The War

The War

The War is a term that may be applied to any current war in which one's country is involved, and it has been used historically to refer to two major conflicts in particular:

*World War II (1939–1945)
*World War I (1914–1918)

The War may also refer to:

In film and television:
*"The War" (film), a 1994 film starring Elijah Wood
*"The War" (documentary), a 2007 television documentary about World War II by Ken Burns
*"The Chaser's War on Everything", an Australian television comedy series, sometimes referred to as "The War"

In music:
*"The War" (song), a 1998 song by Prince & the New Power Generation
*"The War" (Angels & Airwaves song), a 2006 song by Angels & Airwaves

In other uses:
*The War (boxing), a 1985 bout between Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns
*The War (comics), a comic book series published in the 1980s by Marvel Comics

ee also

*War (disambiguation)
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