books.google.com.pk - Alan Axelrod identifies 18 smaller wars that led to great changes in history, from the Afghan Civil War that precipitated the rise of the Taliban to the Algerine War in 1815, seen as the first war on terror, to King Philip's War in 1675 that, in proportion to the population at the time, was the costliest...http://books.google.com.pk/books/about/Little_known_Wars_of_Great_and_Lasting_I.html?id=8x322-89x3MC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareLittle-known Wars of Great and Lasting Impact