polemology
The study of human conflict and war.
countable, uncountable
POLEMOLOGY. The Principles of War exhibited in the Practice of the Camp, and as developed in a Series of General Orders of the Duke of Wellington; with parallel Orders of George II. Duke of Marlborough, &c. &c. 8vo.
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek πόλεμος (pólemos, “war; battle”) + -logy (suffix indicating the study of a particular subject). The word is cognate with French polémologie. By surface analysis, polemo- + -log + -y.
Adapted from the Wiktionary entry polemology (CC BY-SA 4.0).