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Reserved exclusively for articles that have received "featured article " status after peer review.
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The article provides a well-written and complete description of the subject, as described in How to write a Great Article . It includes appropriate infoboxes and an appropriate series of headings to break up the article. It should have sufficient external references, using published books beyond internet websites. It should be at the stage where it could at least be considered for featured article status. It should be placed correctly in the category tree. It may have been selected as a "good article" .
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The article is "almost there" but it may be missing one of the following: infoboxes, balance of content, external references, or an important section. Alternatively, the article may need extensive copyediting.
{{/Start }}
The article has a good amount of content, but it is still weak in certain areas.
{{/Stub }}
The article is either a very short article or a stub that will need a lot of work to bring it to A-Class level, although there may be a significant amount of material in the article.
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The article has not been evaluated yet.
Please note that the "Wars" and "Battles and campaigns" sections are listed in chronological order, while the others are in alphabetical order.
Article
Status
Remarks
Aerial warfare
Start
Needs more details on people behind aerial warfare - much more on WWI origins, WWII.
Airborne forces
B-Class
Amphibious warfare
B-Class
Very close, needs a few more references. Some material amphibious warfare before the 19th Century would help too. Norwegian article is FA.
Arctic warfare
Stub
Armoured warfare
Start
There's no real mention of De Gaulle, Guderian, or any of the big names in armored warfare.
Artillery
B-Class
History is now in front, with advanced missions farther back. It's very close, i think.
Asymmetric warfare
A-Class
I'm no expert, but: great writing, excellent links, loads of references, detailed, easy to read, very clear. I say A Class! But a two line introduction and only one line citation.
Attrition warfare
Stub
Biological warfare
Start
Blitzkrieg
FA
Carpet bombing
Stub
Cavalry
Start
Hebrew article is featured.
Chemical warfare
FA
Close air support
Stub
Conventional warfare
Start
It's limited, but not a stub, i feel. Could use expansion, or just more details.
Desert warfare
Stub
Electronic warfare
Stub
Fortification
Start
A bit more than a stub.
Ground warfare
Stub
Guerrilla warfare
B-Class
Infantry
Start
Hebrew article is featured.
Information warfare
Start
Copied from somewhere?
Invasion
FA
Jungle warfare
Start
Needs to be wikified. Content mostly relates to British jungle warfare (although it doesn't mention the Chindits !) and Vietnam.
Maneuver warfare
Stub
Mechanized warfare
Stub
Mountain warfare
Stub
Naval warfare
B-Class
Good content submitted by lots of different authors. Needs a good editor to give it more fluency and coherence. Currently has no references -- where do you start on such a big topic? Hebrew article is featured.
Network-centric warfare
Stub
Nuclear warfare
B-Class
Psychological warfare
Start
Radiological warfare
Stub
Siege
FA
Ski warfare
Stub
Space warfare
Stub
Special forces
Start
An article on special forces that doesn't mention the SAS, weird.
Strategic bombing
B-Class
Submarine warfare
Start
Needs details of submarine warfare in both world wars.
Tactical bombing
Stub
Total war
B-Class
Trench warfare
FA
Unconventional warfare
Stub
Urban warfare
Start
Very limited in scope, little mention of the history (no mention of Stalingrad in the article text). Seems to only cover recent examples. Norwegian article is featured.
Military history by nation[ edit ]
Article
Status
Remarks
Greco-Persian Wars
Start
French article is FA.
Peloponnesian War
B-Class
Former FA , German article is FA.
Corinthian War
FA
Pyrrhic War
Start
First Punic War
B-Class
Mercenary War
Start
Second Punic War
B-Class
Third Punic War
Start
Illyrian Wars
Stub
Macedonian Wars
Stub
First Macedonian War
B-Class
Second Macedonian War
Stub
Third Macedonian War
Stub
Fourth Macedonian War
Stub
First Servile War
Stub
Second Servile War
Stub
Third Servile War
A-Class
"Good article" .
First Mithridatic War
Start
Second Mithridatic War
Stub
Third Mithridatic War
Start
Gallic Wars
Start
First Crusade
FA
Crusade of 1101
Start
Genpei War
Stub
Mostly a list.
Third Crusade
B-Class
Needs expanded introduction and background. Needs references.
Mongol invasion of Rus
B-Class
Needs expanded introduction. Needs references.
Mongol invasion of Europe
B-Class
No images or line citations.
