Outline of war

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to war:
War organised and often prolonged armed conflict that is carried out by states and/or non-state actors. It is characterised by extreme
violence, social disruption, and economic destruction.
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War should be understood as an actual, intentional and widespread armed
conflict between political communities, and therefore is defined as a form of political violence or intervention.
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The set of techniques
used by a group to carry out war is known as warfare. An absence of war is usually called peace.
Contents [hide]
1 What type of thing is war?
2 Types of war
3 History of war
4 Weapons of war
5 Military theory
6 Politics of war
7 War and culture
8 War organizations
9 War publications
10 Persons influential in war
11 See also
12 References
13 External links
What type of thing is war? [edit]
War can be described as all of the following:
Violence
Combat
Types of war [edit]
Cold war
Colonial war
Insurgency
War of independence
War of liberation
Civil war
Border war
Fault line war
Invasion
Proxy war
Religious war
Undeclared war
Police action
Total war
World War
World War III
Nuclear War
World War III
Types of warfare [edit]
Asymmetric warfare
Expeditionary warfare
Expeditionary maneuver warfare
Warfare by objective [edit]
Defensive warfare
Offensive warfare
Warfare by strategic doctrine [edit]
Attrition warfare
Fabian warfare
Conventional warfare
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Economic warfare
Blockade warfare
Irregular warfare
Guerrilla warfare
Petty warfare
Urban guerrilla warfare
Joint warfare
Maneuver warfare
Network-centric warfare
Political warfare
Psychological warfare
Terrorism
Anarchist terrorism
Nationalist terrorism
Communist terrorism
Conservative terrorism
Left-wing terrorism
Right-wing terrorism
Religious terrorism
Christian terrorism
Islamic terrorism
Jewish religious terrorism
Special interest terrorism
Eco-terrorism
Anti-abortion violence
Narcoterrorism
Unconventional warfare
Warfare by terrain [edit]
Ground warfare
Arctic warfare
Ski warfare
Desert warfare
Jungle warfare
Mountain warfare
Trench warfare
Tunnel warfare
Urban warfare
Naval warfare
Amphibious warfare
Littoral warfare
Aerial warfare
Anti-aircraft warfare
Warfare by equipment or weapon type [edit]
Anti-surface warfare
Aerial warfare
Anti-aircraft warfare
Armoured warfare
Anti-tank warfare
Conventional warfare
Electronic warfare
Cyber electronic warfare
Horse-based warfare
Hybrid warfare
Biological warfare
Entomological warfare
Chemical warfare
Radiological warfare
Information warfare
Cyberwarfare
Cyber electronic warfare
Nuclear warfare
Mine warfare
Ski warfare
Naval warfare
Aerial warfare
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Anti-aircraft warfare
Submarine warfare
Anti-submarine warfare
Intensified submarine warfare
Unrestricted submarine warfare
Surface warfare
Space warfare
Weather warfare
Warfare by era [edit]
Prehistoric warfare
Ancient warfare
Ancient Greek warfare
Aztec warfare
Celtic warfare
Dacian warfare
Endemic warfare
Gaelic warfare
Gothic and Vandal warfare
Illyrian warfare
Maya warfare
Roman warfare
Thracian warfare
Medieval warfare
Anglo-Saxon warfare
Early modern warfare
Napoleonic warfare
Industrial warfare
Modern warfare
Warfare by stages [edit]
First-generation warfare refers to battles fought with massed manpower, using line and column tactics with uniformed soldiers
governed by the state. It includes the earliest stages of organized, state-controlled armed forces waging war in the modern era.
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Second-generation warfare tactics of warfare used after the invention of the rifled musket and breech-loading weapons and
continuing through the development of the machine gun and indirect fire.
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Third-generation warfare focuses on using speed and surprise to bypass the enemy's lines and collapse their forces from the rear.
Essentially, this was the end of linear warfare on a tactical level, with units seeking not simply to meet each other face to face but to
outmaneuver each other to gain the greatest advantage.
