Pete
09-30-2014, 05:38
Where does the phrase 'boots on the ground' come from?
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-29413429
"Boots on the ground" is shorthand for combat troops deployed in a foreign country. Barack Obama and David Cameron have both used it - it's a phrase that is constantly cropping up in the news. But where did it come from?
Interesting. Anybody got more info?
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-29413429
"Boots on the ground" is shorthand for combat troops deployed in a foreign country. Barack Obama and David Cameron have both used it - it's a phrase that is constantly cropping up in the news. But where did it come from?
Interesting. Anybody got more info?