The following is a list of military history articles by country.

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Military history of Afghanistan The Military history of Afghanistan ( ps, د افغانستان مسلح ځواک) began before 1709 when the Hotaki dynasty was established in Kandahar followed by the Durrani Empire. The Afghan military was re-organized with assistance from the ...

Military history of Albania The Albanian Armed Forces ( sq, Forcat e Armatosura të Republikës së Shqipërisë (FARSH)) are the military of Albania and were formed after the declaration of independence in 1912. Today, it consists of the General Staff, the Albanian Land ...

Military history of Algeria The military history of Algeria covers a vast time period and complex events. It interacts with multiple military events in the region for independence and stability. Independence from Carthage The Punic Wars were a series of wars fought between ...

* Military history of Andorra *

Military history of Angola The military history of Angola is marked by a series of conflicts rooted in tribal conflicts, colonialism and the Cold War. During the Cold War, Angola was involved in struggles between Western powers and South Africa with the help of the Soviet ...

* Military history of Antigua and Barbuda *

Military history of Argentina The military history of Argentina spans a period of over two centuries. During the course of those years, it broke colonial ties with Spain, waged a civil war to define its organization and wars with Brazil, Paraguay, Britain and France. The milit ...

Military history of Armenia The early military history of Armenia is defined by the situation of the Armenian Highland between the Hellenistic states, and later the Byzantine Empire, in the west and the Persian Empire to the east. The Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity), Kingdom ...

* Military history of Australia *

Military history of Austria 18th century After a series of impressive victories in the Great Turkish War, Austria found itself at war with France again along the Grand Alliance. Still, Austria and its allies managed to win impressive victories like Turin & Blenheim, plus ...

Military history of Azerbaijan The military history of Azerbaijan is framed within thousands of years of armed actions of many other states in the territory encompassing modern Azerbaijan, as well as the shorter history of interventions by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces in confli ...

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* Military history of the Bahamas * Military history of Bahrain *

Military history of Bangladesh Bangladesh's military history is intertwined with the history of a larger region, including present-day India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar. The country was historically part of Bengal– a major power in South Asia and Southeast Asia. M ...

* Military history of Barbados *

Military history of Belarus The Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus (, ) consist of the Ground Forces and the Air Force and Air Defence Forces, all under the command of the Republic of Belarus Ministry of Defence. Being a landlocked country, Belarus has no navy. In 2 ...

* Military history of Belgium * Military history of Belize * Military history of Benin *

Military history of Bhutan The military history of Bhutan begins with the Battle of Five Lamas in 1634, marking Bhutan's emergence as a nation under the secular and religious leadership of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal. Before Bhutan emerged as a separate nation, it remained ...

Military history of Bolivia A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

Military history of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Oružane snage Bosne i Hercegovine, OSBiH, Оружане снаге Босне и Херцеговине, ОСБИХ) is the official military force of Bosnia and Herz ...

* Military history of Botswana *

Military history of Brazil The military history of Brazil comprises centuries of armed actions in the territory encompassing modern Brazil, and the role of the Brazilian Armed Forces in conflicts and peacekeeping worldwide. For several hundreds of years, the area was the s ...

* Military history of Brunei *

Military history of Bulgaria The Bulgarian Army ( bg, Българска армия, Bŭlgarska armiya) is the military of Bulgaria. The commander-in-chief is the president of Bulgaria. The Ministry of Defense is responsible for political leadership, while overall military ...

* Military history of Burkina Faso *

Military history of Burundi A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

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Military history of Cambodia The earliest traces of armed conflict in the territory that constitutes modern Cambodia date to the Iron Age settlement of Phum Snay in north-western Cambodia. Sources on Funan's military structure are rare. Funan represents the oldest known r ...

* Military history of Cameroon *

Military history of Canada The military history of Canada comprises hundreds of years of armed actions in the territory encompassing modern Canada, and interventions by the Canadian military in conflicts and peacekeeping worldwide. For thousands of years, the area that woul ...

* Military history of Cape Verde * Military history of the Central African Republic *

Military history of Chad Chad achieved independence in 1960. At the time, it had no armed forces under its own flag. Since World War I, however, southern Chad, particularly the Sara ethnic group, had provided a large share of the Africans in the French army. Chadian troop ...

