A2 armed fighting between two or more countries or groups, or a particular example of this. If war may be defined as an armed contest between two or more sovereign institutions. Completely updated and expanded, this volume is an authoritative source on the global conflicts, civil wars, mutinies, punitive expeditions, undeclared wars, rebellions, and revolutions that have occurred throughout the world. Quantitative definitions of war require that the number of direct or indirect deaths caused by violent clashes crosses a certain threshold.
Definitions of war and conflict typologies war and peace. Having to choose what to include and what to omit from a vast historical record is the primary, but not the only, challenge. If its now saved on your computer, try using acrobats find feature, with the match case option turned off. Tugofwar definition and meaning collins english dictionary. Goscha published 2015 history this first historical dictionary in english of the. It is the second volume of a three volume set and is to be used in conjunction with the operational law handbook ja422 and the documentary supplement ja424. Learn more in the cambridge englisharabic dictionary. Department of defense dictionary of military and associated terms. A tugof war is a sports event in which two teams test their strength by pulling against.
Although other regimes have since committed horrors of their own, the nazis established the standard by which the wartime misconduct of all subsequent regimes is now measured. Writing a historical dictionary is an exercise in abstraction, parsimony, and simplification. Political warfare aggressive use of political means to achieve national. Instead of focusing only on military targets, armies conducting total war destroyed homes and crops to demoralize and undermine the civilian base of the enemys war effort. The iranian president pointed to the dispatch of drug cargos contaminated with hepatitis virus to iran several years ago which, he said, were fortunately all found and confiscated, as an example of such attempts by certain countries, alluding that there is a biological war underway in the world. Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples log in dictionary. The war frequently refers to the second world war world war iiww2wwii in informal contexts in britain, and less commonly so in the united states and canada. Pdf historical dictionary of the indochina war 1945. Lewis war is the primeval policy of all living things, and this to the extent that in the deepest sense combat and life are identical, for when the will to fight is extinguished, so is life. Historical dictionary of war journalism pdf free download. Joint pub 102 or jp 102 sets forth standard us military and associated terminology to encompass the joint activity of the armed forces of the united states in both us joint and allied joint operations, as well as to encompass the department of defense dod as a.
This historical dictionary of the russojapanese warconsists of two basic elements. Roth greenwood press historical dictionary of war journalism hi. Every war leaves an imprint in history, but few have had such a pervasive impact in so many respects as the russojapanese war of 19041905. Scope the department of defense dictionary of military and associated terms short title. First world war, great war, war to end war, world war i example of. End of cold war article about end of cold war by the free. Although written in 1910, this translation of sun tzus work continues to be the standard from which other english translations of the art of war are measured. In the old english dictionary, civil war is defined as a war between two or more factions fighting for control of the same government.
Scope the dod dictionary of military and associated terms dod dictionary sets forth standard us military and associated terminology to encompass the joint activity of the armed forces of the united states. It is perhaps one of the most ancient of all international relations, even if it becomes a phenomenon particularly with the beginning of civilizations. United states war department the library of congress. Concept of war the war is the way to conflict more serious sociopolitical between two or more groups. The most obvious is a recounting of the actual war, which is accomplished mainly in the introduction and dictionary, with its hundreds of entries about people both military and political, specific. According to international law, war, in principle, can only take place between sovereign political entities, that is, states. Dictionary of wars, third edition contains detailed summaries of all notable wars from throughout history, spanning more than 4,000 years. Conflict between two or more nations regarding trade tariffs on each other. A state of open, armed, often prolonged conflict carried on between nations, states, or parties. War definition, a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation. War definition and meaning collins english dictionary. It covers those people, battles and campaigns, wars, countries, institutions and weapons that have fundamentally affected the nature and development of warfare.
A new way of conducting war appeared during the civil war. The law of war handbook should be a start point for judge advocates looking for information on the law of war. War is thus a means for resolving differences between units of the highest order of political organization. Cold war meaning in the cambridge english dictionary.
