The Cutler husband-and-wife team writes books, oral histories, magazine articles, and other material pertaining to naval matters. This dictionary (published at the same time as a companion work on abbreviations) is for both new and veteran sailors, as well as journalists, congressional staffers, and others who need to understand both historic and current terminology for a variety of technical terms and unofficial and slang terms. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)