* Military history of Chile * Military history of China **

Military history of the People's Republic of China The history of the People's Liberation Army began in 1927 with the start of the Chinese Civil War and spans to the present, having developed from a peasant guerrilla force into the largest armed force in the world. Historical background Thro ...

Military history of Hong Kong The Military history of Hong Kong is dated back to Qin conquest. As Hong Kong is on the sea routes to the city of Guangzhou, the territories of Hong Kong served as an outer port. Numerous amounts of pearl and salt are also located within the sho ...

Military history of Taiwan The Republic of China Armed Forces (ROC Armed Forces) are the armed forces of the Republic of China (ROC), once based in mainland China and currently in its remaining jurisdictions which include the islands of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Mat ...

** Military history of the Republic of China *

Military history of Colombia A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

* Military history of Comoros *

Military history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Discovered in the 1990s, human remains in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been dated to approximately 90,000 years ago. The first real states, such as the Kongo, the Lunda, the Luba and Kuba, appeared south of the equatorial forest on ...

* Military history of Republic of the Congo * Military history of Costa Rica * Military history of Côte d'Ivoire *

Military history of Croatia The military history of Croatia encompasses wars, battles and all military actions fought on the territory of modern Croatia and the military history of the Croat people regardless of political geography. Medieval Croatian states Croatian princi ...

Military history of Cuba The military history of Cuba begins with the island's conquest by the Spanish and its battles afterward to gain its independence. After the Communist takeover by Fidel Castro in 1959, Cuba became involved in many major conflicts of the Cold War ...

* Military history of Cyprus *

Military history of the Czech Republic The Army of the Czech Republic ( cs, Armáda České republiky, AČR), also known as the Czech Army, is the military service responsible for the defence of the Czech Republic in compliance with international obligations and treaties on collecti ...

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Military history of Denmark The Military history of Denmark is centered around an involvement in wars in Northern Europe since 793 and, recently, elsewhere. In the early Middle Ages, Danish Vikings invaded and conquered parts of the British Isles and Normandy. Later in the ...

* Military history of Djibouti *

Military history of the Dominican Republic A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

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Military history of East Timor A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

* Military history of Ecuador *

Military history of Egypt Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of eastern North Africa, concentrated along the northern reaches of the Nile River in Egypt. The civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the fi ...

* Military history of El Salvador *

Military history of England The military history of England and Wales deals with the period prior to the creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707.(for the period after 1707 see Military history of the United Kingdom) List of military encounters Medieval period ...

* Military history of Equatorial Guinea *

Military history of Eritrea A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

Military history of Estonia Two years after the end of the Estonian War of Independence (1918-1920), the Estonian Army consisted of 3 field divisions and a number of small independent battalions and companies (1922). The Republic of Estonia consisted of 47,750 km2 of ...

* Military history of Eswatini *

Military history of Ethiopia * The military history of Ethiopia dates back to the foundation of early Ethiopian Kingdoms in 980 BC. Ethiopia has been involved many of the major conflicts in the horn of Africa, and was one of the few native African nations which remained ind ...

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* Military history of Fiji *

Military history of Finland The military history of Finland consists of hundreds of years of armed actions in the territory encompassing modern Finland. Prehistory Finland was first settled around 8300 BC, immediately after the last ice age. Archaeological evidence of preh ...

Military history of France The military history of France encompasses an immense panorama of conflicts and struggles extending for more than 2,000 years across areas including modern France, Europe, and a variety of regions throughout the world. According to historian ...

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* Military history of Gabon * Military history of Gambia *

Military history of Georgia The country of Georgia has known a rich military history, both as a battlefield of empires and as an independent political and military power. The strategic significance and natural wealth of its territory made it the target of many invasions, and ...

* Military history of Germany *

Military history of Ghana A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

Military history of Greece The military history of Greece is the history of the wars and battles of the Greek people in Greece, the Balkans and the Greek colonies in the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea since classical antiquity. List of military encounters Medieval ...

* Military history of Grenada * Military history of Guatemala * Military history of Guinea * Military history of Guinea-Bissau * Military history of Guyana Back to top

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* Military history of Haiti *

Military history of Honduras A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

Military history of Hungary The military history of Hungary includes battles fought in the Carpathian Basin and the military history of the Hungarian people regardless of geography. Early Hungarian warfare The first well established reference to Hungarians derives from ...

