War
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War is the state of two or more forces in opposition, supported by some social institution such as government or religion. A narrower definition restricts the sphere of war to conflicts involving violent force between sovereign entities. Usages such as "the War on Terror" stretch the former definition, allowing attacks on ideologies or conditions directly, and such usage is disparaged by many.
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U.S. Wars and Military Actions
- 2003 Invasion of Iraq (aka Iraq War)
- U.S. involvement in Afghanistan (2001-)
- Persian Gulf War (aka Desert Storm)
- Grenada
- Vietnam War
- Korean War
- Cold War
- World War II
- World War I
- Indian Wars
- Spanish-American War
- Civil War
- Mexican-American War
- War of 1812
- Shey's Rebellion
- Revolutionary War
Other Wars
Laws of War
Ideological Conflicts Called "Wars"
Theories of Conflict
- Just War Theory
- Democratic peace
- Diversionary war
- Ethnic conflict
- Military intervention
- Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD)
- Strategy and tactics
- Asymmetric Warfare
About and Further Reading
- Sun Tzu On The Art Of War
- War Is A Racket By Major General Smedley Butler
- Lt. Col. Dave Grossman. 1995, 1996. On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society. Boston: Back Bay Books. ISBN 0316330116.
- Lawrence H. Keeley. 1996. War Before Civilization: The Myth of the Peaceful Savage. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195119126.
Quotations
- "War is politics continued by other means." :--Carl von Clausewitz
- "War! Huh! What is it good for? Absolutely NOTHING, say it again!":--Edwin Starr's "War" (The attribution of this wording, by Elaine Bennis to Leo Tolstoy, is unfounded, and solely the result of disinformation provided by Jerry Seinfeld.)