Why The Captain Is A Captain

Why is Colonel pronounced “kernal”? Why does a Lieutenant General outrank a Major General? Why is Navy Captain a higher rank than Army-Air Force-Marine Captain? Why do Sergeants wear chevrons? Was John J. Pershing a six-star General?

The answers to these and other such questions as well as information on the origins and histories of the military ranks and rank insignia are now easily available in this book. A must have for everyone interested in military and the US armed forces.