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Early histories of a war typically describe the war as it was declared by the states involved. It is not uncommon for later historians to group together a series of wars over a long period or spread over several theaters as part of a broader conflict or strategic campaign. The most familiar of these in the present day is probably the Cold War, which included the Korean War, Vietnam War, and Afghan-Soviet War, among others. These groupings provide useful context for the wars involved.
- 264 BC-146 BC Punic Wars
- 58 BC-50 BC Gallic Wars
- 1296-1363 Wars of Scottish Independence
- 1494-1559 Italian Wars
- 1562-1598 French Wars of Religion
- 1637-1890 Indian Wars (United States)
- 1637-1652 Wars of the Three Kingdoms
- 1648-1667 The Deluge
- 1689-1763 French and Indian Wars
- 1747-1793 Ten Great Campaigns
- 1754-1763 Seven Years' War
- 1754-1814 Sixty Years' War
- 1792-1802 French Revolutionary Wars
- 1792-1815 Napoleonic Wars
- 1838-1940 The Great Game
- 1848-1866 Italian Independence wars
- 1912-1913 Balkan Wars
- 1931-1945 World War II Template:Fn, including the Second Sino-Japanese War, Winter War and Continuation War
- 1945-1991 Cold War
- 1946-1979 Indochina Wars
- 1947-present Indo-Pakistani Wars and Kashmir conflict
- 1948-present Arab-Israeli Conflict
- 1980-present Gulf Wars
- 1991-2001 Yugoslav Wars
- 1996-present Congo Wars
- 2001-present War on Terror
Some left-wing analysts refer to all military activity by Western powers in the developing world since 1492 as a continuous "Imperialist War."
Template:Fnb Russia remains technically at war with Japan.