Modern warfare generally refers to contemporary warfare as contrasted with previous methods. Aspects of modern warfare: *

Early modern warfare Early modern warfare is the era of warfare following medieval warfare. It is associated with the start of the widespread use of gunpowder and the development of suitable weapons to use the explosive, including artillery and firearms; for this ...

18th-century warfare The 18th century lasted from January 1, 1701 ( MDCCI) to December 31, 1800 ( MDCCC). During the 18th century, elements of Enlightenment thinking culminated in the American, French, and Haitian Revolutions. During the century, slave trading ...

Napoleonic Wars The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a series of major global conflicts pitting the French Empire and its allies, led by Napoleon I, against a fluctuating array of European states formed into various coalitions. It produced a period of Fren ...

Industrial warfare Industrial warfare is a period in the history of warfare ranging roughly from the early 19th century and the start of the Industrial Revolution to the beginning of the Atomic Age, which saw the rise of nation-states, capable of creating and equi ...

* Mechanized warfare *

Total war Total war is a type of warfare that includes any and all civilian-associated resources and infrastructure as legitimate military targets, mobilizes all of the resources of society to fight the war, and gives priority to warfare over non-combata ...

* Fourth-generation warfare Modern Warfare as a proper noun: *Modern warfare, book of Roger Trinquier written in 1961. *

Modern Warfare (band) Modern Warfare was an American early-1980s punk rock band from Long Beach, California. It featured Jim Bemis (guitar and lead vocals), Tim Gaines (bass), Steve Sinclair (bass), Ron Goudie (lead guitar), Randy Scott (drums), and Tish Lucca (Key ...

, punk rock band from Long Beach, California * "Modern Warfare" (''Community''), episode of the television series ''Communitny'' Several video games named modern warfare in the ''

Call of Duty ''Call of Duty'' is a first-person shooter video game Media franchise, franchise published by Activision. Starting out in 2003, it first focused on games set in World War II. Over time, the series has seen games set in the midst of the Cold W ...

'' series of first-person shooters: *'' Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare'', released 2007 ** ''Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare'' (Nintendo DS), first-person shooter companion of above game for the Nintendo DS *'' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2'', 2009 sequel to ''Call of Duty 4'' **'' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – Mobilized'', a first-person shooter companion of above game for the Nintendo DS *'' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3'', 2011 sequel to ''Modern Warfare 2'' *'' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare'', released in October 2019.

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