some 50,000 acronyms and abbreviations used by the British, American, German and Soviet military. It enables the researcher to understand the language of the Armed Forces, their armaments and the related technology, and to reach a greater understanding of the capabilities and duties of the Armed Forces at the end of the Cold War. The Dictionary covers all the services and their technology, and is an indispensable reference work.