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Fourth-generation warfare conflict characterized by a blurring of the lines between war and politics, soldier and civilian. It includes
any war in which one of the major participants is not a state but rather a violent non-state actor. Fourth-generation warfare is
characterized by the nation states' loss of their near-monopoly on combat forces, returning to modes of conflict common in pre-
modern times.
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Other [edit]
Champion warfare
Underwater warfare
History of war [edit]
History of war
Military History
Naval warfare in the Winter War
Naval warfare of World War I
Warfare by era [edit]
See: Warfare by era, above
Wars [edit]
Wars by death toll [edit]
List of wars by death toll
Wars by date [edit]
See also: Category:Lists of wars by date
List of wars before 1000
List of wars 10001499
List of wars 15001799
List of wars 180099
List of wars 190044
List of wars 194589
List of wars 19902002
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Ongoing military conflicts January 2010
Major wars, 1,000+ deaths per year
Minor wars and conflicts, 10-1,000 deaths per year
List of wars 200310
List of wars 2011present
List of ongoing military conflicts
Wars by region [edit]
See also: Category:Lists of wars by region
List of conflicts in North America
List of conflicts in the United States
List of conflicts in Canada
List of conflicts in Central America
List of conflicts in South America
List of conflicts in Europe
List of conflicts in Asia
List of wars involving Iran
List of Chinese wars and battles
List of conflicts in the Middle East
List of conflicts in the Near East
List of conflicts in Africa
Conflicts in the Horn of Africa
List of conflicts in the Maghreb (Northwest Africa)
Wars by type of conflict [edit]
See also: Category:Warfare by type
List of wars of independence (national liberation)
List of military conflicts spanning multiple wars
List of world wars
List of border wars
List of wars extended by diplomatic irregularity
List of wars between democracies
List of civil wars
List of proxy wars
List of invasions
Battles [edit]
List of battles
List of sieges
Weapons of war [edit]
Further information: Lists of weapons
Weapons
Armoured warfare
Artillery
Biological warfare
Cavalry
Conventional warfare
Chemical warfare
Electronic warfare
Infantry
Mercenary
Nuclear warfare
Psychological warfare
Unconventional warfare
Military theory [edit]
Military theory
Philosophy of war
Principles of war
War cycles
Military organization [edit]
Military organization
Command and control (military)
Doctrine
Military education and training
Military engineering
Military intelligence
Military logistics
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Materiel
Military supply chain management
Military rank
Military technology and equipment
Staff (military)
Operational level of war [edit]
Operational level of war
Blitzkrieg
Soviet deep battle
Maneuver warfare
Operational manoeuvre group
Military operations [edit]
Military operation
List of military operations
Military operation plan
Military operations other than war
Types of military operations [edit]
Types of military operations, by scope:
Theater operation over a large, often continental area of operation and represents a strategic national commitment to the conflict
such as Operation Barbarossa, with general goals that encompass areas of consideration outside of the military such as the
economic and political impacts.
Campaign subset of the theatre operation, or a more limited geographic and operational strategic commitment such as Battle of
Britain, and need not represent total national commitment to a conflict, or have broader goals outside of the military impacts.
Battle subset of a campaign that will have specific military goals and geographic objectives, as well as clearly defined use of forces
such as the Battle of Gallipoli, which operationally was a combined arms operation originally known as the "Dardanelles landings" as
part of the Dardanelles Campaign, where about 480,000 Allied troops took part.
Engagement tactical combat event of contest for specific area or objective by actions of distinct units. For example the Battle of
Kursk, also known from its German designation as Operation Citadel, included many separate engagements, several of which were
combined into the Battle of Prokhorovka. The "Battle of Kursk" in addition to describing the initial German offensive operation (or
simply an offensive), also included two Soviet counter-offensive operations Operation Kutuzov and Operation Polkovodets
Rumyantsev.
Strike single attack, upon a specified target. This often forms part of a broader engagement. Strikes have an explicit goal, such as,
rendering facilities inoperable (e.g. airports), to assassinating enemy leaders, or to limit supply to enemy troops.
Military strategy [edit]
Military strategy
Attrition warfare
Battlespace
Military deception
Strategic defence
Offensive (military)
Strategic goal (military)
Naval strategy
Grand strategy [edit]
Grand strategy
Containment
Economic warfare
Military science
Philosophy of war
Strategic studies
Total war
Military tactics [edit]
Military tactics
Air combat manoeuvring
Battle
Cavalry tactics
Charge (warfare)
Cover (military)
Counter-insurgency
Defensive fighting position
Guerrilla warfare
Morale
Siege
Tactical objective
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Politics of war [edit]
Casus belli Latin expression meaning the justification for acts of war. In theory, present international law allows only three situations
as legal cause to go to war: out of self-defense, defense of an ally under a mutual defense pact, or sanctioned by the UN.
Declaration of war
War effort
War economy
Surrender
Capitulation an agreement in time of war for the surrender to a hostile armed force of a particular body of troops, a town or a
territory.
Strategic surrender surrender to avoid a last, chaotic round of fighting that would have the characteristics of a rout, allowing the
victor to obtain his objective without paying the costs of a last battle.
Unconditional surrender surrender without conditions, except for those provided by international law.
Victory
Debellatio when a war ends because of the complete destruction of a belligerent state.
No quarter when a victor shows no clemency or mercy and refuses to spare the life of the vanquished when they surrender at
discretion. Under the laws of war "...it is especially forbidden...to declare that no quarter will be given".
Pyrrhic victory victory with such a devastating cost that it carries the implication that another such victory will ultimately lead to
defeat.
Anti-war movement
War as metaphor
Philosophy of war [edit]
Further information: Political philosophy
Philosophy of war examines war beyond the typical questions of weaponry and strategy, inquiring into such things as the meaning and
etiology of war, the relationship between war and human nature, and the ethics of war.
Militarism belief that war is not inherently bad but can be a beneficial aspect of society.
Realism its core proposition is a skepticism as to whether moral concepts such as justice can be applied to the conduct of
international affairs. Proponents of realism believe that moral concepts should never prescribe, nor circumscribe, a state's behaviour.
Instead, a state should place an emphasis on state security and self-interest. One form of realism descriptive realism proposes
that states cannot act morally, while another form prescriptive realism argues that the motivating factor for a state is self-interest.
Just wars that violate Just Wars principles effectively constitute a branch of realism.
Revolution and Civil War Just War Theory states that a just war must have just authority. To the extent that this is interpreted as a
legitimate government, this leaves little room for revolutionary war or civil war, in which an illegitimate entity may declare war for
reasons that fit the remaining criteria of Just War Theory. This is less of a problem if the "just authority" is widely interpreted as "the
will of the people" or similar. Article 3 of the 1949 Geneva Conventions side-steps this issue by stating that if one of the parties to a
civil war is a High Contracting Party (in practice, the state recognised by the international community,) both Parties to the conflict are
bound "as a minimum, the following [humanitarian] provisions." Article 4 of the Third Geneva Convention also makes clear that the
treatment of prisoners of war is binding on both parties even when captured soldiers have an "allegiance to a government or an
authority not recognized by the Detaining Power."
Nonviolent struggle The "just war" criterion of "last resort" requires believers to look for alternative means of conflict. The methods of
nonviolent action permit the waging of political struggle without resort to violence. Historical evidence and political theory can be
examined to determine whether nonviolent struggle can be expected to be effective in future conflicts. If nonviolent action is
determined effective, then the requirements for "just war" are not met.
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Absolutism holds that there are various ethical rules that are absolute. Breaking such moral rules is never legitimate and therefore is
always unjustifiable.
Pacifism belief that war of any kind is morally unacceptable and/or pragmatically not worth the cost. Pacifists extend humanitarian
concern not just to enemy civilians but also to combatants, especially conscripts. For example, Ben Salmon believed all war to be
unjust. He was sentenced to death during World War I (later commuted to 25 years hard labor) for desertion and spreading
propaganda.
