Complete Records of Victory and Defeat in 78 World-Famous Battles

In the long course of human history, war has always spread and constitutes a unique chapter in human history. According to statistics, in the more than 5,000 years since the emergence of civilization on the earth, humans have fought more than 15,000 wars, and billions of people have died in the wars. During these 5,000 years, humans have lived in a peaceful environment for a total of 300 years. In other words, out of every 100 years, humans spend at least 90 years living in a state of war. Since the 1990s, more than 100 wars have broken out around the world, involving more than 90 countries... A typical example of the first generation of war - Caesar's two conquests of Britain. It is characterized by the use of cold weapons such as knives, arrows, spears and heavy armor for close combat. A typical example of the second generation of war - the Napoleonic Wars. It is characterized by the entry into the age of firearms, with gunpowder and smoothbore weapons being used in warfare. Typical of the third generation of wars are the two world wars. It is characterized by the full use of tanks, aircraft, battleships and modern transport vehicles. Typical of fourth-generation warfare, the United States dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, which was characterized by devastating incineration consequences. Typical examples of fifth-generation wars are the wars in Kosovo and Iraq. It is characterized by the long-distance launch of assault and defense weapons with high accuracy and high destructive power, weapons based on new physical principles, and information weapons.