Mongol invasions of Japan
B-Class
Needs references.
Fourth Crusade
B-Class
Albigensian Crusade
Start
Start? It obtained GA... I don't get it... -- Grafikm_fr (AutoGRAF) 20:28, 7 May 2006 (UTC) [ reply ]
Hundred Years' War
B-Class
Needs cleanup. Esperanto article is FA.
Reconquista
B-Class
Portuguese article is FA.
Hussite Wars
B-Class
Wars of the Roses
B-Class
Hebrew, Norwegian, and Swedish articles are FA.
Burgundian Wars
Start
Onin War
Start
Italian Wars
Start
First Italian War
Stub
Second Italian War
Stub
War of the League of Cambrai
FA
Italian War of 1521
Stub
War of the League of Cognac
Start
Italian War of 1535
Stub
Italian War of 1542
Stub
Habsburg-Valois War
Stub
French Wars of Religion
Start
War of the Three Henrys
Stub
Polish-Muscovite War (1605-1618)
FA
Thirty Years' War
B-Class
Too long, needs cleanup. French, Icelandic, and Swedish articles are FA.
English Civil War
B-Class
Needs references, probably too long.
War of the Grand Alliance
B-Class
Needs references.
Great Turkish War
Stub
War of the Spanish Succession
FA
War of the Austrian Succession
B-Class
Primarily Britannica 1911 material, needs massive rewriting to a more modern style.
Seven Years' War
Start
List-heavy.
American Revolutionary War
A-Class
"Good article" , needs short summary of naval theatre. According to Wikipedia:Most visited articles this is one of Wikipedia's most popular articles. 20 languages have versions of it and none of them are featured.
Napoleonic Wars
B-Class
Too long, needs cleanup. Spanish article is FA.
Peninsular War
B-Class
Needs to be expanded a little.
Greek War of Independence
B-Class
Needs references.
Crimean War
B-Class
American Civil War
B-Class
Too long. Hebrew and Portuguese articles are FA.
Franco-Prussian War
B-Class
Anglo-Zulu War
B-Class
Needs references.
Second Boer War
B-Class
Russo-Japanese War
B-Class
World War I
FA
Has been nominated several times for removal of featured status.
Polish-Soviet War
FA
Cristero War
FA
Chinese Civil War
B-Class
Spanish Civil War
B-Class
List-heavy.
World War II
A-Class
Recently failed FAC Hebrew, Swedish, Norwegian, Vietnamese, and Japanese articles are FA.
Winter War
B-Class
Hebrew article is FA.
Continuation War
B-Class
Far too long.
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
B-Class
Malayan Emergency
Start
1948 Arab-Israeli War
Start
Currently protected from editing following an edit war. Hebrew article is FA.
Korean War
B-Class
Needs new infobox.
Suez Crisis
B-Class
Algerian War of Independence
Unknown
Vietnam War
B-Class
Regular neutrality disputes. Vietnamese article is FA.
Six-Day War
B-Class
Regular neutrality disputes.
War of Attrition
B-Class
Yom Kippur War
FA
Soviet war in Afghanistan
B-Class
Iran-Iraq War
A-Class
"Good article" , failed FAC Icelandic and Norwegian articles are FA.
Falklands War
B-Class
Needs new infobox. Spanish article is FA.
Algerian Civil War
FA
Gulf War
B-Class
Kargil War
FA
War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
B-Class
Regular neutrality disputes.
2003 Invasion of Iraq
B-Class
Regular neutrality disputes. Arabic article is FA.
Article
Status
Remarks
Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC)
Start
Battle of Kadesh
B-Class
Battle of Karkar
Start
Battle of Megiddo (609 BC)
Stub
Battle of Carchemish
Stub
Battle of Halys
Stub
Battle of Pteria
Stub
Battle of Thymbra
Stub
Battle of Marathon
B-Class
Needs references. Slovenian(?) article is FA.
Battle of Thermopylae
B-Class
Battle of Salamis
B-Class
Sicilian Expedition
B-Class
German article is FA.
Battle of Leuctra
Start
Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC)
Stub
Battle of Gaugamela
Start
Battle of Ipsus
Stub
Battle of "The Saw"
Start
Battle of Cannae
FA
Battle of the Metaurus
Stub
Battle of Zama
Start
Battle of Pydna
Start
Battle of Alesia
FA
Battle of Utica (49 BC)
Stub
Battle of Pharsalus
Start
Battle of Actium
Start
Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
B-Class
German article is FA.
