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Significant periods of warfare through history
| War | Duration | Protagonists | Notable Battles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 2003 | Iraq vs USA, UK | |
| Afghanistan | 2001-03 | Afghanistan vs USA, UK | Kandahar |
| (2nd) Persian Gulf | 1991 | Iraq vs UN | Desert Storm |
| Falklands | 1982 | Argentina, vs UK | Goose Green, Port Stanley |
| First Persian Gulf War | 1980-88 | Iran vs Iraq | |
| Afghanistan | 1979-89 | Soviet Union vs Afghanistan | |
| Vietnam | 1961-75 | North Vietnam, USSR, China vs South Vietnam, USA, Australia, New Zealand | Tet Offensive |
| Korean | 1950-53 | North Korea, Soviet Union vs South Korea, USA, UN | Inchon |
| WWII | 1939-45 | Germany, Austria, Italy, Japan vs most of the world | Dunkirk, Battle of Britain, Pearl Harbour, Stalingrad, Midway |
| Spanish Civil War | 1936-39 | Nationalists vs Republicans | |
| Russian Revolution | 1917-21 | Tsarists vs Revolutionists | October revolution |
| WWI | 1914-18 | Germany, Austria, Italy vs France, Russia, Britain, Serbia etc | Amiens |
| Philippine | 1899-1913 | USA vs Philippines | |
| Boer | 1880-81, 1899-1902 | British vs S.African Dutch settlers | Majuba Hill, Relief of Mafeking |
| US Civil War | 1861-65 | Unionists vs Confederates | Gettysburg |
| Crimean | 1853-56 | UK, France, & Ottoman empire vs Russia | Balaclava (charge of the light brigade) |
| 1812 War | 1812-14 | Britain vs USA | |
| Napoleonic | 1800-15 | France vs Most of Europe | Waterloo, Trafalgar |
| French Rev | 1789-99 | Republicans vs Monarchy | Storming of Bastille |
| American Rev | 1775-83 | Britain vs USA | Bunker Hill |
| 7 years war | 1755-63 | Britain, Prussia & Hanover vs France, Austria, Russia & Sweden | Plassey |
| English Civil War | 1642-49 | Royalists vs Parliamentarians | |
| English Spanish Wars | 1588 | England vs Spain | Spanish Armada |
| Wars of the Roses | 1455-87 | England: House of Lancaster & York | Bosworth |
| 100 years war | 1337-1453 | England vs France | Agincourt |
| Norman Conquest | 1066 | England vs France | Hastings |
Last updated 9th May 2005 a pub quiz help user pointed out a war I'd missed