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Military history of Iceland This is a brief overview of historical warfare and recent developments in Iceland. Iceland has never participated in a full-scale war or invasion and the constitution of Iceland has no mechanism to declare war. Settlement and commonwealth In th ...

Military history of India The predecessors to the contemporary Army of India were many: the sepoy regiments, native cavalry, irregular horse and Indian sapper and miner companies raised by the three British presidencies. The Army of India was raised under the British R ...

Military history of Indonesia The military history of Indonesia includes the military history of the modern nation of Republic of Indonesia, as well as the military history of the states which preceded and formed it. It encompassed a kaleidoscope of conflicts spanning ove ...

* Military history of Iran *

Military history of Iraq The military history of Iraq, due to a rich archaeological record, is one of the longest in written human history. The region of Iraq, which used to be Mesopotamia, has been referred to as the " cradle of civilization", and wars of conquest hav ...

Military history of Ireland The military history of Ireland comprises thousands of years of armed actions in the territory encompassing the island of Ireland. Ireland was never invaded by the Roman Empire, and the island remained a warring collection of separate kingdom ...

** Military history of the Lordship of Ireland ** Military history of the Kingdom of Ireland ** Military history of Confederate Ireland ** Military history of the Irish Republic ** Military history of the Irish Free State * Military history of Israel *

Military history of Italy The military history of Italy chronicles a vast time period, lasting from ancient Rome, through the medieval period, the Renaissance, the Italian unification, and into the modern day. The Italian peninsula has been a centre of military conflict ...

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* Military history of Jamaica * Military history of Japan * Military history of Jordan Back to top

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* Military history of Kazakhstan * Military history of Kenya * Military history of Kiribati *

Military history of Korea Korea's military history spans thousands of years, beginning with the ancient nation of Gojoseon and continuing into the present day with the countries of North Korea and South Korea, and is notable for its many successful triumphs over invader ...

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division of Korea The division of Korea began with the defeat of Japan in World War II. During the war, the Allied leaders considered the question of Korea's future after Japan's surrender in the war. The leaders reached an understanding that Korea would be l ...

in mid-1945 after

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

, Korea has been split into two countries:

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and T ...

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South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...

. For post-1945 Korean military history, see military history of North Korea and

military history of South Korea The history of South Korea formally begins with the Japanese surrender on 2 September 1945. Noting that, South Korea and North Korea are entirely different countries, despite still being the same people and on the same peninsula. Backgroun ...

. * Military history of Kuwait * Military history of Kyrgyzstan Back to top

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Military history of Laos The Military history of Laos has been dominated by struggles against stronger neighbours, primarily Thailand and Vietnam, from at least the 18th century. Early history Historically, Laos was subject to the will of its Southeast Asia, stronger neigh ...

* Military history of Latvia * Military history of Lebanon * Military history of Lesotho *

Military history of Liberia The Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) are the armed forces of the Liberia, Republic of Liberia. Tracing its origins to a militia that was formed by the Americo-Liberians, first black colonists in what is now Liberia, it was founded as the Liberian Fr ...

* Military history of Libya * Military history of Liechtenstein *

Military history of Lithuania The Lithuanian Armed Forces () are the military of Lithuania. The Lithuanian Armed Forces consist of the Lithuanian Land Forces, the Lithuanian Naval Force and the Lithuanian Air Force. In wartime, the Lithuanian State Border Guard Service ( ...

Military history of Luxembourg The military history of Luxembourg is central to the formation of Luxembourg as a nation from its formation around Luxembourg Castle in 963. A place of strategic military significance, Luxembourg had been fortified since the 10th century by over of ...

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* Military history of Macedonia * Military history of Madagascar * Military history of Malawi *

Military history of Malaysia Malaysia's armed forces, which encompasses three major branches, originate from the formation of local military forces in the first half of the 20th century, during British colonial rule of Malaya and Singapore prior to Malaya's independence in ...

* Military history of the Maldives * Military history of Mali * Military history of Malta * Military history of the Marshall Islands *

Military history of Mauritania A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

* Military history of Mauritius *

Military history of Mexico The military history of Mexico encompasses armed conflicts within that nation's territory, dating from before the arrival of Europeans in 1519 to the present era. Mexican military history is replete with small-scale revolts, foreign invasions, ci ...

