The A.E.F. (book)
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"The A.E.F." is a World War I–era book by American journalist Heywood Broun, drawn from his experiences covering the American Expeditionary Forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The A.E.F. (book) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9830396 — 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: The A.E.F. (book) Context triple: [Heywood Broun, notableWork, The A.E.F. (book)]
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L'Armée nouvelle
L'Armée nouvelle is a seminal 1910 work by French socialist leader Jean Jaurès that outlines a democratic, citizen-based alternative to traditional militarism and conscript armies.
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B.
Drôle de guerre
Drôle de guerre is the term for the early phase of World War II on the Western Front marked by little active fighting despite the formal state of war between the Allies and Germany.
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C.
More Stories of the Great War
More Stories of the Great War is a collection of World War I-themed narratives, likely aimed at younger readers, that expands on earlier tales of the conflict with additional stories of soldiers, civilians, and wartime experiences.
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D.
Der Weltkrieg
Der Weltkrieg is a historical work by German politician and economist Karl Helfferich analyzing the causes, conduct, and implications of World War I from a German perspective.
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E.
The Fighting First
The Fighting First is the storied nickname of the U.S. Army’s 1st Infantry Division, renowned for its long combat history from World War I through modern conflicts.
- 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: The A.E.F. (book) Target entity description: "The A.E.F." is a World War I–era book by American journalist Heywood Broun, drawn from his experiences covering the American Expeditionary Forces.
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A.
L'Armée nouvelle
L'Armée nouvelle is a seminal 1910 work by French socialist leader Jean Jaurès that outlines a democratic, citizen-based alternative to traditional militarism and conscript armies.
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B.
Drôle de guerre
Drôle de guerre is the term for the early phase of World War II on the Western Front marked by little active fighting despite the formal state of war between the Allies and Germany.
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C.
More Stories of the Great War
More Stories of the Great War is a collection of World War I-themed narratives, likely aimed at younger readers, that expands on earlier tales of the conflict with additional stories of soldiers, civilians, and wartime experiences.
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D.
Der Weltkrieg
Der Weltkrieg is a historical work by German politician and economist Karl Helfferich analyzing the causes, conduct, and implications of World War I from a German perspective.
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E.
The Fighting First
The Fighting First is the storied nickname of the U.S. Army’s 1st Infantry Division, renowned for its long combat history from World War I through modern conflicts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
war literature ⓘ |
| about |
combat and military conditions in World War I
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journalistic coverage of war ⓘ life in the American Expeditionary Forces ⓘ |
| author | Heywood Broun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| basedOn | Heywood Broun's experiences as a war correspondent ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creatorOccupationOfAuthor | journalist ⓘ |
| depicts | American soldiers in World War I ⓘ |
| genre |
journalism
ⓘ
war reportage ⓘ |
| historicalContext | World War I-era American journalism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American Expeditionary Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person account ⓘ |
| nonfictionSubject | military history ⓘ |
| portrays | American Expeditionary Forces in Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: The A.E.F. (book) Description of subject: "The A.E.F." is a World War I–era book by American journalist Heywood Broun, drawn from his experiences covering the American Expeditionary Forces.
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