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'''French Soldier:''' No! Wait! We are allies! This is World War I!
'''British Soldier:''' I'm terribly sorry! I thought it was the Hundred Years War! Does this mean I can kill Italians?
'''French Soldier:''' (consulting manual) No, I'm afraid not. Not until World War II.|'''[[Dave Barry]]''', "A Rash Proposal"}}
|'''[[Dave Barry]]''', "A Rash Proposal"}}
 
The fun part? You get to pick your war. Either of the World Wars, Korea, Vietnam, Gulf War I, Gulf War II, ... [[Military and Warfare Tropes|the list is pretty long]]. The [[Cold War]] and the Drug War are out of bounds, though.
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While we're on the subject, please note that you may rely on the audience already knowing that [[War Is Hell]]. Hopefully, you will have something additional to say.
 
Of note in this topic is ''[[Gomer Pyle, USMCU.S.M.C.]]'', notable for being made and presumably taking place during the Vietnam War. No mention of that conflict or country is ever made, and the Marines in Gomer's unit just ride out a dark chapter in US military history on the home front, seemingly unaware that anything war-like is happening, as they blunder through misadventure after misadventure. Of a longer scale to this is ''[[Beetle Bailey]]'', whose title character joined the Army during the Korean War, and has blundered through over 50 years of US conflict.
 
The roles of the air forces and navies were rarely covered, owing to the fact that TV budgets don't cover Spitfire hire. However, during the 40's hundreds of Hollywood [[Movies]] were made about the then-ongoing Second World War. The ready availability of props and mock-ups, as well as real [[Stock Footage]], made shows about pilots and sailors possible then. In several series, like ''[[Black Sheep Squadron]]'' and ''[[McHales Navy|McHale's Navy]]'', most of the action focused on antics carried out on base, to cut down on the necessary combat footage.
 
Note: the [[Only Fools and Horses|correct pronunciation]] is "[[British Accents|JOO-rin-na WAW-ah]]".
 
Contrast [[War Was Beginning]].
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* French Revolution
** ''[[Doctor Who]]''
* [[World War One|World War I]]
** ''[[ANZA CsANZACs]]''
** ''[[A Very Long Engagement]]'' - Features a wide panorama of warfare of the age (though all taking place on the Somme) and the post-war period.
** ''[[Blackadder]] Goes Forth'' - Pushed the 'war is hell' angle for laughs and succeeded, until the last episode where they pushed the 'war is hell'' angle for tragedy. [[Tear Jerker|And succeeded]]
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** ''[[Jackboots on Whitehall]]''
** ''Jeux interdits'' (English title: ''Forbidden Games'')
** ''[[Kelly's Heroes]]'' - ''The Italian Job'' {{smallcaps|[[During the War]]!}}
** ''[[Letters From Iwo Jima]]''
** ''[[The Longest Day]]'' - D-Day
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** ''[[Tora! Tora! Tora!]]'' - Named for the code words used by the Japanese to signal that the Pearl Harbor attack had been successful.
** ''[[Torchwood]]''
** ''[[Valkyria Chronicles]]'', though some elements also let it fit as [[World War OneI]].
** ''[[Valkyrie (film)|Valkyrie]]''
** Various [[Wartime Cartoon|Wartime Cartoons]]s
** ''[[Wolfenstein 3D]]''
* First Indochina War
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* [[Korean War]]
** ''The Manchurian Candidate'' (original version).
** ''[[MASHM*A*S*H (television)|M*A*S*H]]'' (which, oddly enough, lasted much longer than the active hostilities during the Korean War did!)
** ''Pork Chop Hill''
* Algerian War of Independence
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** ''Forrest Gump''
** ''Full Metal Jacket''
** ''[[Gomer Pyle, USMCU.S.M.C.]]''
** ''[[The Green Berets]]''
** ''Missing in Action''
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** ''Courage Under Fire''
** ''[[Jarhead]]''
** ''[[The Manchurian Candidate (novel)|The Manchurian Candidate]]'' (remake)
** ''[[Three Kings]]''
* [[The War on Terror|War in Afghanistan (2001)]]
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** ''Outer Limits'' (new version, several episodes)
** ''[[Space: Above and Beyond]]''
** ''[[StarcraftStarCraft]]''
** ''[[Starship Troopers (novel)|Starship Troopers]]''
** ''[[Warhammer 4000040,000]]'' (Tyranids)
** ''[[Wing Commander (video game)|Wing Commander]] Prophecy''
* [[Demonic Invaders]]
** ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]''
** ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]''
** ''[[Warhammer 4000040,000]]'' (Chaos)
* Interstellar Civil War
** ''[[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]''
** ''[[Star Wars]]''
** ''[[Transformers]]''
** ''[[Warhammer 4000040,000]]'' (Chaos again)
** [[Wing Commander (video game)|Wing Commander]] (Kilrathi, post-war)
* [[The Magic Versus Technology War]]
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** ''[[Princess Mononoke]]''
** ''[[Thundercats 2011|ThunderCats (2011)]]''
** ''[[Warhammer 4000040,000]]'' (Anyone else vs. Necrons or Tau)
** ''[[Wizards]]''
** ''[[Wolf's Rain]]''
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** ''[[Terminator]]''
** ''[[Transformers]]'' (Not a war with robots, but a war ''between'' robots, although humans sometimes get involved)
** ''[[Warhammer 4000040,000]]'' (Iron Men and the Necrons)
* [[World War III]]
** ''[[Alas, Babylon]]''
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** ''[[Damnation Alley]]''
** ''[[The Day After]]''
** ''[[End WarEndWar]]''
** ''[[Modern Warfare]] 2''
** ''Red Dawn''
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*** The Telepath War
** ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]''
*** '''The''' war is typically The One Year War, during which a [[Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in Thethe Pocket|huge number]] [[Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team|of side]] [[Gundam IGLOO|stories are set]].
*** [[Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam|The Gryps Conflict]]
*** [[Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ|The First Neo-Zeon War]]
*** [[Chars Counterattack|The Second Neo-Zeon War]]
*** [[Mobile Suit Victory Gundam|The Zanscare Insurrection]]
** [[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]
*** In Ishval...
 
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