Product Description

English & French Visual Military Dictionary

English & French Visual Military Dictionary is one in a series of visual dictionaries that is designed to fill a niche within international military operations.

They have been designed for use by Special Operations Forces (SOF), Military Training Teams (MTT), (Long Range) Combat Patrols, UN missions, and Joint Operations where a multitude of militaries form a wide range of national and cultural backgrounds have to operate under one unified command.

Many times these various units have neither trained together nor do they have a common doctrine let alone a common vocabulary. Most of the time only a small fraction of the Soldiers in any unit speak a foreign language.

The English & French Visual Military Dictionary is based on NATO doctrine and verbiage and can aid the user(s) in learning each other’s jargon and military terminologies.

There are other military dictionaries available, some with a much larger amount of vocabulary; however, they often contain too much information, usually more than what is necessary to complete the mission. Most of the other dictionaries are much too large to carry around and it can take too long to find the right words. Unlike some electronic translation aids, our dictionaries do not break easily and require no batteries.

Under combat conditions time is of the essence and if the words don’t easily come to mind, a picture is worth a thousand words. Our dictionaries are small enough to fit into any uniform pocket which is a tremendous benefit to the Soldier who already has to carry enough equipment as it is.

The English & French Visual Military Dictionary gives the user the most commonly used words, phrases, and diagrams; just enough to plan and execute a mission. The most common uses for our dictionaries are:

• Identification of tactical symbols and maneuver control graphics

• Identification of commonly used weapons, equipment and their major parts

• Use as a “pointie talkie”