#military_action__action  a military engagement; "he saw action in Korea"
  supertype:  group_action__groupaction  action taken by a group of people
  subtype:  battle__conflict__fight__engagement  a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"
     subtype:  Armageddon.battle__armageddon  any catastrophically destructive battle; "they called the first World War an Armageddon"
     subtype:  pitched_battle__pitchedbattle  a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
        instance:  Agincourt  battle_of_Austerlitz__Austerlitz  Bannockburn  battle_of_the_Ardennes_Bulge__Battle_of_the_Bulge__Ardennes_counteroffensive  battle_of_the_Marne__Belleau_Wood__Chateau-Thierry__Marne_River  Blenheim  Borodino  Bosworth_Field  Bouvines  battle_of_Boyne__Boyne  battle_of_Brunanburh__Brunanburh  Buena_Vista  Bull_Run  battle_of_Bunker_Hill__Bunker_Hill  Cannae  battle_of_Caporetto__Caporetto  Caudine_Forks  Chaeronea  Chalons-sur-Marne__Chalons  Chancellorsville  Chapultepec  battle_of_Chattanooga__Chattanooga  battle_of_Chickamauga__Chickamauga  battle_of_Cowpens__Cowpens  battle_of_Crecy__Crecy  battle_of_Cunaxa__Cunaxa  battle_of_Cynoscephalae__Cynoscephalae  battle_of_El_Alamein__El_Alamein__Al_Alamayn  battle_of_Flodden_Field__Flodden__Flodden_Field  battle_of_Fontenoy__Fontenoy  Fort_Ticonderoga__Ticonderoga  battle_of_Fredericksburg__Fredericksburg  battle_of_Gettysburg__Gettysburg  battle_of_Granicus_River__Granicus  battle_of_Guadalcanal__Guadalcanal  battle_of_Hastings__Hastings  battle_of_Hohenlinden__Hohenlinden  battle_of_Ipsus__battleofipsu__Ipsus  battle_of_Issus__Issus  battle_of_Ivry__Ivry__Ivry_la_Bataille  battle_of_Jena__Jena  Kennesaw_Mountain  Battle_of_Lake_Trasimenus__Lake_Trasimenus  battle_of_Langside__Langside  battle_of_Leuctra__Leuctra  Lexington_and_Concord__Lexington__Concord  battle_of_Lule_Burgas__Lule_Burgas  battle_of_Lutzen__Lutzen  battle_of_Magenta__Magenta  battle_of_Maldon__Maldon  Mantinea__Mantineia  battle_of_Marathon__Marathon  Marengo  battle_of_Marston_Moor__Marston_Moor  Metaurus_River  battle_of_Minden__Minden  battle_of_Monmouth_Court_House__Monmouth_Court_House  battle_of_Naseby__Naseby  battle_of_Omdurman__Omdurman  battle_of_Panipat__Panipat  battle_of_Pharsalus__Pharsalus  battle_of_Philippi__Philippi  battle_of_Plassey__Plassey  battle_of_Plataea__Plataea  battle_of_Poitiers__Poitiers  Port_Arthur  battle_of_Pydna__Pydna  battle_of_Ravenna__Ravenna  battle_of_Rocroi__Rocroi  battle_of_Rossbach__Rossbach  battle_of_Saint_Mihiel__Saint_Mihiel__St-Mihiel__battle_of_St-Mihiel  battle_of_Saratoga__Saratoga  battle_of_Sempatch__Sempatch  battle_of_Shiloh__Shiloh__battle_of_Pittsburgh_Landing  battle_of_Soissons-Reims__Soissons__battle_of_the_Chemin-des-Dames__battle_of_the_Aisne  battle_of_Solferino__Solferino  WWI_battle_of_the_Somme__Somme__Somme_River__battle_of_the_Somme  WWII_battle_of_the_Somme__Somme__Somme_River__battle_of_the_Somme  battle_of_Spotsylvania_Courthouse__Spotsylvania  battle_of_Tannenberg__Tannenberg  battle_of_Tertry__Tertry  battle_of_Teutoburger_Wald__Teutoburger_Wald  battle_of_Tewkesbury__Tewkesbury  battle_of_Thermopylae__Thermopylae  battle_of_Trasimeno__Trasimeno  battle_of_Valmy__Valmy  battle_of_Verdun__Verdun  battle_of_Wagram__Wagram  battle_of_Waterloo__Waterloo  Yalu_River  first_battle_of_Ypres__Ypres__battle_of_Ypres  second_battle_of_Ypres__Ypres__battle_of_Ypres  third_battle_of_Ypres__Ypres__battle_of_Ypres  battle_of_Zama__Zama
     subtype:  naval_battle__navalbattle  a pitched battle between naval fleets
        instance:  Actium.naval_battle__actium  Aegates_Isles__Aegadean_Isles  Aegospotami__Aegospotamos  battle_of_the_Bismarck_Sea__Bismarck_Sea  battle_of_the_Coral_Sea__Coral_Sea  Hampton_Roads  battle_of_Jutland__Jutland  battle_of_Lepanto__Lepanto  Manila_Bay  battle_of_Midway__Midway  battle_of_Navarino__Navarino  battle_of_Cape_Passero__Passero__Cape_Passero__Passero_Cape  battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea__Philippine_Sea  Santiago__Santiago_de_Cuba  Battle_of_the_Spanish_Armada  battle_of_Trafalgar__Trafalgar  Tsushima
     subtype:  armed_combat__armedcombat__combat  an engagement fought between two military forces
        subtype:  belligerency__hostility  acts of overt warfare; "the outbreak of hostilities"
        subtype:  aggression.armed_combat  the act of initiating hostilities
     subtype:  dogfight.battle  an aerial engagement between fighter planes
     subtype:  assault  close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
