Military

A military or military force (n., from Latin militarius, miles "soldier") has seen many different incarnations throughout time. Early armies may have been just men with sharpened sticks and rocks, through time they have included advancements such as men mounted on horses, men wielding swords and other metallic weapons, the bow and arrow, seige weapons, to the advance of the musket which form the roots of the armed force of most nations we know today. In modern times people use vehicles and guns.

See also

• Jane's Information Group provides contemporary info on Trade in Military Equipment.
• Martial art
• Militaria
• Military rule
• Special Air Service
• Stratfor provides analysis of geopolitics.
• Army
• List of countries by military expenditures
• List of countries without an army