Military history
History -- 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.
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2 Military Unit Types 3 Reporting of Military Events 4 Miscellaneous military history 5 See also |
Types of warfare
"Conventional" warfare involves well-identified, armed soldiers fighting one another in a relatively open and straightforward way.
"Unconventional, or Asymmetric warfare, involves guerrilla, insurgency, and terrorist tactics. This type of warfare has a longer history than most people imagine.
Military Unit Types
Classified by Era:
- Antiquity
- Infantry
- Cavalry
- Cataphract
- Horse archer
- Chariotry
- Archery
- Slingman
- Hoplite
- Macedonian phalanx
- Roman legion
- Marius' army
- auxiliaries
- Greek fire
- Medieval (See also: Medieval warfare)
- Artillery
- Cataphract
- Condottieri
- Fyrd
- Horse archer
- Knight (see also: Chivalry)
- Longbowman
- Pikeman
- Samurai
- Fortification
- Modern
- Ammunition
- Armory
- Conscription
- Grenadier
- Marine
- Aviation
- Musketeer
- Rifleman
- Special Forces
- Naval Combatant
Classified by Region:
Classified by era:
Reporting of Military Events
- Propaganda
- Bias
- Military secrets
Miscellaneous military history
- Equipment
- Organisation
- Strategy
- Tactics
- Training
- Logistics
- Military intelligence
- Naval history
See also