| A | B |
|---|
| armorer | an elisted person who is responsible for maintaining and repairing the small arms of his military unit |
| black market | the illegal buying or selling of goods |
| charred | burnt or scorched |
| DDT | a powerful insecticide, banned in 1972 out of concern for its effects on humans and animals |
| fatigues | work clothes worn by soldiers |
| hooch | slang: for soldiers' simple dwelling |
| insignia | a badge of rank or membership |
| intelligence | people who collect secret information about an enemy |
| jive | slang: to play or joke around |
| latrine | a toilet to be used by large number of people, as in an army camp |
| makeshift | crude |
| malaria | an infectious disease transmitted by mosquitoes |
| orientation | an adaptation or adjustment to a new situation or to new surroundings |
| phosphorous | a highly reactive element used in explosive devices |
| shard | a small piece of brittle material, such as metal or glass |
| shrapnel | fragments scattered by an explosive device |
| surveillance | close observation, often of an enemy or someone under suspicion |
| theology | the study of God and religious faith |
| truce | a temporary stop of the fighting between two opposing sides |
