Long War

Long War can refer to:

  • Long War (Ottoman wars), a war between the Habsburgs and the Ottoman Empire from 1593 to 1606
  • Long War (20th century), a concept describing several wars from 1914 to 1990 as one long war
  • Long War (21st century), a name proposed in 2006 by U.S. military leaders for the Global War on Terrorism
  • Long War (Provisional IRA strategy), a strategy followed by the Provisional IRA which aimed to achieve victory through attrition warfare

See also:

  • List of wars extended by diplomatic irregularity for a list of wars made very long by diplomatic technicalities.
  • Perpetual war, a military and political concept.

Famous quotes containing the words long and/or war:

    “I ain’t seen the king’s face on a shilling for so long I’ve forgotten which George it is.”
    —Talbot Jennings (1896–1985)

    “... in any war a victory means another war, and yet another, until some day inevitably the tides turn, and the victor is the vanquished, and the circle reverses itself, but remains nevertheless a circle.”
    —Pearl S. Buck (1892–1973)