A preemptive war is a war that is commenced in an attempt to repel or defeat a perceived imminent offensive or invasion, or to gain a strategic advantage in an impending war shortly before that attack materializes. It is a war that preemptively 'breaks the peace' before an impending attack occurs.
Japanese experts inspect the scene of the "railway sabotage" at Mukden of the South Manchurian Railway.
Gliwice Radio Tower today. It was the scene of the Gleiwitz incident in September 1939
Israeli Air Force personnel inspect the wreckage of an Egyptian aircraft shot down over Sinai during the Six-Day War.
Israeli Air Force F-16A Netz 107 with 6.5 aerial victory marks and Osirak bombing mark
The Six-Day War or June War, also known as the 1967 Arab–Israeli War or Third Arab–Israeli War, was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states from 5 to 10 June 1967.
Israeli troops examine destroyed Egyptian aircraft
Dassault Mirage at the Israeli Air Force Museum. Operation Focus was mainly conducted using French built aircraft.
The capture of Sinai. 5–6 June 1967
People in a bomb shelter at Kfar Maimon