Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine

Introduction

The death of the dream of peace, 1945-1953

Wars of decolonization, 1947-1975

America's war in Vietnam, 1964-1975

From the Sinai to Port Stanley, 1967-1982

Cold war denouement, 1979-1993

The New World disorder, 1991-1999

The war in Afghanistan, 2001-2021

The Iraq war, 2003-2011

Appendix A: Security incidents in Iraq, January 2004-August 2008

Appendix B: Headquarters, multi-national force, Baghdad, Iraq, 15 July 2008

Appendix C: Anaconda strategy versus al-Qaeda in Iraq, September 2008

Appendix D: The battle of Sadr city, March-April 2008

Vladimir Putin's existential war against Ukraine, 2022-

The wars of the future.