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1Military Affairs — ▪ 2009 Introduction Russia and Georgia fought a short, intense war in 2008, fueling global fears of a new Cold War. On August 7 Georgia launched an aerial bombardment and ground attacks against its breakaway province of South Ossetia.… …
2Military history of Cambodia — History attests to Cambodia s martial origins. In antiquity Cambodia, having conquered Laos, parts of Thailand, and the Malay Peninsula, held sway over a vast area of Southeast Asia. Khmer martial prowess waned in the early 15th century, however …
3Military history of Iceland — This is a brief overview of historical warfare and recent developments in what today constitutes the Republic of Iceland. Contents 1 The Settlement and the Civil War 2 In Union with Norway 3 The coming of Lutheranism …
4Military history of South America — The Battle of Chacabuco, 1817, during the Chilean War of Independence, a war often fought across harsh and difficult terrain. The military history of South America can be divided into two major periods pre and post Columbian divided by the… …
5Military history of the United States — History of the United States This article is part of a series Timeline …
6Military Police Corps (Israel) — Military Police Corps Corps insignia Active 1944–present Country Israel …
8Military history of the Neo-Assyrian Empire — Assyrian Army Participant in Assyrian wars of conquest   …
9Military history of Ray, Iran — This article concerns the city of Ray, Iran (near Shahr e Rey) as a military objective, not the large territory of which it was once capital ( Ragau in the Apocryphal Book of Judith). Ray, in an area of fertile lowland between the Zagros… …
10Military history of Australia during World War II — An Australian light machine gun team in action during the Aitape Wewak campaign, June 1945 Australia entered World War II shortly after the invasion of Poland, declaring war on Germany …