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{{quote|'''British Soldier:''' Taste my sword, French person!<br />
{{quote|'''British Soldier:''' Taste my sword, French person!
'''French Soldier:''' No! Wait! We are allies! This is World War I!<br />
'''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?<br />
'''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"}}
'''French Soldier:''' (consulting manual) No, I'm afraid not. Not until World War II.
|'''[[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.
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.
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 USMC]]'', 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.
Of note in this topic is ''[[Gomer Pyle, U.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.
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]]".
Note: the [[Only Fools and Horses|correct pronunciation]] is "[[British Accents|JOO-rin-na WAW-ah]]".


Contrast [[War Was Beginning]].
Contrast [[War Was Beginning]].
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== [[Real Life]] Wars ==
== [[Real Life]] Wars ==
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** ''[[Rome]]''
** ''[[Rome]]''
* Norman Conquest
* Norman Conquest
** ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]''
** ''[[Doctor Who]]''
* The Crusades
* The Crusades
** ''[[Assassin's Creed]]''
** ''[[Assassin's Creed]]''
** ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]''
** ''[[Doctor Who]]''
** ''[[Kingdom of Heaven]]''
** ''[[Kingdom of Heaven]]''
** ''[[Robin Hood]]''
** ''[[Robin Hood]]''
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** ''[[Pillars Of The Earth]]''
** ''[[Pillars Of The Earth]]''
* Wars of the Roses
* Wars of the Roses
** ''[[Black Adder|The Black Adder]]''
** ''[[Blackadder|The Black Adder]]''
* Sengoku Jidai
* Sengoku Jidai
** Too many [[Jidai Geki]] to count
** Too many [[Jidai Geki]] to count
* The Ottoman-Safavid Wars
* The Ottoman-Safavid Wars
** Referenced several times in ''[[My Name Is Red (Literature)|My Name Is Red]]''.
** Referenced several times in ''[[My Name Is Red]]''.
* [[English Civil War]]
* [[English Civil War]]
** ''[[Black Adder]]: the Cavalier Years''
** ''[[Blackadder]]: the Cavalier Years''
* Glorious Revolution
* Glorious Revolution
** ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]''
** ''[[Doctor Who]]''
* Frontier "Indian Wars" (so-called)
* Frontier "Indian Wars" (so-called)
** ''[[F Troop]]''
** ''[[F Troop]]''
* French Revolution
* French Revolution
** ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]''
** ''[[Doctor Who]]''
* [[World War One|World War I]]
* [[World War I]]
** ''[[ANZA Cs]]''
** ''[[ANZACs]]''
** ''[[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.
** ''[[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.
** ''[[Black Adder]] 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]]
** ''[[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]]
** ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]''
** ''[[Doctor Who]]''
** ''Galipolli''
** ''Galipolli''
** ''[[Grand Illusion]]''- French 1938 film about French officers in a German prison camp
** ''[[Grand Illusion]]''- French 1938 film about French officers in a German prison camp
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** ''[[Paths of Glory]]''
** ''[[Paths of Glory]]''
** ''Sergeant York''
** ''Sergeant York''
** ''[[Torchwood (TV)|Torchwood]]''
** ''[[Torchwood]]''
* Irish War of Independence
* Irish War of Independence
** ''[[Michael Collins]]''
** ''[[Michael Collins]]''
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* [[World War II]]
* [[World War II]]
** ''[[A Bridge Too Far]]'' - Operation Market-Garden, and its ultimate failure, the Allied attempt to break through German lines and seize several bridges in the occupied Netherlands.
** ''[[A Bridge Too Far]]'' - Operation Market-Garden, and its ultimate failure, the Allied attempt to break through German lines and seize several bridges in the occupied Netherlands.
** ''[[Allo Allo (TV)|Allo Allo]]'' (portrayed all sides, German, British, French, Italian, as incompetent fools, and lasted for ten years)
** ''[['Allo 'Allo!|Allo Allo]]'' (portrayed all sides, German, British, French, Italian, as incompetent fools, and lasted for ten years)
** ''[[Band of Brothers]]'' - Follows Easy Company (of 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division) from training through the end of the war, including D-Day, Market Garden, and Bastogne.
** ''[[Band of Brothers]]'' - Follows Easy Company (of 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division) from training through the end of the war, including D-Day, Market Garden, and Bastogne.
** ''The Battle of Britain'' - where the movie budget did cover Spitfire hire, and Hurricane hire, and Me109 hire and He111 hire from the Spanish Airforce.
** ''The Battle of Britain'' - where the movie budget did cover Spitfire hire, and Hurricane hire, and Me109 hire and He111 hire from the Spanish Airforce.
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** ''[[Das Boot]]''
** ''[[Das Boot]]''
** ''[[Call of Duty]]'' - Discounting the ''[[Modern Warfare]]'' spinoff series and ''Black Ops''.
** ''[[Call of Duty]]'' - Discounting the ''[[Modern Warfare]]'' spinoff series and ''Black Ops''.
** ''[[Captain America the First Avenger]]''
** ''[[Captain America: The First Avenger]]''
** ''Combat''
** ''Combat''
** ''[[Company of Heroes]]''
** ''[[Company of Heroes]]''
** ''[[Dads Army (TV)|Dads Army]]''
** ''[[Dad's Army|Dads Army]]''
** ''[[The Dambusters]]''
** ''[[The Dam Busters]]''
** ''[[Danger UXB (TV)|Danger UXB]]''
** ''[[Danger UXB]]''
** ''[[The Dirty Dozen]]''
** ''[[The Dirty Dozen]]''
** ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]''
** ''[[Doctor Who]]''
** ''The Eagle Has Landed''
** ''The Eagle Has Landed''
** ''[[The English Patient]]''
** ''[[The English Patient]]''
** ''[[Flags of Our Fathers]]''
** ''[[Flags of our Fathers]]''
** ''[[The Great Escape]]'' - Realistic Prison Camp
** ''[[The Great Escape]]'' - Realistic Prison Camp
** ''The Great Raid''
** ''The Great Raid''
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*** ''[[Force 10 From Navarone]]''
*** ''[[Force 10 From Navarone]]''
** ''[[Hogan's Heroes]]'' - Comic Prison Camp
** ''[[Hogan's Heroes]]'' - Comic Prison Camp
** ''[[It Aint Half Hot Mum]]''
** ''[[It Ain't Half Hot Mum]]''
** ''[[Jackboots On Whitehall]]''
** ''[[Jackboots on Whitehall]]''
** ''Jeux interdits'' (English title: ''Forbidden Games'')
** ''Jeux interdits'' (English title: ''Forbidden Games'')
** ''[[Kellys Heroes]]'' - ''The Italian Job'' {{smallcaps|[[During the War]]!}}
** ''[[Kelly's Heroes]]'' - ''The Italian Job'' {{smallcaps|During the War!}}
** ''[[Letters From Iwo Jima]]''
** ''[[Letters From Iwo Jima]]''
** ''[[The Longest Day]]'' - D-Day
** ''[[The Longest Day]]'' - D-Day
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** ''Operation Peticoat''
** ''Operation Peticoat''
** ''Pearl Harbor''
** ''Pearl Harbor''
** ''[[The Rat Patrol (TV)|The Rat Patrol]]''
** ''[[The Rat Patrol]]''
** ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]''
** ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]''
** ''[[Secret Army]]''
** ''[[Secret Army]]''
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** ''[[The Thin Red Line]]''
** ''[[The Thin Red Line]]''
** ''To Hell and Back''
** ''To Hell and Back''
** ''[[Tora Tora Tora]]'' - Named for the code words used by the Japanese to signal that the Pearl Harbor attack had been successful.
** ''[[Tora! Tora! Tora!]]'' - Named for the code words used by the Japanese to signal that the Pearl Harbor attack had been successful.
** ''[[Torchwood (TV)|Torchwood]]''
** ''[[Torchwood]]''
** ''[[Valkyria Chronicles]]'', though some elements also let it fit as [[World War One]].
** ''[[Valkyria Chronicles]]'', though some elements also let it fit as [[World War I]].
** ''[[Valkyrie (Film)|Valkyrie]]''
** ''[[Valkyrie (film)|Valkyrie]]''
** Various [[Wartime Cartoon|Wartime Cartoons]]
** Various [[Wartime Cartoon]]s
** ''[[Wolfenstein 3D (Video Game)|Wolfenstein 3D]]''
** ''[[Wolfenstein 3D]]''
* First Indochina War
* First Indochina War
** ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104105/ Diên Biên Phú]''
** ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104105/ Diên Biên Phú]''
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* [[Korean War]]
* [[Korean War]]
** ''The Manchurian Candidate'' (original version).
** ''The Manchurian Candidate'' (original version).
** ''[[MASH]]'' (which, oddly enough, lasted much longer than the active hostilities during the Korean War did!)
** ''[[M*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''
** ''Pork Chop Hill''
* Algerian War of Independence
* Algerian War of Independence
** ''[[The Battle of Algiers]]''
** ''[[The Battle of Algiers]]''
* [[Vietnam War]]
* [[Vietnam War]]
** ''[[American Dreams (TV)|American Dreams]]''
** ''[[American Dreams]]''
** ''[[Apocalypse Now]]''
** ''[[Apocalypse Now]]''
** [[The A-Team (TV)|The A-Team]]
** [[The A-Team]]
** ''Bat 21''
** ''Bat 21''
** ''[[Battlefield Vietnam]]''
** ''[[Battlefield Vietnam]]''
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** ''The Deer Hunter''
** ''The Deer Hunter''
** ''First Blood''
** ''First Blood''
** ''[[Flight of the Intruder (Film)|Flight of the Intruder]]'' (both versions)
** ''[[Flight of the Intruder (film)|Flight of the Intruder]]'' (both versions)
** ''Forrest Gump''
** ''Forrest Gump''
** ''Full Metal Jacket''
** ''Full Metal Jacket''
** ''[[Gomer Pyle USMC]]''
** ''[[Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.]]''
** ''[[The Green Berets]]''
** ''[[The Green Berets]]''
** ''Missing in Action''
** ''Missing in Action''
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** ''Courage Under Fire''
** ''Courage Under Fire''
** ''[[Jarhead]]''
** ''[[Jarhead]]''
** ''[[The Manchurian Candidate]]'' (remake)
** ''[[The Manchurian Candidate (novel)|The Manchurian Candidate]]'' (remake)
** ''[[Three Kings]]''
** ''[[Three Kings]]''
* [[The War On Terror|War in Afghanistan (2001)]]
* [[The War on Terror|War in Afghanistan (2001)]]
** ''[[Iron Man (Film)|Iron Man]]'' (the movie)
** ''[[Iron Man (film)|Iron Man]]'' (the movie)
* [[The War On Terror|Iraq War]]
* [[The War on Terror|Iraq War]]
** ''[[Generation Kill]]''
** ''[[Generation Kill]]''
** ''[[Green Zone]]''
** ''[[Green Zone]]''
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* [[Alien Invasion]]
* [[Alien Invasion]]
** ''[[Battlefield Earth]]''
** ''[[Battlefield Earth]]''
** ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]''
** ''[[Doctor Who]]''
** ''[[Footfall (Literature)|Footfall]]''
** ''[[Footfall]]''
** ''[[Halo]]''
** ''[[Halo]]''
** ''[[Independence Day]]''
** ''[[Independence Day]]''
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* [[Bug War]]
* [[Bug War]]
** ''[[Blue Gender]]''
** ''[[Blue Gender]]''
** ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]''
** ''[[Doctor Who]]''
** ''Ender's Game'' (First book and ''Ender's Shadow'')
** ''Ender's Game'' (First book and ''Ender's Shadow'')
** ''[[Macross Frontier]]''
** ''[[Macross Frontier]]''
** ''Outer Limits'' (new version, several episodes)
** ''Outer Limits'' (new version, several episodes)
** ''[[Space Above and Beyond]]''
** ''[[Space: Above and Beyond]]''
** ''[[Starcraft]]''
** ''[[StarCraft]]''
** ''[[Starship Troopers (Literature)|Starship Troopers]]''
** ''[[Starship Troopers (novel)|Starship Troopers]]''
** ''[[Warhammer 40000 (Tabletop Game)|Warhammer 40000]]'' (Tyranids)
** ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' (Tyranids)
** ''[[Wing Commander (Video Game)|Wing Commander]] Prophecy''
** ''[[Wing Commander (video game)|Wing Commander]] Prophecy''
* [[Demonic Invaders]]
* [[Demonic Invaders]]
** ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]''
** ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]''
** ''[[Supernatural (TV)|Supernatural]]''
** ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]''
** ''[[Warhammer 40000 (Tabletop Game)|Warhammer 40000]]'' (Chaos)
** ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' (Chaos)
* Interstellar Civil War
* Interstellar Civil War
** ''[[Firefly (TV)|Firefly]]''
** ''[[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]''
** ''[[Star Wars]]''
** ''[[Star Wars]]''
** ''[[Transformers]]''
** ''[[Transformers]]''
** ''[[Warhammer 40000 (Tabletop Game)|Warhammer 40000]]'' (Chaos again)
** ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' (Chaos again)
** [[Wing Commander (Video Game)|Wing Commander]] (Kilrathi, post-war)
** [[Wing Commander (video game)|Wing Commander]] (Kilrathi, post-war)
* [[The Magic Versus Technology War]]
* [[The Magic Versus Technology War]]
** ''[[American Gods (Literature)|American Gods]]''
** ''[[American Gods]]''
** ''[[The Longest Journey]]''
** ''[[The Longest Journey]]''
** ''[[Princess Mononoke]]''
** ''[[Princess Mononoke]]''
** ''[[Thundercats 2011 (Western Animation)|ThunderCats (2011)]]''
** ''[[Thundercats 2011|ThunderCats (2011)]]''
** ''[[Warhammer 40000]]'' (Anyone else vs. Necrons or Tau)
** ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' (Anyone else vs. Necrons or Tau)
** ''[[Wizards]]''
** ''[[Wizards]]''
** ''[[Wolfs Rain]]''
** ''[[Wolf's Rain]]''
* [[Robot War]]
* [[Robot War]]
** ''[[Battlestar Galactica (Franchise)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' (Both versions)
** ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'' (Both versions)
** ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]''
** ''[[Doctor Who]]''
** ''[[Mass Effect]]''
** ''[[Mass Effect]]''
** ''[[The Matrix]]''
** ''[[The Matrix]]''
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** ''[[Terminator]]''
** ''[[Terminator]]''
** ''[[Transformers]]'' (Not a war with robots, but a war ''between'' robots, although humans sometimes get involved)
** ''[[Transformers]]'' (Not a war with robots, but a war ''between'' robots, although humans sometimes get involved)
** ''[[Warhammer 40000]]'' (Iron Men and the Necrons)
** ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' (Iron Men and the Necrons)
* [[World War III]]
* [[World War III]]
** ''[[Alas, Babylon (Literature)|Alas, Babylon]]''
** ''[[Alas, Babylon]]''
** ''Amerika''
** ''Amerika''
** ''[[Damnation Alley]]''
** ''[[Damnation Alley]]''
** ''[[The Day After]]''
** ''[[The Day After]]''
** ''[[End War]]''
** ''[[EndWar]]''
** ''[[Modern Warfare]] 2''
** ''[[Modern Warfare]] 2''
** ''Red Dawn''
** ''Red Dawn''
** ''[[Red Storm Rising]]''
** ''[[Red Storm Rising]]''
** ''[[Star Trek (Franchise)|Star Trek]]'' (backstory)
** ''[[Star Trek]]'' (backstory)
** ''[[Team Yankee]]''
** ''[[Team Yankee]]''
** ''[[The Third World War (Literature)|The Third World War]]: August 1985''
** ''[[The Third World War]]: August 1985''
** ''[[Threads]]''
** ''[[Threads]]''
** ''[[World in Conflict]]''
** ''[[World in Conflict]]''
* Various others