The personification of war, often depicted in armor and riding a red horse. Introduction dictionary plays an important role in learning vocabulary. Civil war political correctness the churchs fundamental posture is against war, as recent popes have made clear. If you are now viewing this document within your browser, id advise you to save it and examine it later. To make danfs accessible to a larger number of people, we are working to put all danfs ship histories online through this site. Dod dictionary of military and associated terms joint chiefs of staff. From cambridge english corpus the different national cultures of the cold war prevented more thorough and wideranging discussions. First organized in 2006, dictionary of war is a collaborative platform for creating concepts on the topic of war, to be invented, arranged and presented at a public, twoday event. A dictionary of military history and the art of war. Dictionary of the social sciences craig calhoun oxford. He is a prisoner, although never confined in a prison. Comparing the effect of using monolingual versus bilingual. C click the link for more information xenophons hellenica is an inferior sequel. Navajo code dictionary most letters had more than one navajo word to represent them, but to simplify this study, the dictionary only uses one word for each letter.
It covers those people, battles and campaigns, wars, countries, institutions and weapons that have fundamentally affected. But it is the first arabic dictionary you should have ive had three copies over 3 decades and am thrilled to see it here in electronic form for any student of arabic to use. Economic managers seek passage of laws that will mitigate impact of uschina trade war. Scope as directed in joint publication jp 1, doctrine for the armed forces of the united states, the dod dictionary of military and associated terms short title. The oxford history of modern war central intelligence agency. War definition law dictionary and legal information. Joint pub 102 or jp 102 sets forth standard us military and associated terminology to encompass the joint activity of the armed forces of the united states in both us joint and allied joint. The oxford history of modern war edited by charles townshend 1. Dictionary grammar blog school scrabble thesaurus translator quiz more resources more from collins. Dictionary of war at least, when we create concepts, we. Civil war definition of civil war by merriamwebster. Short, simple words that any student who is still working on the early part of the manual can easily write, such words as cat,dog, etc.
Mexican civil war synonyms, mexican civil war pronunciation, mexican civil war translation, english dictionary definition of mexican civil war. Strategy is the utilization, during both peace and war, of all of a nations forces, through largescale, longrange planning and development, to ensure security or victory. Dod dictionary sets forth standard us military and associated terminology to encompass the joint activity of the armed forces of the united states. A war is a period of fighting or conflict between countries or states. Each entry should be autonomous and selfcontained and yet, there. Politically, it fatally weakened the russian empire while allowing japan to follow more dangerous paths. With nounverb tables for the different cases and tenses links to audio pronunciation and relevant forum discussions free vocabulary trainer. The aim is to introduce a series of concepts that either play an important role in the contemporary discourse of war, have so far been neglected, or have yet to be created. Scope the joint publication jp 102, department of defense dictionary of military and associated terms, sets forth standard us military and associated terminology to encompass the joint activity of. United states war departmentdepartment of the army technical manual collection.
Just war legal definition of just war legal dictionary. An international and interdisciplinary approach, authorchristopher e. War crimes legal definition of war crimes legal dictionary. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected. Slang term describing the leader, manager, chief or person in charge of an organization or a project. Historical dictionaries of europe jon woronoff, series. This dictionary does not contain any colloquial words and may be missing some newer uses of standard words, so its not the only dictionary youll ever need. Gregg shorthand dictionary v first, we should explain that the following have been eliminated as being unnecessary. War is that state in which a nation prosecutes its right by force. Peloponnesian war article about peloponnesian war by the. Civil war definition is a war between opposing groups of citizens of the same country.
Lionel giles published his translation through luzac and co. The ceo of a company could be referred to as the honcho or head honcho. Scope the joint publication jp 102, department of defense dictionary of military and associated terms, sets forth standard us military and associated terminology to encompass the joint activity of the armed forces of the united states. From aeneas tacitus to zhukov, this is the most comprehensive dictionary of military history and military science to have been published. Published in nine volumes from 1959 to 1991, it gives histories for virtually every us naval vessel. States, the dod dictionary of military and associated terms short title. This category of war crimes was created almost entirely from the catalog of atrocities committed by the nazi regime in world war ii. It affords the general reader and student with quick, useful, and accurate information the who, where, when, what, why and how on the more than 1,800 recorded wars. In military usage, a distinction is made between strategy and tactics. As widely used, a term referring to any war between states that meets generally accepted international criteria of justification. The period of the cold war also showed that war inside states does not mean that outside states are not involved in some fashion. Contents foreword iii abbreviations used in this dictionary vi part i englishrussian 1 part ii russianenglish 173 appendixes. Dictionary provides summaries of all notable wars from earliest recorded history to the present day.