        subtype:  resisting_arrest__resistingarrest  physical efforts to oppose a lawful arrest; the resistance is classified as assault and battery upon the person of the police officer attempting to make the arrest
        subtype:  storm  a direct and violent assault on a stronghold
     subtype:  battle_in_France
        instance:  Agincourt  French_Revolution  battle_of_the_Marne__Belleau_Wood__Chateau-Thierry__Marne_River  Chalons-sur-Marne__Chalons  battle_of_Crecy__Crecy  battle_of_Ivry__Ivry__Ivry_la_Bataille  Meuse-Argonne_operation__Meuse__Meuse_River__Argonne__Argonne_Forest__Meuse-Argonne  siege_of_Orleans__Orleans  battle_of_Poitiers__Poitiers  battle_of_Rocroi__Rocroi  battle_of_Saint_Mihiel__Saint_Mihiel__St-Mihiel__battle_of_St-Mihiel  battle_of_Soissons-Reims__Soissons__battle_of_the_Chemin-des-Dames__battle_of_the_Aisne  WWI_battle_of_the_Somme__Somme__Somme_River__battle_of_the_Somme  WWII_battle_of_the_Somme__Somme__Somme_River__battle_of_the_Somme  battle_of_Tertry__Tertry  battle_of_Valmy__Valmy  battle_of_Verdun__Verdun
     instance:  Battle_of_Britain  Drogheda
  subtype:  encirclement__blockade  a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy
     subtype:  naval_blockade__navalblockade  the interdiction of a nation's lines of communication at sea by the use of naval power
     subtype:  siege__besieging__beleaguering__military_blockade  the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
        instance:  battle_of_Atlanta__Atlanta  Bataan__Corregidor  Dien_Bien_Phu  Lucknow  siege_of_Orleans__Orleans  Petersburg_Campaign__Petersburg  Plevna__Pleven  siege_of_Syracuse__Syracuse  siege_of_Syracuse.siege__siegeofsyracuse__Syracuse  siege_of_Vicksburg__Vicksburg  Yorktown
  subtype:  defensive_measure__defensivemeasure__defense  military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies; "they died in the defense of Stalingrad"; "they were developed for the defense program"
     subtype:  umbrella.defensive_measure  a formation of military planes maintained over ground operations or targets; "an air umbrella over England"
     subtype:  air_defense__airdefense  defensive measures designed to destroy attacking enemy aircraft or missiles or to nullify their effectiveness
        subtype:  active_air_defense  air defense by the use aircraft or missiles or artillery or electronic countermeasures
        subtype:  passive_air_defense__passiveairdefense  air defense by the use of deception or dispersion or protective construction
     subtype:  stand.defensive_measure  a defensive effort; "the army made a final stand at the Rhone"
        subtype:  repulsion__standoff  the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand
     subtype:  hasty_defense__hastydefense__hasty_defence__hastydefence  a defense organized while in contact with the enemy or when time is limited
     subtype:  deliberate_defense__deliberate_defence  a defensive organized before contact is made with the enemy and while time for organization is available; usually includes a fortified zone (with pillboxes) and communication systems
        subtype:  fortification__strengthening  the act of fortifying or strengthening defenses
     subtype:  chemical_defense__chemical_defence  procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using chemical agents
     subtype:  minelaying__mining  laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment
     subtype:  biological_warfare_defense__BW_defense  defense against biological warfare
  subtype:  electronic_warfare__EW  military action involving the use of electromagnetic energy to determine or exploit or reduce or prevent hostile use of the electromagnetic spectrum
     subtype:  electronic_countermeasures__ECM  electronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum
        subtype:  electronic_deception  the deliberate use of electromagnetic energy in a manner intended to convey misleading information
           subtype:  manipulative_electronic_deception__electronic_manipulative_deception  actions to eliminate revealing telltale indicators that could be used by the enemy (or to convey misleading indicators)
           subtype:  simulative_electronic_deception__electronic_simulative_deception  actions to represent friendly notional or actual capabilities to mislead hostile forces
           subtype:  imitative_electronic_deception__electronic_imitative_deception  the introduction of electromagnetic energy into enemy systems that imitates enemy emissions
        subtype:  electronic_jamming__jamming__jam  deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems
           subtype:  barrage_jamming__barragejamming  electronic jamming over a wide range of frequencies simultaneously