* Military history of the Federated States of Micronesia *

Military history of Moldova The history of Moldova can be traced to the 1350s, when the Principality of Moldavia, the medieval precursor of modern Moldova and Romania, was founded. The principality was a vassal of the Ottoman Empire from 1538 until the 19th century. In 181 ...

* Military history of Monaco *

Military history of Mongolia A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

Military history of Morocco The military history of Morocco covers a vast time period and complex events. It interacts with multiple military events in a vast area containing North Africa and the Iberian peninsula. 1967 and Yom Kippur Wars The 1973 Yom Kippur War was the fou ...

* Military history of Mozambique *

Military history of Myanmar The military history of Myanmar (Burma) spans over a millennium, and is one of the main factors that have shaped the history of the country, and to a certain degree, the history of Southeast Asia. At various times in history, successive Burmese ...

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* Military history of Nagorno-Karabakh *

Military history of Namibia A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

* Military history of Nauru *

Military history of Nepal The Nepalese Army ( ne, नेपाली सेना) or Gorkha Army ( ne, गोर्खाली सेना) is the armed military Ground warfare, Land warfare force of Nepal and a major component of the Military of Nepal. Early mil ...

Military history of the Netherlands The Netherlands, as a nation-state, dates to 1568, when the Dutch Revolt created the Dutch Empire. Previously, the Germanic tribes had no written language during the ancient and early medieval periods, so what we know about their early military ...

Military history of New Zealand The military history of New Zealand is an aspect of the history of New Zealand that spans several hundred years. When first settled by Māori almost a millennium ago, there was much land and resources, but war began to break out as the country' ...

Military history of Nicaragua A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

* Military history of Niger * Military history of Nigeria *'' Military history of Northern Cyprus'' * Military history of North Korea *

Military history of Norway The military history of Norway commences before the Viking Age with the internal wars fought between regional kings to obtain the supreme kingship of the whole of Norway. The most famous period of Norwegian history and thus military history is the V ...

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* Military history of Oman Back to top

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Military history of Pakistan The military history of Pakistan ( ur, ) encompasses an immense panorama of conflicts and struggles extending for more than 2,000 years across areas constituting modern Pakistan and greater South Asia. The history of the modern-day military of ...

* Military history of Palau * Military history of Panama * Military history of Papua New Guinea *

Military history of Paraguay A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

* Military history of Peru * Military history of the Philippines *

Military history of Poland The Polish Army ( pl, Wojsko Polskie) is the name applied to the military forces of Poland. The name has been in use since the early 19th century, although it can be used to refer to earlier formations as well. Polish Armed Forces consist of the ...

Military history of Portugal The military history of Portugal is as long as the history of the country, from before the emergence of the independent Portuguese state. Before Portugal Before the emergence of Portugal, between the 9th and the 12th centuries, its territory w ...

Military history of Puerto Rico The recorded military history of Puerto Rico encompasses the period from the 16th century, when Spanish conquistadores battled native Taínos in the rebellion of 1511, to the present employment of Puerto Ricans in the United States Armed Forces i ...

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Military history of Qatar A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

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* Military history of the Roman Empire *

Military history of Romania The military history of Romania deals with conflicts spreading over a period of about 2500 years across the territory of modern Romania, the Balkan Peninsula and Eastern Europe and the role of the Romanian military in conflicts and peacekeepin ...

Military history of Russia The military history of the modern-day Russian Federation has antecedents involving Kievan Rus' and some of the Rus' principalities that succeeded it, the Mongol invasion of the early 13th century, Russia's numerous wars against Turkey, against ...

* Military history of Rwanda Back to top

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* Military history of Saint Kitts and Nevis * Military history of Saint Lucia * Military history of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines * Military history of Samoa * Military history of San Marino * Military history of São Tomé and Príncipe * Military history of Saudi Arabia *

Military history of Scotland Historically, Scotland has a long military tradition that predates the Act of Union with England. Its soldiers form part of the armed forces of the United Kingdom, more usually referred to domestically within Britain as the British Armed For ...

Military history of Senegal A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

* Military history of Serbia * Military history of Seychelles * Military history of Sierra Leone *

Military history of Singapore Singapore has had an history of armed conflict and personnel dating to the colonial period. Colonial period The Singapore Volunteer Rifle Corps, a private organisation, was formed after the 1854 Hokkien-Teochew riots that occurred between the r ...

