After a decade of fighting, the two sides signed another truce that lasted six years. Finally, in , Sparta's navy was able to defeat that of Athens thanks to financial help from Persia. Sparta set up a blockade, starving the Atheneans and forcing them to surrender.
The appropriately-named Thirty Years War was a three-decade long conflict between the Protestants and Catholics of 17th century Europe. Emperor Ferdinand II of the Holy Roman Empire forced his subjects to follow Catholicism, though a previous peace treaty had given Roman subjects the right to follow their own faith. Nobility in what are today Austria and Czech Republic rebelled. After 30 years of fighting, both sides signed the Peace of Westphalia treaty, which drew up boundaries among combatant areas, establishing official borders and shaping the way geopolitics is viewed to this day.
The Aceh War was one of the most drawn out struggles against encroaching colonialism. The Dutch felt they had a claim to Sumatra, a large Indonesian island, but the people in the Aceh region resisted Dutch rule, even after their sultan signed a peace treaty recognizing the sovereignty of the Netherland in the area.
Aceh fighters engaged in decades of guerilla warfare with Dutch troops, but they were overmatched. Aceh gained independence in Both families were descended from the same line, and each felt entitled to the throne. He soon after married a York, uniting the houses and ending the war.
This conflict inspired much of George R. Six years after a U. Guerilla troops began attacking government forces, kickstarting a year conflict marked by kidnappings, torture, executions, and violence -- particularly against Mayans in the country.
Though the power in Guatemala frequently changed hands, either via election or coup, the war raged on until , when Alvaro Arzu negotiated a peace deal. Like the first World War, the Punic Wars began with fighting among smaller factions that escalated when larger allies, namely Rome and Carthage, joined the battle.
The war was over control of the previously-split island of Sicily. Though Carthage was wealthier and had more battle experience, many of its leaders were corrupt and embezzled military funds. Mercenaries went unpaid, and Rome was able to defeat the powerful Carthaginian navy.
Rome eventually defeated Carthage, destroying the city-state and replacing it as one of the most powerful entities in the world. Since the Netherlands left West Papua in the s, turning power in the area over to Indonesia, residents of West Papua formed the Free Papua Movement that has fought a civil war for independence.
In December , 31 people were killed in an attack claimed by the movement. The Free Papua Movement claims it attacked Indonesian soldiers, but Indonesian authorities say those killed were construction workers. An uprising of Greek city states against Persia led to one of the longest and bloodiest wars of the ancient world.
Ghosts is often regarded as the weakest Call of Duty entry, and its short and subpar campaign certainly didn't do it any favors. Most people will also complete Ghosts within just six hours, and some people have reported completing it in four. Yes, the whole thing can be completed in one particularly lazy afternoon.
Modern Warfare 3 served as the brilliant culmination of the original Modern Warfare series, but it was a painfully brief culmination. The campaign could be completed in four to six hours, making this one of the shortest Modern Warfare titles.
Still, it stirred feelings in the fans and reminded them of what the classic franchise can still be. Those who loved this game that popularized the zombie modes will be happy to know that this mode is still alive and well in Black Ops Cold War. Depending on how players decide to measure this, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 can technically be the longest game in the series by a significant margin.
The single-player campaign is a tight 6. Coming in just above its successor is Modern Warfare 2 at six and a half hours. In other words, not quite an entire afternoon of gaming, but pretty darned close. Regardless, these six odd hours were packed with some incredible moments, and it remains one of the greatest campaigns of the series. It sets the bar high for the entire Modern Warfare series, so high that the rival Black Ops series still has some catching up to do.
Everyone let out a collective groan when Call of Duty returned to World War II, as most of the fans believed they were cashing in on Battlefield 's success. But, again, one of the shortest. This is the head honcho that is the OG Modern Warfare. This is not only the greatest campaign of the series but arguably one of the greatest campaigns in first-person shooter history.
According to IMDB, it is still the best game of the entire franchise. It's filled with brilliant moments and character work and it measures in at a rather respectable seven hours. It was a joke, by the way. Along with the opaque rulebook, the box includes 1, cardboard chits, a few dozen charts tabulating damage, morale, and mechanical failure, and a swaddling foot long map that brings the Sahara to your kitchen table. The Front-line and Air Commanders will issue orders to the troops in battle, the Rear and Logistics Commanders will ferry supplies to the combat areas, and lastly, a Commander-in-Chief will be responsible for all macro strategic decisions over the course of the conflict.
Game online through Combine all 5 codes and enjoy 5 years of unlimited access to PlayStation classics or share them with your gaming buddies and family. This is transparently absurd. Richard Berg knew it himself. It was intended to be a collaborative mega-project for all of the wargaming experts employed by the storied, and now defunct imprint Simulations Publications Inc.
Initially, all Berg was responsible for was the map. Six months later, after the other designers had dropped out, SPI asked Berg if he was interested in finishing the game by himself. The game never received any of the compulsive testing required to iron-out inconsistencies and balance issues that are usually present in a freshly inked rulebook. He never saw the point. The game was never a massive commercial or critical success. What was the longest war America?
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