           subtype:  spot_jamming__selective_jamming__selectivejamming  electronic jamming of a specific channel or frequency
     subtype:  electronic_counter-countermeasures__ECCM  electronic warfare undertaken to insure effective friendly use of the electromagnetic spectrum in spite of the enemy's use of electronic warfare
     subtype:  electronic_warfare-support_measures__ESM  electronic warfare undertaken under direct control of an operational commander to locate sources of radiated electromagnetic energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition
     subtype:  electromagnetic_intrusion__electromagneticintrusion  the deliberate insertion of electromagnetic energy into transmission paths with the objective of confusing or deceiving operators
  subtype:  military_operation__operation  a military or naval action (as a maneuver or campaign); "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force"
     subtype:  simulated_military_operation__maneuver__manoeuvre  a military training exercise
     subtype:  military_campaign__campaign  several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)
        subtype:  military_expedition__expedition__hostile_expedition__hostileexpedition  a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
           subtype:  Crusade  any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11-13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims
              instance:  First_Crusade  Second_Crusade  Third_Crusade  Fourth_Crusade  Fifth_Crusade  Sixth_Crusade  Seventh_Crusade
        instance:  Dardanelles_campaign__Dardanelles  Okinawa_campaign__Okinawa  Petersburg_Campaign__Petersburg  Wilderness_Campaign
     subtype:  naval_campaign__navalcampaign  an operation conducted primarily by naval forces in order to gain or extend or maintain control of the sea
     subtype:  military_mission__mission  an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters; "the planes were on a bombing mission"
        subtype:  combat_mission  a mission to capture or defend something
        subtype:  search_mission  a mission to discover something
        subtype:  search_and_destroy_mission  an operation developed for US troops in Vietnam; troops would move through a designated area destroying troops as they found them
        subtype:  direct_support  a mission requiring one force to support another specific force and authorizing it to answer directly the supported force's request for assistance
     subtype:  reenforcement__support__reinforcement  a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; "they called for artillery support"
        subtype:  close_support__closesupport  close-in firing by one unit against an enemy engaged by another unit
     subtype:  onset__attack__onslaught__onrush  an offensive against and enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn"
        subtype:  ground_attack  an attack by ground troops
        subtype:  charge.onset  a impetuous rush toward someone or something; "the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary"; "the battle began with a cavalry charge"
        subtype:  banzai_attack__banzai_charge  a mass attack of troops without concern for casualties; originated by Japanese who accompanied it with yells of `banzai'
        subtype:  diversionary_attack__diversion  an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack
           subtype:  diversionary_landing  an amphibious diversionary attack
        subtype:  penetration.onset__incursion  an attack that penetrates into enemy territory
           subtype:  breakthrough.penetration  a penetration of an enemy's defense in depth and strength
           subtype:  invasion  the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder
              subtype:  inroad.invasion  an invasion or hostile attack
           subtype:  infiltration  a process in which a military force moves as individuals (or small groups) through enemy positions without detection
           subtype:  maraud__foray__raid  a sudden short attack
              subtype:  air_raid__airraid__air_attack__airattack  an attack by armed planes on a surface target
              subtype:  swoop.maraud  a very rapid raid
        subtype:  blitz  a rapid and violent military attack with intensive aerial bombardment
        subtype:  strike  an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective; "the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn"
           subtype:  surgical_strike  an attack (usually without prior warning) intended to deal only with a specific target
        subtype:  counterattack__countermove  an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.
