British Army Terminology and Abbreviations 1939-1945
Including Regiments and Corps, Battle Honours, Operational Code Words and Slang
Author: Dick Taylor and Lt Col Dick Taylor
A detailed guide to the abbreviations, acronyms, terms and doctrinal concepts used by the British Army during the Second World War.
15th September 2025
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A detailed guide to the abbreviations, acronyms, terms and doctrinal concepts used by the British Army during the Second World War.
Description
This book is not only intended for a general readership, but also for military researchers and historians who often find that they get lost in the huge and arcane raft of terminology employed by the army during the conflict. It is an essential guide resting on the elbow of every serious historian as they undertake research using primary and secondary sources, and of every reader exploring secondary sources about the war.No such reference book as this exists. The author is an experienced military historian with a background in British Army history, and yet even he often found himself stumped when reading War Diaries, National Archive documents, and other primary sources.The text consists of the following main sections:• Abbreviations and acronyms• Units, regiments and corps• A full glossary of military concepts and terminology• British army slang• Operational namesAs well as general military terms, a great deal of effort has gone into looking at the often deeply technical and even arcane terminology used not only by the commanders and their staff and the combat units, but also by the multitude of supporting organisations, including artillery, engineering, supply and transport, and medical. What's a BM? It's a Band Master, a Beach Master, a Brigade Major and a Bending Moment in bridging!
About the Author
Lt Col (Retd) RJ Taylor BA(Hons) MA MPhil was commissioned in 2000. He is the Official Historian of the Royal Armoured Corps and the author of half a dozen books, including 'Armoured Warfare in the British Army 1939-1945'.
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