Wars

Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff

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  • You will find good descriptions of many major wars and battles in our encyclopedia and almanacs. You can find them by typing the name or location of the war or battle into the search box at the top of the page. See the Search Tips page for more help.
  • See for example, the entries on the following wars:

in the United States

in Europe

in Asia

in the Middle East

General War & History

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