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War glossary

Score axes and other names used in this atlas — not a substitute for the pages.

Educational history. Casualty figures are documented ranges. This is not operational advice, a ranking of nations, or a how-to for weapons or coups.

A short reference for terms that repeat. Not a ranking of nations.

Score axes

Scale Relative geographic and force scale inside this atlas — not a league table of nations.
Intensity How fiercely fighting peaked, as an editorial mark for browsing eras and battles.
Duration How long the conflict or capability window lasted, relative to other topics here.
Tech shift How much weapons, doctrine or industry changed during the topic’s window.
Political impact How far politics, borders or institutions shifted — memory-sensitive, not a verdict.
Cultural memory How strongly archives, museums and public memory still carry the topic — not a glory rank.

Also called

1 World War I WW1 · First World War · The Great War
2 World War II WW2 · Second World War · The Second World War
K Korean War 6-25 War · Fatherland Liberation War · The Forgotten War
V Vietnam War Second Indochina War · American War · Vietnam Conflict
N Napoleonic Wars Coalition Wars · Napoleonic era wars · Wars of the Coalitions
A American Civil War US Civil War · War Between the States · The Civil War
T Thirty Years' War Thirty Years War · 1618-1648 war · War of the Palatinate
I Iran-Iraq War First Persian Gulf War · Imposed War · Sacred Defense
C Chinese Civil War KMT-CCP war · Chinese Communist Revolution · War of Liberation
M Mongol conquests Mongol invasions · Mongol Empire wars · Pax Mongolica aftermath
S Battle of Stalingrad Stalingrad 1942-43 · Volga battle · Operation Uranus aftermath
N Normandy landings D-Day · Operation Overlord · Invasion of Normandy
M Battle of Midway Midway 1942 · Operation MI · Midway Atoll battle
W Battle of Waterloo Waterloo 1815 · Mont-Saint-Jean · La Belle Alliance
B Battle of Britain The Battle of Britain · 1940 air campaign · Finest hour air war
K Battle of Kursk Kursk 1943 · Operation Citadel · Prokhorovka
I Battle of Inchon Operation Chromite · Inchon landing · Incheon 1950
T Battle of Tsushima Tsushima Strait · Battle of Tsushima Strait · May 1905 naval battle
C Chile 1973 coup 11 September 1973 · Pinochet coup · Overthrow of Allende
S Soviet 1991 coup attempt August Coup · GKChP · August 1991 putsch
P Carnation Revolution 25 April 1974 · Revolucao dos Cravos · Portuguese 1974 coup
K 12 December 1979 coup 12.12 coup · Hanahoe coup · Coup d'etat of December Twelfth
T Tank Armoured fighting vehicle · MBT · The tank
F Fighter jet Jet fighter · Air-superiority fighter · The jet age fighter
C Aircraft carrier Carrier · Flattop · CV / CVN
U Submarine U-boat · The silent service · SSN / SSBN historically
R Intercontinental ballistic missile ICBM · Long-range ballistic missile · Land-based strategic missile
D Military drone (UCAV) UCAV · Unmanned combat aerial vehicle · Remotely piloted combat aircraft
L Lockheed Martin Lockheed · Martin Marietta successor · Skunk Works parent
B BAE Systems BAE · British Aerospace successor · UK defence prime
R Rheinmetall Rheinmetall AG · Dusseldorf defence firm · Henschel / Rh-120 cousin stories
H Hanwha Aerospace Hanwha Techwin successor · Samsung Techwin line · K9 / K2 industrial name
R Roman military Roman army · Legions · Imperial Roman forces
N Royal Navy RN · Senior Service · British navy
U United States military US Armed Forces · Pentagon forces · American military
K Republic of Korea Armed Forces ROK military · ROKA / ROKN / ROKAF · South Korean armed forces