The art of war, then, is governed by five constant factors, to be taken into account in ones. Dod dictionary of military and associated terms, march 2017. German translation of war collins englishgerman dictionary. Dod dictionary of military and associated terms, january 2020. The department of defense dictionary of military and associated terms short title. Pdf book historical dictionary of the russojapanese. These military and associated terms, together with their. Kallen 1939 seems to favour a political definition of war when he writes.
Series tm6, tm7, tm8, tm9 science reference guide research finding aids from the library of congress, science reference services. Biological war definition of biological war by medical. English and american cases dealing with the insurance meaning of war have defined it in accordance with the ancient international law definition. One who has been captured while fighting under the banner of some state. Luttwak with over 1,100 entries in atoz format, this comprehensive guide is an authoritative reference on every. This type of conflict usually arises because the nations involved are trying to improve imports or exports for its own country. Alphabet navajo word literal translation a wollachee ant b shush bear c moasi cat d be deer e dzeh elk f mae fox g klizzie goat h lin horse i tkin ice. A dictionary of military history and the art of war wiley online books.
Pdf war scroll lexham bible dictionary clayton bench. A military dictionary, or, explanation of the several systems of. The concept of just war invokes both political and theological ideology, as it promotes a peaceful resolution and coexistence between states, and the use of force or the invocation of armed conflict only under certain circumstances. The primary source for the peloponnesian war to 411 is thucydides thucydides, c. In particular, we must thank peter bursey, jane crellin, maurice dalton, david dunlop for the introduction to whom we thank mark brady, saikat. Glossary of philosophical terms z absolutism the view that there are some types of action that are strictly prohibited by morality, no matter what the specific facts are in a particular case. Glossary of civil war terms american battlefield trust.
Dictionary of united states army terms short title. The dod dictionary is accessible online as a searchable database and in pdf format. It furthers the universitys objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide in. We also draw selectively on various authors on civil wars, most of whom provide requisites of civil war rather than abstract definitions. Every word in the list of nearly 19,000 is a word in good usage. Mexican revolution a revolution for agrarian reforms led in northern mexico by pancho villa and in southern mexico by emiliano zapata mexico. The art of war is of vital importance to the state. A negative side effect of protectionism that occurs when country a raises tariffs on country bs imports in retaliation for country b raising tarrifs on country as imports. The implications and recommendations will also be presented. Dictionary sets forth standard us military and associated terminology to encompass the joint activity of the armed forces of the united states. First world war synonyms, first world war pronunciation, first world war translation, english dictionary definition of first world war. Dod dictionary sets forth standard us military and associated terminology to encompass the. These military and associated terms, together with their definitions, constitute approved department of defense dod. The terms delineated are used throughout the world by.
Trade wars have the potential of increasing the costs of certain imports if the nations involved refuse to make a compromise. The most comprehensive, authoritative, singlevolume dictionary of key terms in anthropology, sociology, political science, economics, cultural studies, and related fieldsin more than 1,800 concise, atoz entries. Puls editor contributing authors maj derek grimes, usaf lt col thomas hamilton, usmc maj eric jensen lcdr william obrien, usn maj keith puls niaj randolph swansiger ltc daria wollschlaeger all of the faculty who have served before us and contributed to the literature in the field of operational law. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. David chandler, dictionary of the napoleonic wars london. Crimes against peace include the planning, commencement, and waging of aggressive war, or war in violation of international agreements. The dictionary of american naval fighting ships, commonly known as danfs, is the foremost reference regarding us naval vessels. As directed in joint publication jp 1, doctrine for the armed forces of the united states, the dod dictionary of military and associated terms dod dictionary sets forth standard us military and associated terminology to encompass the joint activity of the armed forces of the united states. Ive created a special font to make it simpler to search for old norse. Dictionary of the social sciences edited by craig calhoun. Dictionary ofwars third edition dictionary ofwars third editiongeorge childs kohn editor dictiona. Over 100,000 german translations of english words and phrases. As a general in the peloponnesian war he failed 424 b. German translation of war the official collins englishgerman dictionary online.
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