Our War
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"Our War" is a nonfiction book by journalist and activist David Harris that offers a personal and political account of the Vietnam War era and the American antiwar movement.
All labels observed (1)
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| Our War canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8957923 — 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: Our War Context triple: [David Harris, notableWork, Our War]
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While at War
While at War is a Spanish historical drama film directed by Alejandro Amenábar that portrays writer Miguel de Unamuno’s moral and political struggle during the early days of the Spanish Civil War.
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B.
Rumors of War
Rumors of War is a monumental equestrian sculpture by artist Kehinde Wiley that reimagines traditional Confederate monuments by placing a contemporary Black figure in a heroic pose.
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C.
Witness to War
Witness to War is a documentary-style film by Australian artist and filmmaker George Gittoes that explores the human impact and brutal realities of armed conflict.
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D.
Making War
"Making War" is a book by former U.S. Navy Secretary John F. Lehman that analyzes American military strategy and defense policy, particularly in the context of naval power and Cold War-era security challenges.
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E.
Why We Fight
Why We Fight is a series of American World War II propaganda documentary films directed by Frank Capra to explain and justify U.S. involvement in the war to both soldiers and the general public.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Our War Target entity description: "Our War" is a nonfiction book by journalist and activist David Harris that offers a personal and political account of the Vietnam War era and the American antiwar movement.
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A.
While at War
While at War is a Spanish historical drama film directed by Alejandro Amenábar that portrays writer Miguel de Unamuno’s moral and political struggle during the early days of the Spanish Civil War.
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B.
Rumors of War
Rumors of War is a monumental equestrian sculpture by artist Kehinde Wiley that reimagines traditional Confederate monuments by placing a contemporary Black figure in a heroic pose.
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C.
Witness to War
Witness to War is a documentary-style film by Australian artist and filmmaker George Gittoes that explores the human impact and brutal realities of armed conflict.
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D.
Making War
"Making War" is a book by former U.S. Navy Secretary John F. Lehman that analyzes American military strategy and defense policy, particularly in the context of naval power and Cold War-era security challenges.
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E.
Why We Fight
Why We Fight is a series of American World War II propaganda documentary films directed by Frank Capra to explain and justify U.S. involvement in the war to both soldiers and the general public.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nonfiction book ⓘ |
| about |
New Left movement in the United States
NERFINISHED
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United States draft during the Vietnam War ⓘ imprisonment of draft resisters ⓘ |
| author | David Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depictsEvent | Vietnam War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describesRoleOf |
conscientious objectors
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journalists in the antiwar movement ⓘ student activists ⓘ |
| documents |
history of the American antiwar movement
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personal experiences of a draft resister ⓘ political radicalization of young Americans in the 1960s ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
American domestic opposition to the Vietnam War
ⓘ
antiwar organizing ⓘ civil disobedience ⓘ |
| genre |
memoir
ⓘ
nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
consequences of activism
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generational conflict ⓘ moral responsibility in wartime ⓘ political dissent ⓘ relationship between personal life and politics ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general adult readers
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readers interested in Vietnam War history ⓘ readers interested in social movements ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCategory |
political memoir
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war and society literature ⓘ |
| literaryForm | personal and political account ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | David Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| portrays |
American counterculture
ⓘ
antiwar demonstrations ⓘ campus protests ⓘ |
| setDuring | Vietnam War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| subject |
1960s political activism
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American antiwar movement ⓘ Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ conscientious objection ⓘ draft resistance ⓘ student protest ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1960s
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early 1970s ⓘ |
| workOf | David Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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