Military history

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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.

Contents 1 Types of warfare 2 Military Unit Types 2.1 Classified by Era: 2.2 Classified by Region: 3 Reporting of Military Events 4 Miscellaneous military history 5 See also 5.1 References

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
  • Phalanx

• 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
  • Naval Combatant

Classified by Region:

Philippines United States

Reporting of Military Events

• Propaganda
• Bias
• Military secrets

Miscellaneous military history

• Equipment
• Organisation
• Strategy
• Tactics
• Training
• Logistics
• Military intelligence

• Naval history

See also

• List of battles
• List of wars
• List of missions, operations, and projects
• Weapons
• Imperialism
• Colonialism
• War
• History

References

• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Military history" http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_history