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Military Conflict

Type History
Also known as
  • War,
  • Battle,
  • Invasion,
  • Attack
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Vietnam War Vietnamese village after an attack Film subject United States Southeast Asia
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Event South Korea
Field Of Study Thailand
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Tết Offensive Event South Vietnam South Vietnam
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United States
New Zealand
South Korea
Australia
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Second Battle of the Atlantic Event Kingdom of Italy Gulf of Saint Lawrence
The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest continuous military campaignof World War II, (though some say it was a series of naval military campaign and offensives) running from 1939 through the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, and was at its height...
Labrador Sea
Irish Sea
North Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific War Map showing Allied landings in the Pacific, 1942–1945 Military Theater Allies of World War II Asia
The Pacific War was the part of World War II—and preceding conflicts—that took place in the Pacific Ocean, its islands, and in East Asia, between July 7, 1937 and August 14, 1945. The most decisive actions took place after the Empire of Japan...
Event Axis Powers
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The African, Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre of World War II encompasses naval, land and air campaigns between Allied and Axis forces on the Mediterranean Sea and the countries which surround it. The fighting in this theatre lasted from June...
Event New Zealand
Union of South Africa
Middle East Theatre of World War II Military Theater    
The Middle East Theatre of World War II is defined largely by reference to the British Middle East Command, which controlled Allied forces in both Southwest Asia and eastern North Africa. From 1943, most of the action and forces concerned were in...
Event
African campaigns of World War II   Military Theater    
There were several separate Africa campaigns during World War II. Allied forces fought Axis forces, between 1940 and 1943, on the African mainland and in nearby waters and islands. The bulk of the combat operations took place in the Mediterranean...
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Gulf War WarGulf photobox Book Subject United States Arabian Peninsula
The Gulf War (2 August 1990 – 28 February 1991) was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force from 34 nations authorized by the United Nations (UN) but led primarily by the United States and the United Kingdom in order to return Kuwait to the...
Event Australia
United Kingdom
France
Iraq
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War of 1812 Event United States  
The War of 1812 was fought between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and its colonies, including Upper Canada (Ontario), Lower Canada (Quebec), Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Bermuda. The war lasted...
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Eastern Woodlands tribes
Thirty Years' War Event Archduchy of Austria Europe
The Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) was a religious war principally fought in Germany, where it involved most of the European powers. The conflict began between Protestants and Catholics in the Holy Roman Empire, but gradually developed into a...
Holy Roman Empire
Catholic League
Habsburg Spain
Dutch Republic
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Franco-Prussian War Event France France
The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the 1870 War (19 July, 1870 – 10 May, 1871) was a conflict between France and Prussia, while Prussia was backed by the North German Confederation and the South German...
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Falklands War Avro Vulcan Event Argentina South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
The Falklands War , also called the Falklands Conflict/Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the disputed Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. The Falkland Islands consist of two large...
United Kingdom Falkland Islands
Irish War of Independence Event United Kingdom Ireland
The Irish War of Independence or the Anglo-Irish War (January 1919 - July 1921) (Irish: Cogadh na Saoirse) was a guerrilla campaign mounted against the British government in Ireland by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) under the First Dáil, the Irish...
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Battle of the Little Bighorn Custer Massacre At Big Horn, Montana June 25 1876 Event United States Little Bighorn River
The Battle of the Little Bighorn—also known as Custer's Last Stand, and, in the parlance of the relevant Native Americans, the Battle of the Greasy Grass—was an armed engagement between a Lakota-Northern Cheyenne combined force and the 7th Cavalry...
American Revolutionary War Rev collage Event Kingdom of Great Britain Lexington
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Art Subject United States North America
Dutch Republic
Thirteen Colonies
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Battle of Cape St. George Event United States Buka Island
The Battle of Cape St. George was a naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II fought on November 26, 1943, between Cape St. George, New Ireland, and Buka Island (now part of the North Solomons Province in Papua New Guinea). It was the...
Empire of Japan
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The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korea and South Korea regimes, with major hostilities lasting from June 25, 1950 until the armistice signed on July 27, 1953. Both Koreas were attempting to re-unify Korea under...
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Location South Korea
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United States
Japan
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Eastern Front yyyy Event Soviet Union Central Europe
The Eastern Front of World War II ( , der Rußlandfeldzug 1941-1945 (Russian campaign) or der Ostfeldzug 1941-1945 (Eastern Campaign)) was a theatre of war between the German Reich and the Soviet Union which encompassed central and eastern Europe...
Event Nazi Germany
World War II World War II montage image Film subject Brazil Africa
World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including all of the great power, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the...
Literary Genre Canada Mediterranean Sea
Computer Game Genre Netherlands Middle East
Book Subject Yugoslavia Southeast Asia
Media genre Republic of China Pacific Ocean
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Second Battle of Ypres The Second Battle of Ypres Event United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Ypres
The Second Battle of Ypres was the first time Germany used poison gas on a large scale on the Western Front in World War I and the first time a former colonial force (Canadians) pushed back a major Europe power (Germans) on European soil, which...
Event Belgium
Battle of Stalingrad Event Nazi Germany Volgograd
The Battle of Stalingrad is a commonly used name in English sources for several large operations by Germany and its allies and Soviet forces conducted with the purpose of ensuring possession of the city of Stalingrad, which took place between 17...
Event Soviet Union
Kingdom of Italy
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