History Facts They Failed To Mention In History BooksBy Tammy Salt / March 23, 2019 17. The Shortest War IMAGE BY: list25.com We previously talked about the world’s longest war, now let’s move on to the shortest war. The Anglo-Zanzibar war of 1896 holds the record for the shortest war by lasting for a total of 38 minutes. Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20