prolonged war
1war of attrition — noun A conflict in which both sides are worn down over a long period, with no decisive battles • • • Main Entry: ↑war * * * a prolonged war or period of conflict during which each side seeks to gradually wear out the other by a series of small… …
2War crimes of the Wehrmacht — are those carried out by traditional German armed forces during World War II. While the principal perpetrators of the Holocaust amongst German armed forces were the Nazi German political armies (the SS Totenkopfverbände and particularly the… …
3WAR OF INDEPENDENCE — (Heb. מִלְחֶמֶת הָעַצְמָאוּת Milḥemet ha Aẓma ut, or מִלְחֶמֶת הַקּוֹמְמִיּוֹּת Milḥemet ha Komemiyyut, or מִלְחֶמֶת הַשִּׁחְרוּר Milḥemet ha Shiḥrur (the War of Liberation), war waged by the Jews of Palestine for survival, freedom, and political …
4war — (wôr) n. 1) a) A state of open, armed, often prolonged conflict carried on between nations, states, or parties. b) The period of such conflict. c) The techniques and procedures of war; military science. 2) a) A condition of active antagonism or… …
5war-weary — war weariness, n. /wawr wear ee/, adj. 1. utterly exhausted and dejected by war, esp. after a prolonged conflict. 2. (of an airplane) damaged beyond use except as scrap or as a source of salvageable spare parts. * * * …
6War of 1812 — This article is about the Anglo American War of 1812 to 1815. For other wars in 1812, see War of 1812 (disambiguation). War of 1812 The unfinished United States Capitol after the burning of Washington. Watercolor and i …
7War — This article is about war in general. For other uses, see War (disambiguation) and The War (disambiguation). Warfare Military history Eras …
8war — war1 /wawr/, n., v., warred, warring, adj. n. 1. a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation; warfare, as by land, sea, or air. 2. a state or period of armed hostility or active military… …
9War of the Pacific — This article is about the 19th century war between Bolivia, Chile and Peru. For the Pacific theatre of WW II, see Pacific War. War of the Pacific …
10War of the Two Peters — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=War of the Two Peters partof= caption= date=1356 to 1375 place=mostly towns in the Crown of Aragon; kingdom of Valencia casus= territory= result=inconclusive combatant1= combatant2= commander1= Pedro of Castile… …