        subtype:  bombing__bombardment  an attack by dropping bombs
           subtype:  bombing_run__bombingrun  that part of the flight that begins with the approach to the target; includes target acquisition and ends with the release of the bombs
              subtype:  dive-bombing  a bombing run in which the bomber release the bomb while flying straight toward the target
              subtype:  loft_bombing__toss_bombing  a bombing run in which the bomber approaches the target at a low altitude and pulls up just before releasing the bomb
                 subtype:  over-the-shoulder_bombing  a special case of loft bombing in which the bomb is released past the vertical so it is tossed back to the target
        subtype:  firing__fire  the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"
           subtype:  covering_fire__cover  fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations; "artillery provided covering fire for the withdrawal"
           subtype:  antiaircraft_fire  firing at enemy aircraft
           subtype:  barrage_fire__barragefire__barrage__battery__bombardment__shelling  the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing"
           subtype:  broadside  (naval) the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship
           subtype:  fusillade__salvo__volley__burst  rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"
           subtype:  call_fire  fire delivered on a specific target in response to a request from the supported unit
           subtype:  supporting_fire  fire delivered by supporting units to protect or assist a unit in combat
              subtype:  close_supporting_fire  fire on enemy troops or weapons or positions that are near the supported unit and are the most immediate and serious threat to it
              subtype:  deep_supporting_fire  fire on objectives not in the immediate vicinity your forces but with the objective of destroying enemy reserves and weapons nad interfering with the enemy command and supply and communications
              subtype:  direct_supporting_fire  fire delivered in support of part of a force (as opposed to general supporting fire delivered in support of the force as a whole)
           subtype:  concentrated_fire__massed_fire  fire from two or more weapons directed at a single target or area (as fire by batteries of two or more warships)
           subtype:  counterfire  fire intended to neutralize or destroy enemy weapons
              subtype:  counterbattery_fire  fire delivered to neutralize or destroy indirect fire weapon systems
              subtype:  counterbombardment  bombardment intended to destroy or neutralize enemy weapons
              subtype:  countermortar_fire__countermortarfire  mortar fire intended to destroy or neutralize enemy weapons
           subtype:  counterpreparation_fire  intensive prearranged fire delivered when the immanence of enemy attack is discovered
           subtype:  crossfire  fire from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross
           subtype:  destruction_fire__destructionfire  fire delivered for the sole purpose of destroying material objects
           subtype:  direct_fire  fire delivered on a target that is visible to the person aiming it
           subtype:  distributed_fire__distributedfire  fire dispersed so as to engage effectively an area target
           subtype:  grazing_fire__grazingfire  fire approximately parallel to the ground; the center of the cone of fire does rise above 1 meter from the ground
           subtype:  harassing_fire__harassingfire  fire designed to disturb the rest of enemy troops and to curtail movement and to lower enemy morale
           subtype:  indirect_fire  fire delivered on a target that is not itself used as the point of aim for the weapons
           subtype:  interdiction_fire  fire directed to an area to prevent the enemy from using that area
           subtype:  neutralization_fire  fire that is delivered in order to render the target ineffective or unusable
           subtype:  observed_fire  fire for which the point of impact (the burst) can be seen by an observer; fire can be adjusted on the basis of the observations
           subtype:  preparation_fire__preparationfire  fire delivered on a target in preparation for an assault
           subtype:  radar_fire__radarfire  gunfire aimed a target that is being tracked by radar
           subtype:  registration_fire  fire delivered to obtain accurate data for subsequent effective engagement of targets
           subtype:  scheduled_fire__scheduledfire  prearranged fire delivered at a predetermined time
           subtype:  searching_fire__searchingfire  fire distributed in depth by successive changes in the elevation of the gun
           subtype:  suppressive_fire__suppressivefire  fire on or about a weapon system to degrade its performance below what is needed to fulfill its mission objectives
           subtype:  unobserved_fire  fire for which the point of impact (the bursts) cannot be observed
           subtype:  artillery_fire__artilleryfire__cannon_fire__cannonfire  fire delivered by artillery