Military history of Slovakia A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

Military history of Slovenia The history of Slovenia chronicles the period of the Slovenian territory from the 5th century BC to the present. In the Early Bronze Age, Proto- Illyrian tribes settled an area stretching from present-day Albania to the city of Trieste. The Slov ...

* Military history of the Solomon Islands * Military history of Somalia *

Military history of Somaliland A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

Military history of South Africa The military history of South Africa chronicles a vast time period and complex events from the dawn of history until the present time. It covers civil wars and wars of aggression and of self-defence both within South Africa and against it. It in ...

* Military history of South Ossetia *

Military history of South Korea The history of South Korea formally begins with the Japanese surrender on 2 September 1945. Noting that, South Korea and North Korea are entirely different countries, despite still being the same people and on the same peninsula. Backgroun ...

Military history of the Soviet Union The military history of the Soviet Union began in the days following the 1917 October Revolution that brought the Bolsheviks to power. In 1918 the new government formed the Red Army, which then defeated its various internal enemies in the Russian ...

Military history of Spain The military history of Spain, from the period of the Carthaginian conquests over the Phoenicians to the current Afghan War spans a period of more than 2200 years, and includes the history of battles fought in the territory of modern Spain, as ...

Military history of Sri Lanka A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

Military history of Sudan A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

Military history of Suriname A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

Military history of Sweden A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

Military history of Switzerland The military history of Switzerland comprises century, centuries of armed actions, and the role of the Swiss Armed Forces, Swiss military in war, conflicts and peacekeeping worldwide. Despite maintaining neutral country, neutrality since its ind ...

Military history of Syria Military history of Syria Antiquity *Military history of the Assyrian Empire * Military history of Persia *Sassanid army Middle Ages *Islamic conquest of Persia *1251–1259 Mongol invasion of Persia, Syria and Mesopotamia *Growth of the Ottoman E ...

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* Military history of the Republic of China (Taiwan) * Military history of Tajikistan *

Military history of Tanzania A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

* Military history of Thailand * Military history of Togo * Military history of Tonga * Military history of Transnistria * Military history of Trinidad and Tobago * Military history of Tunisia *

Military history of Turkey A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

* Military history of Turkmenistan * Military history of Tuvalu Back to top

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* Military history of Uganda *

Military history of Ukraine A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

* Military history of the United Arab Emirates *

Military history of the United Kingdom The military history of the United Kingdom covers the period from the creation of the united Kingdom of Great Britain, with the political union of England and Scotland in 1707, to the present day. From the 18th century onwards, with the expansio ...

** Military history of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland **

Military history of the Republic of Ireland The military history of Ireland comprises thousands of years of armed actions in the territory encompassing the island of Ireland. Ireland was never invaded by the Roman Empire, and the island remained a warring collection of separate kingdom ...

Military history of Northern Ireland The military history of Ireland comprises thousands of years of armed actions in the territory encompassing the island of Ireland. Ireland was never invaded by the Roman Empire, and the island remained a warring collection of separate kingdom ...

* Military history of the United States ** Military history of the Confederate States *

Military history of Uruguay A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

Military history of Uzbekistan The Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ўзбекистон Республикаси Қуролли Кучлари), is the name of the unified armed forces of Uzbekistan, consisting of the Ground Force and the Air and Air Defence ...

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* Military history of Vanuatu * Military history of the Vatican City **Since 1929, defense has been responsibility of Italy (see

military history of Italy The military history of Italy chronicles a vast time period, lasting from ancient Rome, through the medieval period, the Renaissance, the Italian unification, and into the modern day. The Italian peninsula has been a centre of military conflict ...

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Military history of Venezuela A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

Military history of Vietnam Army and warfare made their first appearance in Vietnamese history during the 3rd millennium BC. Throughout thousands of years, wars played a great role in shaping the identity and culture of people inhabited the land which is modern day Vietnam ...

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* Military history of Western Sahara *

Military history of Wales A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

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* Military history of Yemen Back to top

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* Military history of Zambia *

Military history of Zimbabwe The military history of Zimbabwe chronicles a vast time period and complex events from the dawn of history until the present time. It covers invasions of native peoples of Africa ( Shona and Ndebele), encroachment by Europeans ( Portuguese, Boe ...

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