Military English

Here are some links which may be useful. 

 

Military language

• Military dictionaries   For an impressive list of online military dictionaries, click the link and then search the site for "military dictionary". 
• More military dictionaries   Click the link and search the site for "Defence Terminology Military Lexicon"
• Slang in the Royal Navy   

 

Military organisations

• The British Army
• The Royal Air Force
• The Royal Navy
• UK Armed Forces Defence Supplier's Directory
• NATO
• SHAPE

 

Military journalism

• Jane's
• The UK Ministry of Defence
• Soldier Magazine
• Special reports on The Guardian website.  Click the link and then search the site for "special report military".
• FAS Military Analysis Network

 

Military history resources from the (British) Imperial War Museum

• Search for free pdf downloads about historical topics
• Personal stories from the Battle of the Somme (1916)
• Film:  personal experiences of the First World War (1914-18)
• Personal experiences of the Second World War (1939-45)
• British experiences of the Cold War (1945-1989)
• The Falklands War (1982)
• Through My Eyes:  how people have been changed by war

 

The United Nations

• The United Nations - Peace & Security

 

British government organisations

• The UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office
• Military Recruitment, Training and Operations (Ministry of Defence)
• Defence and the National Security Strategy (Ministry of Defence)
• Military doctrine on peacekeeping missions (pdf - Ministry of Defence)
• UK operations in Iraq (Foreign Office)
• UK operations in Afghanistan (Ministry of Defence)

 

 

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