Project Gutenberg
2023-09-27
Public domain in the USA.
204
Ganoe, William Addleman
1881
1966
18018418
The English of military communications
$aMenasha, WI :$bGeorge Banta, $c1918.
Tim Lindell, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
"The English of Military Communications" by William A. Ganoe is a military instructional manual written in the early 20th century. This work serves as a guide for military personnel on effective communication within a military context, emphasizing clarity and brevity in language. The text likely addresses the distinguished nuances required in military communication, detailing various forms and methods essential for successful operations and clear command. The beginning of the text establishes the importance of precise military language, noting how ambiguity can lead to disastrous outcomes in operations. The author discusses how properly conveying instructions and maintaining clarity in communication is crucial for military success. He stresses that military professionals must engage in the art of rhetoric to express their thoughts correctly and efficiently, thus preventing errors that could result in loss of life or mission failure. Ganoe presents techniques and guidelines for improving military writing, setting the stage for detailed lessons in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
https://archive.org/details/englishofmilitar00ganoiala/page/n3/mode/2up
20211111020111ganoe
1918
US
Reading ease score: 69.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
en
English language -- Rhetoric
Military orders
United States. Army -- Records and correspondence
UB
Text
Category: History - Warfare
Category: How To ...
Category: Language & Communication
462607
2025-07-28T11:01:26.354488
text/html
458457
2023-09-27T14:23:27
text/html
580080
2025-07-28T11:01:38.175472
application/epub+zip
577822
2025-07-28T11:01:29.081440
application/epub+zip
356183
2025-07-28T11:01:27.725480
application/epub+zip
1236401
2025-07-28T11:01:44.083896
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
1210323
2025-07-28T11:01:36.737459
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
391852
2025-07-28T11:01:25.306487
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
391907
2023-09-27T14:23:27
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
17296
2025-07-28T11:01:44.273429
application/rdf+xml
11279
2025-07-28T11:01:27.977450
image/jpeg
1809
2025-07-28T11:01:27.853453
image/jpeg
1082536
2023-09-27T14:23:27
application/octet-stream
application/zip
1085422
2025-07-28T11:01:26.400481
application/octet-stream
application/zip
Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at
https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog