Wars

The effects of war and conflicts on history of the world have been monumental and the topics on war history that are featured below verify this notion.
Here is a collection of topics that provide info on wars and conflicts including world wars, famous battles, genocides, revolutionary wars, historical conflicts, territory and tribal wars, and also the ongoing global war on terrorism. You'll also find information on world history, causes and effects of wars, great warriors, war weapons and war crimes.
Articles

Causes and Effects of the Cold War
The Cold War dominated the second half of the 20th century. It resulted in the collapse of communism. Read on to know the causes and effects of this historical event.

Cause and Effects of Korean War
The Korean War was a major war in world history. Here we look at its causes and consequences.

Mexican American War
If you want to know about the Mexican- American war, read this article.

Battle of Lexington And Concord
If you want to know about the battle of Lexington and Concord and its aftermath, this is the article for you. Read on to find out more.

The War Between Now and Yesteryear
Nostalgic waves of interest strike our society on a nearly constant basis. This can be good, bad, and downright ugly - which is why we need to remember the past and how it integrates into our lives today.

Roman wars, the Battle of Actium
The Battle of Actium is a demonstration of intelligence and strategy coupled with the surprise element…the malaria. Mark Anthony lost so Rome turned into a n Empire.

Story of the Trojan War
Read on to know more about the story of the Trojan War…

The French and Indian War
War, something that nobody wants to see for real…however, it happens nowadays as well. This war seems to have brought victory for the British who soon turned into Americans!

The New Weapons of War
Is the military creating a new, more compassionate form of war; or does it cross the boundaries of human rights?

Russia Chechnya Conflict
Russia has always said that its military campaign in Chechnya is part of what Moscow calls "an anti-terrorist operation", and that peaceful Chechen civilians have nothing to fear. The Chechen rebels on the contrary call their struggle as a "war of liberation". They say that Chechnya has never voluntarily joined Russia and has only ever been conquered by military force.

Japan and the Samurai Warrior (593-1877 A.D.)
A brief history of Japan and the Samurai Warriors. Japan, being an island with a treacherous, highly defensible coastline and an uncertain weather inclined to typhoons, has had an extraordinary pattern of seclusion and exemption from foreign incursions during the whole course of her history.

Chemical Warfare: The Beginning
Fritz Haber originally started chemical warfare in 1914. How did it proceed from there into the World War I? What were the classes of chemicals used and how did they affect the soldiers?

Civilization and Its Enemies: The Next Stage of History
So begins Civilization and Its Enemies, an extraordinary tour de force by America's "reigning philosopher of 9/11," Lee Harris. What Francis Fukuyama did for the end of the Cold War, Lee Harris has now done for the next great conflict: the war between the civilized world and the international terrorists who wish to destroy it.

World Conflicts: Ethnic and Religious Conflicts
Keeping abreast of current international wars is not an easy task, but the Internet can help by offering many resources on world conflicts.

Words are the Roots of War
What causes war? It is too simplistic to claim one cause for such a complicated thing. But could language be one of the roots of war?

Intellectuals in Conflict Zones: The Balkans
Face to face, Frckoski has an unruly mane of wavy thick hair, two piercing aquamarine eyes, and a disarming, impish smile. But these cannot hide his impatience with ignorance and dim-wittedness.

Religion-The Cause Of All Wars
History shows that religions are intrinsically violent and ineluctably push nations into war.

Religion Equals War
Religions officially preach love and peace, but end up frequently pushing people into violence and war.

War Zone Aid 'fuels More Conflicts'
Up to half the billions spent to rebuild countries scarred by violence feed a corruption that breeds more unrest, says a report on world hotspots.

Japanese War Shrine to Soften Wording on Exhibits
A controversial Japanese war shrine has decided to tone down its description of several exhibits amid criticism that they absolve Japan of responsibility for its wartime aggression, it was reported today.

The Battle of Taiwan Straits
Its a near run thing, when China nearly defeats America at sea!

To Those Who Support War
Considerations of all the difficulties, the conflicts, and the pains that arise with war and militarized activity.

Culture war casualties
Polarisation in US politics reflects the huge rift that has emerged over individual lifestyle and moral values.

This War is Not Yet Over
The consequences of Iraq could still break Blair and Bush, and change forever the way our world is ordered.

Conflict and Catchphrases
Brian Whitaker explains what 'creative destruction' and 'total war' mean in the context of current US foreign policy.

Fighting Corvettes of Canada
By August of 1941, the large number of Corvettes were making their presence felt in the Battle of the Atlantic, so much so that U-boat commanders were said to be "boiling with rage" by the German press.

Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
June, 1942: Four Japanese carriers are sent to the bottom at the cost of one American at the Battle of Midway. The enemy onslaught has been blunted, but he still controls a vast Pacific Empire.

The battle for history
The now routine equation of Stalin and Hitler both distorts the past and limits the future. It would be easy to dismiss the controversy over the latest Martin Amis offering as little more than a salon tiff among self-referential literati. His book, Koba the Dread, follows a well-trodden political path.

Areas of conflict
Issues of dispute between Britain (and Europe) and the US.

Museum returns sacred samples
Remains of last Tasmanian Aborigine to be put to rest. She was the tragic sole survivor of the "Black War", the last full-blooded Aborigine in Tasmania after British settlers systematically rounded up the island's indigenous population.