Patriotic War

Patriotic War may refer to one of the following wars.

  • Patriotic War of 1812, Napoleon's invasion of Russia
  • Great Patriotic War, the war between Nazi Germany and its allies against the Soviet Union during World War II
  • Croatian War of Independence, armed conflict between newly independent Croatia and Republic of Serbian Krajina forces supported by Yugoslav People's Army; this term is used only in Croatia

Famous quotes containing the words patriotic and/or war:

    The despot’s heel is on thy shore,
    Maryland!
    His torch is at thy temple door,
    Maryland!
    Avenge the patriotic gore
    That flecked the streets of Baltimore,
    And be the battle-queen of yore,
    Maryland! my Maryland!
    James Ryder Randall (1839–1908)

    The war on privilege will never end. Its next great campaign will be against the privileges of the underprivileged.
    —H.L. (Henry Lewis)