War
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"War" is a nonfiction book by Sebastian Junger that chronicles the experiences of American soldiers in Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley, exploring the psychology, brotherhood, and brutality of modern combat.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| War canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7832372 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: War Context triple: [Sebastian Junger, notableWork, War]
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War
War is a small town in McDowell County, West Virginia, known as one of the southernmost communities in the state and for its history as a coal mining town.
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War
"War" is a musical track from the film score of James Cameron's 2009 science fiction epic "Avatar," composed by James Horner.
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War
War is U2’s politically charged 1983 rock album known for its anthemic songs and focus on themes of conflict and social justice.
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War
"War" is a politically charged reggae song by Bob Marley & The Wailers, best known for its lyrics adapted from a speech by Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I calling for global peace and equality.
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War
War is one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s "Good Omens," depicted as a glamorous, red-haired war correspondent who personifies and incites human conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: War Target entity description: "War" is a nonfiction book by Sebastian Junger that chronicles the experiences of American soldiers in Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley, exploring the psychology, brotherhood, and brutality of modern combat.
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A.
War
War is U2’s politically charged 1983 rock album known for its anthemic songs and focus on themes of conflict and social justice.
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B.
War
War is a small town in McDowell County, West Virginia, known as one of the southernmost communities in the state and for its history as a coal mining town.
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C.
War
"War" is a musical track from the film score of James Cameron's 2009 science fiction epic "Avatar," composed by James Horner.
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D.
War
"War" is a politically charged reggae song by Bob Marley & The Wailers, best known for its lyrics adapted from a speech by Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I calling for global peace and equality.
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E.
War
War is one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s "Good Omens," depicted as a glamorous, red-haired war correspondent who personifies and incites human conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author | Sebastian Junger ⓘ |
| basedOn | Sebastian Junger’s embedded reporting with U.S. troops ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts |
U.S. military operations in Korengal Valley
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daily life on a remote combat outpost ⓘ intense firefights and patrols ⓘ |
| examines |
bonding under extreme stress
ⓘ
effects of constant danger ⓘ soldiers’ motivations to fight ⓘ |
| explores |
camaraderie among soldiers
ⓘ
fear and courage in battle ⓘ moral ambiguity of war ⓘ psychological impact of combat ⓘ |
| focusesOn | frontline experiences of infantry soldiers ⓘ |
| followsUnit |
U.S. Army 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team
ⓘ
linked to:
173rd Airborne Brigade
|
| genre |
journalism
ⓘ
military nonfiction ⓘ war literature ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Restrepo (film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Restrepo
|
| hasPerspective | firsthand journalistic account ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
United States Army
ⓘ
combat ethics ⓘ infantry warfare ⓘ post-traumatic stress ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | narrative nonfiction ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American soldiers
ⓘ
Korengal Valley ⓘ War in Afghanistan ⓘ
linked to:
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
brotherhood among soldiers ⓘ combat psychology ⓘ modern combat ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analysis of soldier psychology
ⓘ
detailed portrayal of small-unit combat ⓘ immersive frontline reporting ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 300 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| publisher | Twelve ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Restrepo (film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Restrepo
|
| settingLocation |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
Korengal Valley ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | mid-2000s ⓘ |
| timeSetting | War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: War Description of subject: "War" is a nonfiction book by Sebastian Junger that chronicles the experiences of American soldiers in Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley, exploring the psychology, brotherhood, and brutality of modern combat.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.