dual purpose doctrine — The dual purpose doctrine is that if the work of an employee creates a necessity for travel, he is in the course of his employment while doing that work even though at the same time he is serving some purpose of his own. Snowden v. Orscheln Bros … Black's law dictionary
List of United States Marine Corps acronyms and expressions — This is a list of acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Marine Corps. Many of the words or phrases have varying levels of acceptance among different units or… … Wikipedia
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, country in N. America. This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Colonial Era, 1654–1776 Early National Period, 1776–1820 German Jewish Period, 1820–1880 East European Jewish Period,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
History of the tank — This article is about the history of the tank.The prehistory of the tank [ thumb|right|Recreation of an armoured vehicle designed by Leonardo da Vinci at the Château d Amboise] The problem of advancing to attack while under fire is as old as… … Wikipedia
Bismarck class battleship — The Bismarck class battleships were a class of battleships built by Germany around the onset of World War II. In terms of full load displacement, the Bismarck class ships were the third largest battleships ever completed, behind the Japanese… … Wikipedia
Tanks in World War II — This article deals with the history of the tank in World War II.Overview Tanks played a huge role in World War II. The tank reached new heights of capability and sophistication. The early tanks of Germany were technologically inferior to many of… … Wikipedia
Glossary of military abbreviations — List of terms, acronyms, information, related to modern armour, artillery, infantry, weapons, and related military subject matter.* AA anti aircraft * AAA anti aircraft artillery Triple A * AAAV Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle * AAD Armoured… … Wikipedia
Heath v. Alabama — Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants=Heath v. Alabama ArgueDate=October 9 ArgueYear=1985 DecideDate=December 3 DecideYear=1985 FullName=Larry Gene Heath v. Alabama USVol=474 USPage=82 Citation=106 S.Ct. 433, 88 L.Ed.2d 387 Prior=convicted, Superior… … Wikipedia
Modernization of the People's Liberation Army — Main article: History of the People s Liberation Army The military modernization program of the People s Liberation Army which began in the late 1970s had three major focuses. First, under the political leadership of Deng Xiaoping, the military… … Wikipedia
western Africa, history of — Introduction history of the region from the 11th century to the present. A reasonable body of sources for the writing of western African history begins to be available about AD 1000. Three centuries earlier, the Arabs (Arab) had… … Universalium
