Encyclopedia > War office

Article Content

War office

The British War office was a historical government department established in the 18th century resposible for the military and defence. It was re-named the Ministry of Defence in the early 1960s.

All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License

Search Encyclopedia

Search over one million articles, find something about almost anything!

Featured Article

James Watson

... the structure of the DNA molecule. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he earned a B.Sc. in Zoology at the University of Chicago in 1947 and a Ph.D. in Zoology at Indiana University ...