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Originally Posted by irmamar
I don't know if I understand clearly the difference between them  . More or less I understand 'war' as the conflict itself and 'warfare' as the elements that enclose or surround the war. But I'm not sure if I'll be able to distinguish between them when writing. May I use 'war' instead of 'warfare' when talking about the world wars? |
I think your understanding is good irmamar.
We are at war with Iraq.
Germany and Japan lost the 2nd World War.
The US declared war.
Those are all specific conflicts. When talking about world wars or the World Wars (I and II), in general "war" is a safe bet.
The US is afraid of the enemy engaging in biological warfare.
Iraq's chemical warfare capability is increasing.
Hopefully that helps, but I think your understanding is correct. But the meaning of both words overlap for sure.