Why The Captain Is A Captain

by Jazzybee Verlag (Editor)

Overview

Why is Colonel pronounced "kernal"? Why does a Lieutenant General outrank a Major General? Why is Navy Captain a higher rank than Army-Air Force-Marine Captain? Why do Sergeants wear chevrons? Was John J. Pershing a six-star General? The answers to these and other such questions as well as information on the origins and histories of the military ranks and rank insignia are now easily available in this book. A must have for everyone interested in military and the US armed forces.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783849619145
Publisher:	Jazzybee Verlag
Publication date:	07/21/2012
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	90
File size:	144 KB