Explanatory Dictionary of Military Terms is recommended as a reference for reserve officers, DOSAAF propagandists and students acquiring military knowledge, as well as for a wide range of Soviet readers interested in military, military-technical, military-historical literature and memoirs on military topics. The dictionary aims to provide a brief and accessible explanation (interpretation) of general and special military words, terms and concepts encountered in the study of military affairs, reading articles on military topics in magazines and newspapers.