During the War: Difference between revisions

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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 ~~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.

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]]

* [[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.

** ''[[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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** ''[[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 ~~One~~]].

** ''[[Valkyria Chronicles]]'', though some elements also let it fit as [[World War I]].

** ''[[Valkyrie]]''

** Various [[Wartime Cartoon]]s

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** ''Forrest Gump''

** ''Full Metal Jacket''

** ''[[Gomer Pyle ~~USMC~~]]''

** ''[[Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.]]''

** ''[[The Green Berets]]''

** ''Missing in Action''

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** ''Courage Under Fire''

** ''[[Jarhead]]''

** ''[[The Manchurian Candidate]]'' (remake)

** ''[[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]]''

** ''[[~~Starcraft~~]]''

** ''[[StarCraft]]''

** ''[[Starship Troopers (novel)|Starship Troopers]]''

** ''[[Warhammer ~~40000~~]]'' (Tyranids)

** ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' (Tyranids)

** ''[[Wing Commander (video game)|Wing Commander]] Prophecy''

* [[Demonic Invaders]]

** ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]''

** ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]''

** ''[[Warhammer ~~40000~~]]'' (Chaos)

** ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' (Chaos)

* Interstellar Civil War

** ''[[Firefly]]''

** ''[[Star Wars]]''

** ''[[Transformers]]''

** ''[[Warhammer ~~40000~~]]'' (Chaos again)

** ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' (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 ~~40000~~]]'' (Anyone else vs. Necrons or Tau)

** ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' (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 ~~40000~~]]'' (Iron Men and the Necrons)

** ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' (Iron Men and the Necrons)

* [[World War III]]

** ''[[Alas, Babylon]]''

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** ''[[Damnation Alley]]''

** ''[[The Day After]]''

** ''[[~~End War~~]]''

** ''[[EndWar]]''

** ''[[Modern Warfare]] 2''

** ''Red Dawn''