G-men—government men; agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
anathema—a thing or person accursed or damned; detested.
halvah—a Turkish confection consisting of crushed sesame seeds, nuts and honey.
ersatz—substitute or synthetic; artificial.
apocalyptic—here, refers to ultimate destruction; the end of the world.
strafe—to attack ground positions or troops with machine-gun fire from low-flying planes.



















