The Winds of War
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The Winds of War is a 1983 American television miniseries based on Herman Wouk’s novel, depicting a U.S. naval officer and his family’s experiences in the years leading up to and during the early stages of World War II.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Winds of War canonical | 9 |
| The Winds of War (TV miniseries) | 2 |
| The Winds of War (novel) | 2 |
| The Winds of War (miniseries) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1572069 — 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 Winds of War Context triple: [John Houseman, notableWork, The Winds of War]
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Foyle's War
Foyle's War is a British detective drama series set during and after World War II, following a principled police detective solving crimes on the home front.
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The Spoils of War
The Spoils of War is the English rendering of the title of Surah Al-Anfal, an eighth chapter of the Qur’an that addresses issues of warfare, distribution of war gains, and obedience to God and His Messenger.
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C.
The Consequences of War
The Consequences of War is a dramatic Baroque painting by Peter Paul Rubens that allegorically depicts the chaos and devastation wrought by armed conflict in 17th-century Europe.
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D.
War Without End
"War Without End" is a book by Michael Klare that analyzes the geopolitical, economic, and military dynamics driving perpetual global conflict in the post–Cold War era.
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E.
The Unvanquished
The Unvanquished is a novel by William Faulkner that follows a Southern family's experiences during and after the American Civil War, exploring themes of honor, change, and the legacy of the Old South.
- 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: The Winds of War Target entity description: The Winds of War is a 1983 American television miniseries based on Herman Wouk’s novel, depicting a U.S. naval officer and his family’s experiences in the years leading up to and during the early stages of World War II.
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A.
Foyle's War
Foyle's War is a British detective drama series set during and after World War II, following a principled police detective solving crimes on the home front.
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B.
The Spoils of War
The Spoils of War is the English rendering of the title of Surah Al-Anfal, an eighth chapter of the Qur’an that addresses issues of warfare, distribution of war gains, and obedience to God and His Messenger.
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C.
The Consequences of War
The Consequences of War is a dramatic Baroque painting by Peter Paul Rubens that allegorically depicts the chaos and devastation wrought by armed conflict in 17th-century Europe.
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D.
War Without End
"War Without End" is a book by Michael Klare that analyzes the geopolitical, economic, and military dynamics driving perpetual global conflict in the post–Cold War era.
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E.
The Unvanquished
The Unvanquished is a novel by William Faulkner that follows a Southern family's experiences during and after the American Civil War, exploring themes of honor, change, and the legacy of the Old South.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Winds of War Description of subject: The Winds of War is a 1983 American television miniseries based on Herman Wouk’s novel, depicting a U.S. naval officer and his family’s experiences in the years leading up to and during the early stages of World War II.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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War and Remembrance
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