Battle of Milvian Bridge
Start
Battle of Adrianople
B-Class
Spanish article is FA.
Battle of Chalons
A-Class
Former GA , removed because "it is overlong, turgid, and completely omits Bury's view that the battle was trivial compared to Battle of the Nedao ." - from talk page
Battle of Ticameron
Start
Battle of Badr
FA
Battle of Tours
A-Class
Battle of Marj Ardebil
Start
Battle of Pavia (773)
Stub
Battle of Lechfeld
Start
Battle of Hastings
B-Class
Needs references.
Battle of Manzikert
Start
Siege of Jerusalem (1099)
B-Class
Battle of Hattin
B-Class
Arabic article is FA.
Battle of Bouvines
Start
Battle of Ain Jalut
Start
Battle of Hakata Bay
Start
Battle of Kouan
Stub
Battle of Crécy
Start
Battle of Aljubarrota
Unknown
Former FA
Battle of Ankara
Stub
Battle of Agincourt
B-Class
Hebrew article is FA.
Siege of Orléans
B-Class
Needs citations. Otherwise near A-class.
Fall of Constantinople
Start
Portuguese article is FA.
Battle of Towton
Start
Battle of Bosworth Field
Start
Siege of Tenochtitlan
B-Class
Battle of Fornovo
B-Class
First Battle of Panipat
Stub
Battle of Cerignola
Stub
Battle of Agnadello
Start
Battle of Ravenna (1512)
Start
Battle of Novara (1513)
Stub
Battle of Marignano
Stub
Battle of Bicocca
Stub
Battle of Pavia
Start
Siege of Vienna
B-Class
Needs references.
Sack of Rome (1527)
Start
Battle of Gavinana
Stub
Battle of Cajamarca
Start
Battle of Lepanto (1571)
B-Class
Spanish Armada
A-Class
Battle of Sekigahara
B-Class
Needs references.
Battle of Breitenfeld (1631)
Start
Battle of Naseby
Start
Battle of Rocroi
Stub
Battle of the Dunes (1658)
Start
Battle of Blenheim
Stub
Battle of Ramillies
Stub
Battle of Malplaquet
Stub
Battle of Poltava
Start
Battle of Culloden
B-Class
List-heavy.
Battle of Plassey
B-Class
Battle of the Plains of Abraham
B-Class
Battle of Trenton
Start
Battle of Saratoga
Start
Siege of Yorktown
Start
Battle of Valmy
Start
Battle of Rivoli
Start
Battle of the Nile
Start
Battle of Trafalgar
A-Class
Failed FAC Weak on references and details of the battle itself. Some poor writing in places. German article is FA.
Battle of Austerlitz
FA
Battle of Jena-Auerstedt
Start
Battle of Tippecanoe
Start
Battle of Borodino
Start
Battle of Leipzig
Start
Battle of Waterloo
B-Class
Esperanto article is FA.
Battle of Ayacucho
Stub
Battle of San Jacinto
Start
Battle for Mexico City
Start
Battle of Hampton Roads
FA
Battle of Antietam
B-Class
Battle of Gettysburg
A-Class
Introduction too short and not enough citations for GA .
Battle of Atlanta
B-Class
Battle of Sedan
Start
Battle of Manila Bay
Stub
Rorke's Drift
Stub
Battle of Adowa
B-Class
Needs illustrations or maps
Battle of Mukden
Start
Battle of Tsushima
B-Class
Western Front (World War I)
FA
Battle of Mons
Start
Battle of Gallipoli
B-Class
Former FAC
Battle of Jutland
FA
Battle of Verdun
B-Class
German, Hebrew, and Dutch articles are FA.
Battle of the Somme (1916)
FA
Brusilov Offensive
Start
Passchendaele
B-Class
Battle of Amiens
Start
I've been working on it, didn't realize this list existed. Needs filling out in some sections.
Battle of the Hindenburg Line
Start
Featured in DYK
Battle of Warsaw (1920)
FA
Polish September Campaign
FA
Second Battle of the Atlantic
A-Class
Battle of Suomussalmi
Start
Norwegian Campaign
A-Class
Needs an infobox. Peer reviewed
Battle of France
B-Class
Good information, needs more citation and some copy-editing.
