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Welcome to the '''Military history WikiProject'''! We are a [[Wikipedia:WikiProject|group]] of Wikipedia editors that work on topics related to [[military history]], [[military theory|theory]], and practice.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them on '''[[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Military history|our discussion page]]''', through [//webchat.freenode.net/?channels=wikipedia-en-milhist our IRC channel (#wikipedia-en-milhist)], or by contacting [[#COORD|the project coordinators]] directly.

{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Section header|What do we do?}}

Our goal is to build the foremost free-content encyclopedia of military history in the English language by:
* Creating, improving, and maintaining articles that describe all aspects of military history;
* Providing guidelines and recommendations for editors of military history articles; and
* Serving as the central point of discussion for all issues related to military history in Wikipedia.

We are currently working towards five major milestones:

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{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Section header|How can you help?}}

You don't have to join our project to work on military history articles. We welcome everyone who wants to help improve these topics, and encourage you—project member or not—to participate in all of our activities and take full advantage of the support we offer.

<!-- If you would like to learn more about how our project works and how you can participate, please read the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Academy/Introduction|'''"Introduction to military history on Wikipedia"''']]. If you're ready to get started, -->Our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Open tasks#TASKS|'''list of open tasks''']] contains thousands of articles that need different types of improvement; please feel free to select something that interests you and start editing!

If you would like to advertise your participation, you can formally join the project by [{{fullurl:Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Members/Active|action=edit&section=1}} adding your name] to the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Members|'''list of members''']], or by adding one of our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Members/Banners|userboxes]] to your user page..

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<span id="SCOPE">{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Section header|What topics do we cover?}}</span>

We generally consider ''any'' article related to historical or modern-day warfare or military affairs to be within our scope.<ref group="Note">The American usage of "[[military]]" is applicable here; in other words, the project concerns itself with any [[armed forces]] rather than only with land armies.</ref>

Most of our work focuses on eight broad areas:
# Military operations, battles, campaigns, and wars.<ref group="Note">Other than a requirement for military or paramilitary involvement, we do not limit the events to which terms such as "war" or "battle" are applied; it is generally enough for the term to be used by reliable sources. Editors should beware, however, of interpreting such usage too literally; the popular media often uses them to describe civil law enforcement matters such as "gang wars" or "street battles", which are not typically within our scope.</ref>
# Military personnel, including both leaders and common soldiers, as well as other people involved in military affairs.<ref group="Note">Military service does not in and of itself place an individual within the scope of the project—particularly in the case of service in modern militaries. To qualify them, an individual's military service must have been somehow noteworthy or have contributed—directly or indirectly—to their notability.</ref>
# Military units and formations, ranging from small units to national armed forces.
# Military equipment and technology, weapons, armour, and vehicles.
# Military facilities and structures, such as fortifications, bases, test sites, and memorials.
# Military historiography, publications, and historians.
# Types and periods of warfare, the military histories of particular nations and groups, and general military science and doctrine.
# Depictions of military history in all media, such as video games, painting, sculpture, music, film, poetry, and prose.<ref group="Note">We generally cover only those depictions for which a discussion of historical accuracy or real military influence is applicable. A distinction is made between fictionalized depictions of historical warfare and purely invented depictions of fictional warfare; topics sufficiently divorced from actual history that a discussion of actual military history would no longer be relevant to them—such as futuristic warfare in ''[[Star Wars]]'' or fantasy battles in ''[[Lord of the Rings]]''—are not considered to be within the project's scope. However, songs and music with long military associations—for example, ''[[It's a long way to Tipperary]]'' and ''[[Lili Marleen]]''—are within our scope.</ref>

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<span id="GUIDE">{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Section header|What advice can we offer?}}</span>

We maintain three sets of formal guidelines for articles related to military history:

* The [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Content guide|'''content guide''']] covers article content and structure.
* The [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Notability guide|'''notability guide''']] covers the notability of topics.
* The [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Military history|'''style guide''']] covers naming conventions, usage and style, sourcing and citation, templates, and categories.

In addition, our [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Academy|'''Academy''']] offers training and instruction on a wide range of subjects related to military history and Wikipedia.

<span id="COORD">{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Section header|Who coordinates our project?}}</span>
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<span id="STRUCT">{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Section header|How is our project organized?}}</span>

We have organized activities within the project under four main departments:
* The [[/Assessment|'''assessment department''']] determines and tracks the quality of military history articles.
* The [[/Contest|'''contest department''']] offers a form of friendly competition to motivate editors.
* The [[/Coordinators|'''coordination department''']] maintains the project's internal structure and processes.
* The [[/Incubator|'''incubator department''']] host new groups and initiatives within the project.

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We are undertaking four special projects to reach specific article improvement goals:
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Operation Brothers at War|Operation '''''Brothers at War''''']] aims to bring all core topics related to the American Civil War to featured status in time for their 150th anniversary.
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Operation Great War Centennial|Operation '''''Great War Centennial''''']] aims to bring all core topics related to World War I to featured status by the centenary of the war.
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Operation Majestic Titan|Operation '''''Majestic Titan''''']] aims to create the largest featured topic on Wikipedia, covering every modern battleship ever planned or built.
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Operation Normandy|Operation '''''Normandy''''']] aims to bring all core topics related to the Battle of Normandy to featured status by its 70th anniversary.

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We also maintain task forces to organize collaboration on particular military history topics:
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; General topics : [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Fortifications task force|Fortifications]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Intelligence task force|Intelligence]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Maritime warfare task force|Maritime warfare]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Military aviation task force|Military aviation]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography/Military|Military biography]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Military historiography task force|Military historiography]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Military land vehicles task force|Military land vehicles]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Military memorials and cemeteries task force|Military memorials and cemeteries]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Military science and technology task force|Military science and technology]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/National militaries task force|National militaries]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/War films task force|War films]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Weaponry task force|Weaponry]]

; Nations and regions : [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/African military history task force|African]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific military history task force|Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Balkan military history task force|Balkan]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Baltic states military history task force|Baltic states]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/British military history task force|British]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Canadian military history task force|Canadian]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Chinese military history task force|Chinese]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Dutch military history task force|Dutch]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/French military history task force|French]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/German military history task force|German]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Italian military history task force|Italian]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Japanese military history task force|Japanese]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Korea/Military history|Korean]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Latin American military history task force|Latin American]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Middle Eastern military history task force|Middle Eastern]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Nordic military history task force|Nordic]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Ottoman military history task force|Ottoman]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Polish military history task force|Polish]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Russian, Soviet and CIS military history task force|Russian, Soviet and CIS]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/South Asian military history task force|South Asian]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Southeast Asian military history task force|Southeast Asian]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Spanish military history task force|Spanish]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/United States military history task force|United States]]

; Periods and conflicts : [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Classical warfare task force|Classical warfare]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Medieval warfare task force|Medieval warfare]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Early Muslim military history task force|Early Muslim military history]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Crusades task force|Crusades]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Early Modern warfare task force|Early Modern warfare]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Wars of the Three Kingdoms task force|Wars of the Three Kingdoms]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/American Revolutionary War task force|American Revolutionary War]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Napoleonic era task force|Napoleonic era]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/American Civil War task force|American Civil War]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/World War I task force|World War I]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/World War II task force|World War II]] · [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Cold War task force|Cold War]]
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