ABC's of WWII
Battleship
A heavy warship of a type built chiefly in the late 19th & early 20th centuries, with extensive armor & large-caliber guns.
Jeep
A small, study motor vehicle with four-wheel drive, especially one used by the military.
Kamikaze
A Japanese aircraft loaded with explosive & making a deliberate suicidal crash on an enemy target.
Morale
The confidence, enthusiasm, & discipline of a person or group at a particular time.
Okinawa
The largest of the Ryukyu islands, taken by u.s. forces April-June 1945 in the last major amphibious campaign of world war 2.
Paratrooper
A member of a military infantry unit trained to attack or land in combat areas by parachuting from airplanes.
Quisling
A person who betrays his or her own country by aiding an invading enemy, often serving later in a puppet government 5th columnist.
Rommel
1891-1949, German field marshal: commander of the German forces in North Africa in world war 2.
Uniform
An identifying outfit or style of dress worn by the members of a given profession, organization, or rank.
World war 2
A war fought between Axis powers-German, Italy, & Japan and the Allies, including France & Britain, & later the soviet Union & the United States.