Battle of Dunkirk
B-Class
Battle of Britain
B-Class
Lacking any references, infobox needs a minor cleanup. Bit of work and it would be A class.
North African Campaign
Start
A little more than a stub, links to three constituent parts (W. Desert, Operation Torch & Tunisia). Little mention of significance of theatre and no mention issues regarding supplies and related Air and Naval campaigns.
Operation Barbarossa
B-Class
Burma Campaign
B-Class
Plenty of information and well sectioned. Needs an infobox, more references and to be trimmed down a bit.
Attack on Pearl Harbor
FA
Battle of Singapore
B-Class
Battle of Midway
B-Class
Polish article is FA.
Battle of Guadalcanal
B-Class
Second Battle of Kharkov
Unknown
Battle of Stalingrad
A-Class
Failed FAC
Second Battle of El Alamein
B-Class
Battle of Kohima
Start
Battle of Imphal
B-Class
Could do with infobox, something detailing the aftermath of the battle and a picture or two.
Battle of Kursk
B-Class
Battle of Normandy
FA
Warsaw Uprising
FA
Operation Market Garden
A-Class
Battle of Leyte Gulf
FA
Battle of the Bulge
FA
Battle of Berlin
B-Class
Battle of Okinawa
B-Class
Operation Ten-Go
A-Class
Operation Downfall
FA
Battle of Inchon
FA
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
B-Class
Tet Offensive
B-Class
Operation Opera
Unknown
Article
Status
Remarks
Alaric I
B-Class
Appears to mostly be 1911 EB material. Wonderfully written but there are issues with some facts and, regrettably, the tone.
Alexander the Great
B-Class
Needs some cleanup. Featured in Norwegian, Finnish, and Slovak.
Attila the Hun
FA
Belisarius
B-Class
Julius Caesar
A-Class
Former FA Finnish and Hebrew articles are FA.
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
B-Class
Needs references.
Oliver Cromwell
B-Class
Cyrus the Great
Unknown
Louis Nicolas Davout
Start
Karl Dönitz
FA
Giulio Douhet
Start
Ferdinand Foch
Start
Frederick II of Prussia
Start
Quite short for such a major figure.
Võ Nguyên Giáp
Start
Surprisingly little on the US-Vietnam war.
Genghis Khan
B-Class
Neutrality disputes.
Husein Gradaščević
FA
Ulysses S. Grant
B-Class
Heinz Guderian
Start
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden
Start
Fairly short.
Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
Start
William Halsey, Jr.
Start
Hannibal
Start
Needs major cleanup.
Paul von Hindenburg
B-Class
Joan of Arc
FA
Kublai Khan
Start
Very short.
T. E. Lawrence
B-Class
Robert E. Lee
B-Class
Neutrality disputes.
Erich Ludendorff
Stub
Douglas MacArthur
Unknown
Erich von Manstein
A-Class
Former FA
Manuel I Comnenus
FA
Charles Martel
B-Class
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder
Stub
Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
B-Class
Napoleon I of France
B-Class
Former FA . Suffers from shortage of line citations and pro-Napoleon, pro-France POV. FA in Spanish, French, Italian, Hebrew, Norwegian, and Thai.
Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson
FA
Promoted to FA with only two votes, in the days before citations were required. Someone may want to shore it up with some scholarship, or it may be demoted in the future.
Oda Nobunaga
Unknown
Richard O'Connor
FA
George S. Patton
B-Class
Polish article is FA.
Arthur Ernest Percival
FA
John J. Pershing
B-Class
List-heavy.
Pyrrhus of Epirus
Unknown
Richard I of England
A-Class
Hebrew article is featured.
Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
Start
Erwin Rommel
B-Class
Portuguese article is featured.
Saladin
B-Class
Sargon of Akkad
Start
Scipio Africanus Major
Unknown
Shaka
B-Class
William Tecumseh Sherman
FA
Takeda Shingen
B-Class
Needs some cleanup.
William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
B-Class
Raymond A. Spruance
Start
Subutai
Start
Alexander Suvorov
Start
Thrasybulus
FA
Timur
B-Class
Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne
Start
Mainly EB1911 text.
Albrecht von Wallenstein
Start
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
A-Class
Recently failed FAC
William Westmoreland
Start
Vietnam section is very limited.
Isoroku Yamamoto
B-Class
Georgy Zhukov
B-Class
Jan Zizka
Unknown