Download or read book Jane's Defence Glossary written by Ian Kay and published by Ihs Global Incorporated. This book was released on 1993 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents over 10,000 defence-related acronyms and abbreviations, giving a brief description for each entry and, where appropriate, country of origin. Appendices cover areas including officer ranks for NATO countries, conversion factors and the international phonetic alphabet.