Ivan's conquests also ignited a conflict with Turkey that would lead to successive wars.

To make matters worse, successive wars drained the country both of men and resources.

At the time, budget constraints and successive nuclear war fighting strategies had left the armed forces in a state of flux.

During the last centuries, Damour was located on the central axis of fighting and successive wars.

Its people suffered during successive wars in Europe, they suffered under communism.

Each successive war featured its own shameful excess.

Beginning with the Soviet intervention in 1979, successive wars virtually destroyed the nation's education system.

With a strengthened Army he then struck in three successive wars.

Finally, we must not forget the people, because if we understand rightly, there have been two successive wars.

Germany alone, for example, launched three successive wars of unification.