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We have always been at war

We have always been at war... 300 The median length of a war is 2 years 250 200 (using 1,185 wars listed in Wikipedia) 150 %23 100 50 1 100 Duration of War (years) 10 80% of wars last 10 years or less. At over 12.3 years, the current War in Afghanistan is longer than 84% of all wars ever 100 80 60 War in Afghanistan (2001 - Present) Longer than 84% of wars in human history 40 20 James Davenport :: ifweassume.com (2014) 10 100 Duration of War (years) The last year without a recorded war was 597AD! 50 This was a brief interlude 40 of a 20 year Byzantine war in the Balkans. 30 10 500 Year -500 1000 1500 2000 The historical data is almost certainly incomplete, meaning... We have always been at war... # of Wars % of Wars # Wars Occuring 20

We have always been at war

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We have always been at war... with somebody. Using over 1000 wars recorded in wikipedia we can study humanity's history of warfare.

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