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Right of self-defence maintains (based on rational self-interest) that the use of retaliatory force is justified against repressive nations
that break the zero aggression principle. In addition, if a free country is itself subject to foreign aggression, it is morally imperative for
that nation to defend itself and its citizens by whatever means necessary. Thus, any means to achieve a swift and complete victory
over the enemy is imperative. This view is prominently held by Objectivists.
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Consequentialism moral theory most frequently summarized in the words "the end justifies the means," which tends to support the
just war theory (unless the just war causes less beneficial means to become necessary, which further requires worst actions for self-
defense with bad consequences).
Laws of war [edit]
Laws of war
War crimes
List of war crimes
Prisoners of war [edit]
Prisoner of war
Prison camps
Concentration camp
Internment camp
Labor camp
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Death or extermination camp
Prisoner-of-war camp
Prison escape
List of prisoner-of-war escapes
List of notable prisoners of war
Prisoner of war mail
Postal censorship
Effects of war [edit]
Effects of war
Casualties
Casualty
Casualty classifications
KIA Killed In Action
MIA Missing In Action
WIA Wounded in action
List of genocides by death toll
War and culture [edit]
War in popular culture
List of war films and TV specials
Wars in popular culture
Trojan War in popular culture
World War I in popular culture
World War II in popular culture
Korean War in popular culture
Soviet war in Afghanistan in popular culture
Sri Lankan Civil War in popular culture
War as metaphor
War organizations [edit]
Council of war
Ministry of War
War museums [edit]
War museum
Imperial War Museum
War publications [edit]
The Art of War
On War
Persons influential in war [edit]
List of military writers
In ancient times [edit]
Alexander the Great
Hannibal
Julius Caesar
During the Middle Ages [edit]
William the conqueror
During the Mongol Invasions [edit]
Genghis Khan
During the Hundred Years' War [edit]
Henry V of England
Joan of Arc
At the Siege of Malta [edit]
Jean Parisot de la Valette
During the American Revolution [edit]
George Washington
During the Napoleonic Wars [edit]
Horatio Nelson
Napoleon
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War portal
During the Taiping Rebellion [edit]
Hong Xiuquan
During World War I [edit]
Douglas Haig
Ferdinand Foch
John J. Pershing
Joseph Joffre
During World War II [edit]
Adolf Hitler
Charles de Gaulle
Douglas MacArthur
Erwin Rommel
Franklin D. Roosevelt
George S. Patton
Joseph Stalin
Winston Churchill
Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
See also [edit]
Outline of military science and technology
Campaign history of the Roman military
List of treaties
Operations research
Peace and conflict studies
Articles of War
List of war deities
Defence minister
Civilian Internee
Disarmed Enemy Forces
Geneva Convention
Italian military internees
Military Chaplain
Illegal combatant
Rule of Law in Armed Conflicts Project (RULAC)
The United States Military Code of Conduct
War among the people
War and environmental law
War artist
War as metaphor
War bond
War bonnet
War bride
War canoe
War chest
War chief
War children
War comics
War commissar
War communism
War correspondent
War crime
War crimes trials
War cry
War dance
War dialing
War diary
War discography
War dove
War economy
War effort
War elephant
War emergency power
War film
War finance
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References [edit]
1. ^
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"American Heritage Dictionary: War" . Thefreedictionary.com. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
2. ^ "Merriam Webster's Dictionary: War" . Merriam-Webster. 13 August 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
3. ^ "Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy" .
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Lind, William S.;Nightingale, Keith;Schmitt, John F.; Sutton, Joseph W.;Wilson, Gary I. (1989). The Changing Face of War: Into the
Fourth Generation.
5. ^ Sharp, Gene , "Beyond just war and pacifism: nonviolent struggle toward justice, freedom and peace" Ecumenical Review, April, 1996.
6. ^ Staff of the Catholic Peace Fellowship (2007). "The Life and Witness of Ben Salmon" . Sign of Peace 6.1 (Spring 2007).
7. ^ "'Just War Theory'" vs. American Self-Defence , by Yaron Brook and Alex Epstein
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World History Database Listing of all wars
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