second Manchu invasion of Korea (1636)
中越战争 中越戰爭 zhōng yuè zhàn zhēng Sino-Vietnamese War (1979)
Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)
the Six-Day War of June 1967 between Israel and its Arab neighbors
biological (warfare) defense
Chinese Civil War (1927–1949)
the three Punic Wars (264-146 BC) between Rome and Carthage
to prepare to meet the enemy head-on
Rammstein (German metal band)
late Warring States period, c. 250-221 BC before the First Emperor's Qin Dynasty
Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871)
Battle of Baiju (506 BC), in which Wu 吴[wú] scored a crushing victory over Chu 楚[chǔ]
Chu-Han Contention (206-202 BC), power struggle between Liu Bang 刘邦[liú bāng] of Han and Xiang Yu 项羽[xiàng yǔ] of Chu
The Wars of the Roses (1455-1485)
war of 1920 between Northern Warlords, in which the Zhili faction beat the Anhui faction and took over the Beijing government
蒋桂战争 蔣桂戰爭 jiǎng guì zhàn zhēng confrontation of 1929 between Chiang Kaishek and the Guangxi warlord faction
National Protection War or Campaign to Defend the Republic (1915), a rebellion against the installation of Yuan Shikai 袁世凯[yuán shì kǎi] as emperor
National protection war or Campaign to defend the republic (1915), a rebellion against the installation of Yuan Shikai as emperor
incessant fighting between warlords
连战连胜 連戰連勝 lián zhàn lián shèng fighting and winning a series of battles (idiom); ever victorious
(fig.) to re-enter the fray; to return to a field of activity after a period of absence
Battle of Changping of 260 BC, at which the Qin army 秦军[qín jūn] encircled and annihilated a Zhao army of 400,000
to fill one's belly before the battle (idiom)
不列颠战役 不列顛戰役 bù liè diān zhàn yì Battle of Britain (Jul-Oct 1940)
中途岛战役 中途島戰役 zhōng tú dǎo zhàn yì Battle of Midway, June 1942
克里木战争 克里木戰爭 kè lǐ mù zhàn zhēng the Crimean War (1853-1856)
bombardment of Kinmen by PRC forces that started August 23rd 1958, also called the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis
六二五战争 六二五戰爭 liù èr wǔ zhàn zhēng the Korean War (started June 25 1950)
化学战斗部 化學戰鬥部 huà xué zhàn dòu bù chemical warhead
Battle of Talas (751), military engagement in the valley of the Talas River 塔拉斯河[tǎ lā sī hé], in which Arab forces defeated Tang armies, marking the end of Tang westward expansion
战争与和平 戰爭與和平 zhàn zhēng yǔ hé píng War and Peace by Tolstoy 托尔斯泰
战略核力量 戰略核力量 zhàn lüè hé lì liang strategic nuclear force
战略轰炸机 戰略轟炸機 zhàn lüè hōng zhà jī strategic bomber
无名战士墓 無名戰士墓 wú míng zhàn shì mù Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Battle of Sarhu in 1619, in which the Manchus under Nurhaci 努尔哈赤[nǔ ěr hā chì] crushed four Ming armies
赎罪日战争 贖罪日戰爭 shú zuì rì zhàn zhēng the Yom Kippur war of October 1973 between Israel and her Arab neighbors
战略防御倡议 戰略防御倡議 zhàn lüè fáng yù chàng yì strategic defense initiative (SDI)
春秋战国时代 春秋戰國時代 chūn qiū zhàn guó shí dài 1. the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods2. Eastern Zhou (770-221 BC)
美国独立战争 美國獨立戰爭 měi guó dú lì zhàn zhēng American War of Independence (1775-1783)