* Various others
** ''[[Babylon Five|Babylon 5]]'' gives us the Earth-Minbari War, which finished ten years before the series started, is what people usually refer to when they say "during the war...". There's also the Dilgar War, referred to in one episode but very important to the series' backstory (as it proved the Earth Alliance's status as a major galactic power). The series itself, however, is set during no less than ''six'' concurrent, interrelated wars:
** ''[[Babylon 5]]'' gives us the Earth-Minbari War, which finished ten years before the series started, is what people usually refer to when they say "during the war...". There's also the Dilgar War, referred to in one episode but very important to the series' backstory (as it proved the Earth Alliance's status as a major galactic power). The series itself, however, is set during no less than ''six'' concurrent, interrelated wars:
*** The Shadow War
*** The Shadow War
*** The Earth Alliance Civil War
*** The Earth Alliance Civil War
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*** The Drakh War
*** The Drakh War
*** The Telepath War
*** The Telepath War
** ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam (Anime)|Mobile Suit Gundam]]''
** ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]''
*** '''The''' war is typically The One Year War, during which a [[Mobile Suit Gundam 0080 War in The Pocket (Anime)|huge number]] [[The 08th MS Team|of side]] [[Gundam IGLOO|stories are set]].
*** '''The''' war is typically The One Year War, during which a [[Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket|huge number]] [[Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team|of side]] [[Gundam IGLOO|stories are set]].
*** [[Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (Anime)|The Gryps Conflict]]
*** [[Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam|The Gryps Conflict]]
*** [[Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (Anime)|The First Neo-Zeon War]]
*** [[Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ|The First Neo-Zeon War]]
*** [[Chars Counterattack|The Second Neo-Zeon War]]
*** [[Chars Counterattack|The Second Neo-Zeon War]]
*** [[Mobile Suit Victory Gundam (Anime)|The Zanscare Insurrection]]
*** [[Mobile Suit Victory Gundam|The Zanscare Insurrection]]
** [[Fullmetal Alchemist]]
** [[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]
*** In Ishval...
*** In Ishval...


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[[Category:Settings]]
[[Category:Settings]]
[[Category:Military and Warfare Tropes]]
[[Category:Military and Warfare Tropes]]
[[Category:During The War]]
[[Category:During the War]]
[[Category:Trope]]

Latest revision as of 12:09, 8 November 2023

British Soldier: Taste my sword, French person!
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"

The fun part? You get to pick your war. Either of the World Wars, Korea, Vietnam, Gulf War I, Gulf War II, ... the list is pretty long. The Cold War and the Drug War are out of bounds, though.

The further back in time you go, say from the American Civil War on back to The Trojan War, the more expensive your uniform wardrobe will get. This also applies to going forward in time to the Bug War, Robot War, Forever War, or Clone War. Military surplus is not available from these wars.

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, U.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 McHale's Navy, most of the action focused on antics carried out on base, to cut down on the necessary combat footage.

Note: the correct pronunciation is "JOO-rin-na WAW-ah".

Contrast War Was Beginning.

Examples of During the War include:


Real Life Wars

Fictional Types of War

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