              subtype:  cannonade__drumfire  intense and continuous artillery fire
              subtype:  high-angle_fire  fire from a cannon fired at an elevation greater than that for the maximum range
              subtype:  mortar_fire  artillery fire delivered by a mortar
              subtype:  zone_fire  artillery or mortar fire delivered in a constant direction at several quadrant elevations
        subtype:  surprise_attack__coup_de_main  an attack without warning
           subtype:  ambush__ambuscade__lyinginwait  the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
              subtype:  dry-gulching__drygulching  the act of killing from ambush
           subtype:  pre-emptive_strike__preemptivestrike  a surprise attack that is launched in order to prevent the enemy from doing it to you
     subtype:  offensive__offense__offence  the action of attacking the enemy
        subtype:  counteroffensive  a large scale offensive (more than a counterattack) undertaken by a defending force to seize the initiative from an attacking force
        subtype:  push_back__rollback  the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw
     subtype:  amphibious_operation  a military operation by both land and sea forces
        subtype:  amphibious_demonstration  an amphibious operation conducted for the purpose of deceiving the enemy and leading him into a course of action unfavorable to him
        subtype:  amphibious_assault  an amphibious operation attacking a land base that is carried out by troops that are landed by naval ships
           instance:  Eniwetok  Inchon  invasion_of_Iwo__Iwo__Iwo_Jima  Leyte_invasion__Leyte__Leyte_Island  Saipan  Salerno  Tarawa-Makin__Tarawa__Makin  battle_of_Wake_Island__battle_of_Wake
     subtype:  information_gathering__informationgathering  the act of collecting information
        subtype:  intelligence_operation__intelligence__intelligence_activity  the operation of gathering information about an enemy
           subtype:  undercover_work__spying  the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes
              subtype:  espionage  the systematic use of spies to get military or political secrets
           subtype:  current_intelligence__currentintelligence  intelligence of all types and forms of immediate interest; usually disseminated without delays for evaluation or interpretation
           subtype:  tactical_intelligence__combat_intelligence  intelligence that is required for the planning and conduct of tactical operations
              subtype:  terrain_intelligence__terrainintelligence  tactical intelligence on the natural and man-made characteristics of an area
           subtype:  strategic_intelligence__strategicintelligence  intelligence that is required for forming policy and military plans at national and international levels
           subtype:  signals_intelligence__signalsintelligence__SIGINT  intelligence information gathered from communications intelligence or electronics intelligence or telemetry intelligence
              subtype:  electronics_intelligence__electronicsintelligence__ELINT  intelligence derived from non-communications electromagnetic radiations from foreign sources (other than radioactive sources)
              subtype:  communications_intelligence__COMINT  technical and intelligence information derived from foreign communications by other than the intended recipients
              subtype:  telemetry_intelligence__telemetryintelligence__TELINT  intelligence derived from the interception and processing and analysis of foreign telemetry
           subtype:  clandestine_operation__clandestineoperation  an intelligence operation so planned and executed as to insure concealment
           subtype:  overt_operation__overtoperation  the collection of intelligence openly without concealment
           subtype:  reconnaissance  the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy)
              subtype:  recce__recco__reccy  reconnaissance (by shortening)
              subtype:  scouting__exploratory_survey__exploratorysurvey__reconnoitering__reconnoitring  exploring in order to gain information; "scouting in enemy territory is very dangerous"
              subtype:  air_reconnaissance__airreconnaissance  reconnaissance either by visual observation from the air or through the use of airborne sensors
              subtype:  reconnaissance_by_fire  a method of reconnaissance in which fire is placed on a suspected enemy position in order to cause the enemy to disclose his presence by moving or returning fire
              subtype:  reconnaissance_in_force  an offensive operation designed to discover or test the enemy's strength (or to obtain other information)
              subtype:  electronic_reconnaissance  the detection and identification and evaluation and location of foreign electromagnetic radiations (other than radioactive)
           subtype:  counterintelligence  intelligence activities concerned with identifying and counteracting the threat to security posed by hostile intelligence organizations or by individuals engaged in espionage or sabotage or subversion or terrorism
