World War II was a global military conflict that, in terms of lives lost and material destruction, was the most devastating war in huma...

World War I was one of the most devastating war that involves the commitment of nations and resources in the world history. The war was...

Wars of Yugoslav Succession, armed conflicts within the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) during the 1990s. The SF...

War of 1812, conflict between the United States and Britain that began in 1812 and lasted until early 1815. President James Madison req...

Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, military struggle fought in Vietnam from 1959 to 1975, involving the North Vietnam...

U.S.-Iraq War, military action begun in 2003 with a United States invasion of Iraq, then ruled by the authoritarian regime of Saddam Hu...

Trojan War, in Greek legend, famous war waged by the Greeks against the city of Troy. The tradition is believed to reflect a real war b...

Tet Offensive, military campaign of the Vietnam War (1959-1975), in which almost every major city and province in South Vietnam was att...

Spanish-American War, brief war that the United States waged against Spain in 1898. Actual hostilities in the war lasted less than four...

Persian Gulf War, conflict beginning in August 1990, when Iraqi forces invaded and occupied Kuwait. The conflict culminated in fighting...

Mexican War, conflict between the United States and Mexico, lasting from 1846 to 1848. The war resulted in a decisive U.S. victory and ...

Korean War, civil and military struggle that was fought on the Korea Peninsula and that reached its height between 1950 and 1953. The...

Iran-Iraq War, armed conflict that began when Iraq invaded Iran in September 1980 and ended in August 1988 after both sides accepted a ...

Hundred Years’ War, armed conflict between France and England during the years from 1337 to 1453. The Hundred Years’ War was a series o...

French Revolution, major transformation of the society and political system of France, lasting from 1789 to 1799. During the course of ...

French and Indian War (1754-1763), the last of four North American wars waged from 1689 to 1763 between the British and the French. In ...

D-Day Invasion or Invasion of Normandy, the 1944 Allied assault on Nazi-occupied northern Europe that assembled the largest force in th...

Cold War, term used to describe the post-World War II struggle between the United States and its allies and the Union of Soviet Sociali...

Battle of Waterloo, final and decisive action of the Napoleonic Wars, that effectively ended French domination of the European continen...

Battle of Stalingrad (1942-1943), World War II battle that halted the German advance into the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR...