Military
- James Murray (admiral), a 16th-century Scottish shipbuilder in the Polish service, counter-admiral during the Battle of Oliwa
- James Wolfe-Murray (1853–1919), British military officer and Chief of the Imperial General Staff in the 1910s
- James Murray (British Army officer) (1721/22–1794), Scottish military officer and governor of Quebec
- James Murray (of Strowan) (1734–1794), Scottish general of the Seven Years' War and the American Revolution
- James Murray (VC) (1859–1942), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross during the First Boer War
- Sir James Pulteney, 7th Baronet (c. 1755–1811), born James Murray, Scottish general and MP for Weycombe and Regis
- James Patrick Murray (MP) (1782–1834), British soldier
- James Lore Murray (1919–2004), USAF Major General responsible for the ejection seat and the B-52 aircraft
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Famous quotes containing the word military:
“I’m not a military man, Captain. War holds no romance for me. The side effects are repulsive.”
—Richard Bluel, and Henry Hathaway. Major Hugh Tarkington (Clinton Greyn)
“In politics, it seems, retreat is honorable if dictated by military considerations and shameful if even suggested for ethical reasons.”
—Mary McCarthy (1912–1989)
“There are many examples of women that have excelled in learning, and even in war, but this is no reason we should bring ‘em all up to Latin and Greek or else military discipline, instead of needle-work and housewifry.”
—Bernard Mandeville (1670–1733)