Fields of Fire
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Fields of Fire is a critically acclaimed Vietnam War novel by Jim Webb that portrays the brutal realities and psychological toll of combat on a group of U.S. Marines.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fields of Fire canonical | 2 |
| Fields of Fire (400 Miles) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8735389 — 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)
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Target entity: Fields of Fire Context triple: [Jim Webb, notableWork, Fields of Fire]
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A.
Field of Honor
Field of Honor is a commemorative area within the Flight 93 National Memorial dedicated to honoring the passengers and crew who resisted the hijackers on September 11, 2001.
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B.
Hart's War
Hart's War is a World War II drama film centered on an American POW and a racially charged court-martial inside a German prison camp.
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C.
On Deadly Ground
On Deadly Ground is a 1994 action film directed by and starring Steven Seagal, centered on an environmentalist oil-rig firefighter battling corporate corruption in Alaska.
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D.
Peak of Fire
Peak of Fire is the English name for Pico do Fogo, an active stratovolcano and the highest point of Cape Verde located on Fogo Island.
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E.
War and Remembrance
War and Remembrance is a historical miniseries (and novel) that continues the World War II saga begun in The Winds of War, depicting the global conflict and the Holocaust through the experiences of an American family.
- 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: Fields of Fire Target entity description: Fields of Fire is a critically acclaimed Vietnam War novel by Jim Webb that portrays the brutal realities and psychological toll of combat on a group of U.S. Marines.
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A.
Field of Honor
Field of Honor is a commemorative area within the Flight 93 National Memorial dedicated to honoring the passengers and crew who resisted the hijackers on September 11, 2001.
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B.
Hart's War
Hart's War is a World War II drama film centered on an American POW and a racially charged court-martial inside a German prison camp.
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C.
On Deadly Ground
On Deadly Ground is a 1994 action film directed by and starring Steven Seagal, centered on an environmentalist oil-rig firefighter battling corporate corruption in Alaska.
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D.
Peak of Fire
Peak of Fire is the English name for Pico do Fogo, an active stratovolcano and the highest point of Cape Verde located on Fogo Island.
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E.
War and Remembrance
War and Remembrance is a historical miniseries (and novel) that continues the World War II saga begun in The Winds of War, depicting the global conflict and the Holocaust through the experiences of an American family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Vietnam War novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Jim Webb ⓘ |
| authorBackground |
Jim Webb is a Vietnam War veteran
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linked to:
Jim Webb
Jim Webb served as a U.S. Marine in Vietnam ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| depicts |
brutality of combat
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camaraderie among soldiers ⓘ moral ambiguity of war ⓘ psychological trauma of soldiers ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the most powerful novels about the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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military fiction ⓘ war fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
U.S. Marine infantrymen
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combat officers ⓘ enlisted soldiers ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later Vietnam War literature ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
alienation of veterans
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brotherhood in combat ⓘ leadership under fire ⓘ loss of innocence ⓘ moral complexity of war ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | post-Vietnam War American literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
U.S. Marines
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linked to:
United States Marine Corps
combat in the Vietnam War ⓘ psychological effects of war ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critical acclaim
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depiction of psychological toll of war ⓘ realistic portrayal of infantry combat in Vietnam ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
emotional strain of prolonged combat
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life in the field for Marines ⓘ small-unit infantry combat ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| publisher | Prentice Hall ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Vietnam
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linked to:
Viet Nam
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| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timeOfNarrative | late 1960s ⓘ |
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Subject: Fields of Fire Description of subject: Fields of Fire is a critically acclaimed Vietnam War novel by Jim Webb that portrays the brutal realities and psychological toll of combat on a group of U.S. Marines.
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