Military history

Military history is the recording (in writing or otherwise) of the events in the history of Man that fall within the category of "conflict". This may range from a dispute between two tribes that come to blow over a plot of land, to a world war.

Table of contents

1 Purpose of military history 2 Types of warfare 3 Military unit types by era 3.1 Antiquity 3.2 Medieval 3.3 Modern 4 Classified by region 4.4 Classified by region and era 5 Reporting of military events 6 Miscellaneous military history 7 Related topics

Purpose of military history

Military history has a number of purposes. One main purpose is to learn to fight and prevent wars more effectively. Another is to create a sense of tradition which is used to create cohesive military forces.

Types of warfare

There are a number of ways to categorize warfare. One categorization is conventional versus unconventional, where \n"Conventional" warfare involves well-identified, armed soldiers fighting one another in a relatively open and straightforward way without weapons of mass destruction. "Unconventional refers to other types of war which can \ninvolves guerrilla, insurgency, and terrorist tactics or alternatively can include nuclear, chemical, or biological warfare. See also: asymmetrical warfare.

Military unit types by era

Antiquity

\n* Infantry\n* Cavalry\n** Cataphract\n** Horse archer\n* Chariotry\n* Archery\n* Slingman\n* Hoplite\n* Macedonian phalanx\n* Roman legion\n** Marius' army\n** auxiliaries\n** Hastati\n** Principes\n** Triarii\n** Velites\n* Greek fire

Medieval

\n:See also: Medieval warfare.\n* Artillery\n* Cataphract\n* Condottieri\n* Fyrd\n* Horse archer\n* Janissary\n* Knight (see also: Chivalry)\n* Longbowman\n* Pikeman\n* Samurai\n* Fortification

Modern

\n* Ammunition\n* Armory\n* Conscription\n* Grenadier\n* Marine\n* Aviation\n* Musketeer\n* Rifleman\n* Special Forces\n* Naval Combatant

Classified by region

• Canada\n*China\n*Japan\n*Philippines\n*Rome\n*United States\n*United Kingdom and member states

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Classified by region and era

\n*Britain during World War 2\n*Egypt during World War 2\n*Italy during World War 2

Reporting of military events

• Propaganda\n* Bias\n* Military secrets

Miscellaneous military history

• Equipment\n* Organisation\n* Strategy\n* Tactics\n* Training\n* Logistics\n* Military intelligence
• Naval history

Related topics

• List of invasions\n* List of missions, operations, and projects\n* List of battles\n* List of wars\n* Weapons\n* Imperialism\n* Colonialism\n* War\n* History\n* Wargaming

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