These questions are copied from the Historic Events page
What level of technology does this world have? How is that impacting the weapons they use in war?
Are wars primarily using swords or other melee weapons? Bow and arrows? Guns? Large artillery like canons or tanks? Air warfare? Chemical warfare? Technological?
Are there magical people who are involved in the war? If so, how are they involved?
What about different magical creatures? For example, Naomi Novik created the entire Temeraire series around the idea of battle dragons in the Napoleonic era.
Or technological improvements such as the Jaegers in Pacific Rim or the many droids in Star Wars.
How has this changed over time?
Which battles and wars are most significant to the history of your location? A few events significant in various parts of the world: Pearl Harbor, World War II, Korean War, Battle of Gallipoli, Opium Wars, the Bosnian War, and the Greco-Persian Wars.
How did those wars shape the country? Did they lose or gain territory, for example.
Who fights in the wars? Are people conscripted? Is it a great honour?