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To-do list for War: edit · history · watch · refresh · Updated 2018-06-15 This page is not politically neutral. It groups Marxism and Fascism together, despite these being inappropriate comparisons - as Marxism is a theory of the analysis of capitalism and fascism is a reactionary political movement. A more appropriate but no less biased comparison would be equivocating communism and fascism. The page also includes an insufficient explication of the Marxist critique of war. From Wikipedia istself: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Nietzsche_(biographie)Nietzsche knew frontline. The "Morality of War" section must be revised. RECOMMENDED: Very good information on the idea of war for both humans and animal parallels can be found in the book "The Third Chimpanzee" by Jared Diamond! I highly recommend that curious persons (especially good, motivated writers) check the book's section(s?) on war out and use it to help this article. Also it is an excellent read cover to cover. Need more info on special interest groups and the use of propaganda and influence techniques to motivate a population to accept/support a war, e.g. funding of thinktanks and controlling the editorial spin of "news". Currently no mention of social psychology, some useful references might be Walter Lippman's The World Outside and the Pictures in Our Heads, Noam Chomsky's Manufacturing Consent, Pratkanis and Aronsons' The Age of Propaganda (The Everyday Use and Abuse of Persuasion), Agner Fog's Warlike and Peaceful Societies, all of which have information about how war might be promoted to the public. Persistent tendency to focus primarily on modern (and western) terminology and protocol when discussing elements of warfare. Little distinction between what the modern observer would call an "armed force" and the myraid alternative warrior groups which have waged war throughout the time periods referenced, and the treatment of the topic is hampered by such modernity. Most violent conflicts today are regarded as 'irregular warfare', 'unconventional warfare', 'proxy wars', 'low intensity warfare', 'fourth-generation warfare', 'asymmetric wars', etc. The changing patterns of war need more discussion. References are lacking, with many stand-alone comments needing evidence Treat the environmental impact of war The notion that war is evolutionarily rooted is controversial, and that controversy should receive more attention in the subsection "Evolutionary." I recommend referencing the recent academic anthology War, Peace, and Human Nature, which I think is a strong source. Priority 1 (top)

A summary of this article appears in Death.

In 1947, in view of the rapidly increasingly destructive consequences of modern warfare, and with a particular concern for the consequences and costs of the newly developed atom bomb, Albert Einstein famously stated, "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."

Attribution of this quote to Einstein is somewhat dubious. See this Snopes article, for instance. But besides, I'm not sure whether this anecdote has enough relevance to be included in the History section; perhaps it would be better to remove it? 38.13.67.134 (talk) 00:11, 6 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done 199t8 (talk) 05:10, 16 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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103.18.34.173 (talk) 09:06, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Aceh war
Location {{{place}}} Result Aceh victory

 Not done Your edit request is not in the format "change X to Y". It looks like you suggest adding an infobox about the Aceh war, but that is not suitable for an overview article like this one. Sjö (talk) 09:47, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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I want to edit this page because, I found some miss errors, on one of the information links. Amunada (talk) 07:25, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. M.Bitton (talk) 12:52, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

As these three article suggest that there are three level of war: strategy, tactics and operational. There is no mention of that in this article, why?

Even this { {war} } template suggest the same.

I suggest to add another section titled "level of war". Dark1618 (talk) 01:16, 9 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This is a general overview article. There is an outline for all that kind of stuff and many more. That what is mentioned above is covered in other articles too, with links in this article. Nubia86 (talk) 05:54, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The redirect Enemy fire has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 December 18 § Enemy fire until a consensus is reached. consarn _{(talck) (contirbuton s)} 11:51, 18 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]