              subtype:  counterespionage  spying on the spies
              subtype:  security_intelligence  intelligence on the identity and capability and intentions of hostile individuals or organizations that may be engaged in espionage or sabotage or subversion or terrorism
              subtype:  security_review__censoring__censorship  counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy
                 subtype:  military_censorship  all types of censorship conducted by personnel of the armed forces
                    subtype:  civil_censorship__civilcensorship  military censorship of civilian communications (correspondence or printed matter of films) entering or leaving of circulating within territories controlled by armed forces
                    subtype:  field_press_censorship__fieldpresscensorship  security review of news (including all information or material intended for dissemination to the public) subject to the jurisdiction of the armed forces
                    subtype:  prisoner_of_war_censorship  military censorship of communication to and from prisoners of war and civilian internees held by the armed forces
                    subtype:  armed_forces_censorship  military censorship of personal communications to or from persons in the armed forces
                       subtype:  primary_censorship__primarycensorship  armed forces censorship performed by personnel of a military unit on the personal communications of persons assigned to that unit
                       subtype:  secondary_censorship__secondarycensorship  armed forces censorship of the personal communications of officers or civilian employees or enlisted personnel not subject to primary censorship
                 subtype:  national_censorship  censorship under civil authority of communications entering or leaving of crossing the borders of the United States or its territories or possessions
              subtype:  countersubversion  the aspect of counterintelligence designed to detect and prevent subversive activities
              subtype:  counter-sabotage__countersabotage  counterintelligence designed to detect and counteract sabotage
     subtype:  covert_operation  an intelligence operation so planned as to permit plausible denial by the sponsor
     instance:  Meuse-Argonne_operation__Meuse__Meuse_River__Argonne__Argonne_Forest__Meuse-Argonne  Operation_Desert_Storm
  subtype:  police_action  a local military action without declaration of war; against violators of international peace and order
  subtype:  resistance.military_action  the military action of resisting the enemy's advance; "the enemy offered little resistance"
  subtype:  saber_rattling__saberrattling__sabre_rattling__sabrerattling  the ostentatious display of military power (with the implied threat that it might be used)
  subtype:  sally__sortie  a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position
  subtype:  war.military_action__warfare  the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war"
     subtype:  limited_war  a war whose objective is less than the unconditional defeat of the enemy
     subtype:  psychological_warfare__psychologicalwarfare__war_of_nerves  the use of psychological tactics to destroy the opponents' morale
     subtype:  civil_war__civilwar  a war between factions in the same country
        instance:  American_Civil_War__War_between_the_States  English_Civil_War
     subtype:  chemical_warfare__chemical_operations  warfare using chemical agents to kill or injure or incapacitate the enemy
     subtype:  biological_warfare__BW  the use of bacteria or viruses of toxins to destroy men and animals or food
        subtype:  germ_warfare__bacteriological_warfare__bacteriologicalwarfare  the use of harmful bacteria as a weapon
     subtype:  jihad__jehad  a holy war by Muslims against unbelievers
     subtype:  world_war__worldwar  a war in which the major nations of the world are involved
        instance:  World_War_I__World_War___Great_War__First_World_War__War_to_End_War  World_War_II__World_War___Second_World_War
     subtype:  Boer_War  either of two wars: the first when the Boers fought England in order to regain the independence they had given up to obtain British help against the Zulus (1880-1881); the second when the Orange Free State and Transvaal declared war on Britain (1899-1902)
     subtype:  hot_war  actual fighting between the warring parties
     instance:  Six_Day_War__Arab-Israeli_War  Arab-Israeli_War__Yom_Kippur_War  Balkan_Wars  Chino-Japanese_War  Crimean_War  Franco-Prussian_War  French_and_Indian_War  Hundred_Years'_War  Iran-Iraq_War  Korean_War  Mexican_War  Napoleonic_Wars  Peloponnesian_War  Persian_Gulf_War  Punic_Wars  Russo-Japanese_War  Seven_Years'_War  Spanish-American_War__Spanish_War  Thirty_Years'_War  Trojan_War  Vietnam_War  War_of_the_Austrian_Succession  War_of_the_Grand_Alliance__War_of_the_League_of_Augsburg  War_of_the_Spanish_Succession  War_of_the_Roses__Wars_of_the_Roses  War_of_1812

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