War baby (disambiguation)

War baby (disambiguation)

War baby usually refers to any child born during wartime, particularly during World War I or World War II. Other usages of the term include:

*War baby (business), a slang term for is a firm whose share price rises during wartime, often a defense contractor. The term may also refer to a whole industry that has developed or experienced significant stimulation during war-time state intervention. The chemical as well as aviation industry, for example, were largely supported by orders from the federal government regarding development and production.
*"A War Baby", a 1915 US black-and-white silent film [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0433174/]
*"War Baby" book titles:
** a 1991 novel by Beryl Kingston [http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/k/beryl-kingston/war-baby.htm]
** a 1974 novel by Jacky Gilott
*"War Baby", a song title
**by Mick Jagger, from the "Primitive Cool" album [http://lyrics.duble.com/lyrics/M/mick-jagger-lyrics/mick-jagger-war-baby-lyrics.htm]
** Tom Robinson's 1983 single,also included in the 1985 album "Hope And Glory"
** by Dead Moon
*War Baby is a 61ft S&S designed ocean racer, built by Palmer Johnson in 1972. [http://www.oceancruisingclub.org/content/view/522/82/]
*War Babies, a Seattle hard rock band.


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