Four parts of this training manual address the main stages of the development of the armed forces from antiquity to the present. The general directions of the evolution of military thought and military art, the development of weapons and military equipment, the construction of the armed forces . are revealed. As a separate direction, the manual covers some issues of the development of communication troops since the First World War, the use of various types of communication - as the main means of controlling troops. It is intended for students and cadets of technical specialties of the direction "Telecommunications", studying the course of military history on training programs for specialists in the system of military training institutes, faculties of military training, military departments of universities . It can also be used by teaching staff in planning and organizing training sessions on military training, on the history of the Fatherland . At the same time, this edition can be useful for a wide range of readers interested in military history.