A-10A Reference library
The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
AAA abbr. Reference library
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antiaircraft artillery.
Aachen Reference library
Charles Messenger
The Oxford Companion to World War II
German city situated close to the Dutch and Belgian borders, the scene of the first major battle fought by Eisenhower
Aachen, Siege of Reference library
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Medieval Warfare and Military Technology
Following the death in 1247 of Henry Raspe, who had been the rival of the excommunicated Emperor Frederick II,
Aachen, Battle of Reference library
The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
AADC abbr. Reference library
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area air defense commander.
Aardvark Reference library
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a two-seat twin-engine aircraft used as an attack/strike plane.
AB abbr. Reference library
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able seaman; able-bodied seaman.
aback adv. Reference library
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(of a sail) pressed backward against the mast by a headwind.
abaft adv. Reference library
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in or behind the stern of a ship.
prep. nearer the stern than; behind: the yacht has a shower just abaft the galley....
AB AKTION Reference library
The Oxford Companion to World War II
Nazi codename for the liquidation of Polish intellectuals and other leaders which took place during and after the Polish campaign
abatis n. Reference library
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a defense made of felled trees placed lengthwise over each other with the boughs pointing outwards.
Abbas I, Shah (1587–1629) Reference library
The Oxford Companion to Military History
Abbas I reversed the trend of Persia's defeat by the Ottoman Turks and regained much territory lost in the 16th
Abbot, Henry Larcom (1831–1927) Reference library
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Wounded in 1861 at
ABC-1 Plan Reference library
The Oxford Companion to World War II
the outcome of secret American–British–Canadian military discussions in Washington which took place from January to March 1941. The plan,
ABCA agreement Reference library
The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History (2 ed.)
The America-Britain-Canada-Australia Armies Standardisation Program was set up under an agreement signed in 1964. New Zealand joined with observer
ABC warfare Reference library
The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
the use or threat of use of atomic, biological, or chemical weapons in war.
Abd al-Qadir (1807–83) Reference library
The Oxford Companion to Military History
Algerian emir and staunch opponent of French colonization. In 1832, two years after French capture of Algiers, he opposed
