Lists of wars explained

See also: Outline of war.

This article provides a list of articles which contain lists of wars and conflicts.

There are various sets of such lists, based upon different criteria for grouping individual wars, as shown below.

Lists based on specific historical criteria

Lists based on time period

Below is a set of articles which each provide a list of wars within a specific time period, each covering at least several decades or more.

• • • • • • • • • List of ongoing armed conflicts

Lists by region

• List of conflicts in North America
  • List of conflicts in the United States
• List of conflicts in Central America
• List of conflicts in South America
• List of conflicts in Europe
• List of conflicts in Asia
  • List of wars involving Iran
  • List of Chinese wars and battles
• Conflicts in the Middle East
  • List of conflicts in the Near East (until 1918)
  • List of modern conflicts in the Middle East (after 1918)
• List of conflicts in Africa
  • Conflicts in the Horn of Africa (East Africa)
  • List of modern conflicts in North Africa (Maghreb)
  • Military history of Africa

Wars by type of conflict

• List of wars of independence
• List of military conflicts spanning multiple wars
• List of world wars
• List of border conflicts
• List of wars extended by diplomatic irregularity
• List of wars between democracies
• List of wars of succession
• List of civil wars
• List of proxy wars
• List of invasions
• List of interstate wars since 1945
• Frozen conflicts

See also

• List of wars by death toll

General history

• Human history
• Military history

Military history articles by region

• Military history of Europe