Wars

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Since independence in 1776, the United States has built one of the world's most powerful militaries. It has about 2 million active-duty military personnel across all branches and has engaged in over 100 military conflicts in the last 249 years, usually with success. But let's look at some wars that America didn't win.

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The Vietnam War was one of the most important American conflicts of the 20th century and resulted in heavy American casualties and a changing public opinion toward war in the U.S. But how much do you know about the Vietnam War? Take our trivia quiz to test your knowledge!

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The world's shortest war was the Anglo-Zanzibar War, but what was history's longest war? Here are some of the world's longest wars by duration.

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From The Great Emu War to The War of Jenkins’ Ear, discover these bizarre facts about the forgotten wars you didn't read about in school.

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Before WWI, history called the Napoleonic Wars "The Great War," and they were absolutely unprecented in size, scope, and bloodshed.



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