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Jackspeak

Jackspeak

A guide to British Naval slang & usage

by Rick Jolly
Hardback
Publication Date: 22/02/2018

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Jackspeak is a comprehensive reference guide to the humorous and colourful slang of the Senior Service, explaining in layman's termsthe otherwise cryptic everyday language of the Royal Navy, the Royal Marines and the Fleet Air Arm. Featuring more than 4,000 alphabetical entries, it was compiled by an ex-RM surgeon who spent 24 years in theservice. With useful cross-references and examples of common usagethroughout, along with excellent illustrations by Tugg, the cartoonistfrom service newspaper Navy News, it is the essential book forcurrent and ex-Navy personnel and their families, or anyone interested in the modern armed forces.

Conway is proud to present a revised and updated edition of this classic volume, which is already acknowledged as the standard reference for every Jack, Jenny and Royal joining the Andrew, or for any civvy who wants a real insight into the unique culture of the Navy.
ISBN:
9781472834133
9781472834133
Category:
Slang & dialect humour
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
22-02-2018
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Edition:
3rd Edition
Pages:
544
Dimensions (mm):
214x150x34mm
Weight:
0.84kg
Rick Jolly

Rick Jolly was a former RM doctor. His first book told the story of the medical base at Ajax Bay in the Falkland Islands, which he commanded throughout the 1982 campaign.

A legendary figure in the Navy, 'Doc' Jolly remains the only serviceman to be decorated by both sides: he received an OBE from the Queen and the Oficial Orden de Mayo from the Argentine Government.

Rick was also the founding chairman of the South Atlantic Medal Association for Falklands veterans. He died in 2018.

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