Jackspeak

A guide to British Naval slang & usage

Rick Jolly author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:22nd Feb '18

Should be back in stock very soon

Jackspeak cover

From ‘A1’ to ‘Zulu’, the fully revised and updated third edition of Jackspeak is a comprehensive guide to the slang of the Royal Navy.

Discover the humorous and colourful and cryptic slang of the Senior Service, explained in layman's terms. Featuring more than 4,000 alphabetical entries, Jackspeak was compiled by an ex-RM surgeon who spent 24 years in the service.

With useful cross-references and examples of common usage throughout, along with excellent illustrations by Tugg, the cartoonist from service newspaper Navy News, it is the essential book for current and ex-Navy personnel and their families, or anyone interested in the modern armed forces.

Osprey 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.

There aren't too many books, let alone in the nautical world, which generate a succession of chuckles. Open Jackspeak at any page and you're pretty much guaranteed to laugh. * Navy News *

ISBN: 9781472834133

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 803g

544 pages

3rd edition