Sword of Honour trilogy
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Sword of Honour trilogy is a series of semi-autobiographical World War II novels by Evelyn Waugh that satirically depict the absurdities and moral ambiguities of war through the experiences of an English officer.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Sword of Honour trilogy Context triple: [Evelyn Waugh, notableWork, Sword of Honour trilogy]
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Foyle's War
Foyle's War is a British detective drama series set during and after World War II, following a principled police detective solving crimes on the home front.
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Fancy Brigades
Fancy Brigades are elaborately costumed performance groups known for their choreographed, theatrical presentations as part of Philadelphia’s annual New Year’s Mummers festivities.
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The Arts of War
The Arts of War is a pair of monumental equestrian bronze sculptures by Leo Friedlander that symbolize martial valor and sacrifice, installed at the Washington, D.C. entrance to Arlington Memorial Bridge.
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D.
Honor and Fatherland
"Honor and Fatherland" is the traditional Romanian military motto expressing loyalty, patriotism, and dedication to the nation.
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The King’s Life Guard
The King’s Life Guard is a ceremonial cavalry unit of the British Army responsible for providing mounted protection and escort to the reigning monarch.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sword of Honour trilogy Target entity description: Sword of Honour trilogy is a series of semi-autobiographical World War II novels by Evelyn Waugh that satirically depict the absurdities and moral ambiguities of war through the experiences of an English officer.
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A.
Foyle's War
Foyle's War is a British detective drama series set during and after World War II, following a principled police detective solving crimes on the home front.
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B.
Fancy Brigades
Fancy Brigades are elaborately costumed performance groups known for their choreographed, theatrical presentations as part of Philadelphia’s annual New Year’s Mummers festivities.
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C.
The Arts of War
The Arts of War is a pair of monumental equestrian bronze sculptures by Leo Friedlander that symbolize martial valor and sacrifice, installed at the Washington, D.C. entrance to Arlington Memorial Bridge.
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D.
Honor and Fatherland
"Honor and Fatherland" is the traditional Romanian military motto expressing loyalty, patriotism, and dedication to the nation.
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E.
The King’s Life Guard
The King’s Life Guard is a ceremonial cavalry unit of the British Army responsible for providing mounted protection and escort to the reigning monarch.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel series
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satirical work ⓘ war novel ⓘ |
| adaptationCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| adaptationFormat | television drama ⓘ |
| adaptationLanguage | English ⓘ |
| author | Evelyn Waugh ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | highly acclaimed ⓘ |
| explores | conflict between personal honour and military duty ⓘ |
| firstPartPublicationYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
British officer class
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bureaucratic absurdity in wartime ⓘ |
| genre |
comic novel
ⓘ
satire ⓘ war fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Sword of Honour (TV serial) ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Men at Arms
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Officers and Gentlemen ⓘ Unconditional Surrender ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Evelyn Waugh's World War II experiences ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | semi-autobiographical fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Catholic literature
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modernist fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Guy Crouchback ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| narrativeTone |
comic
ⓘ
ironic ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Apethorpe
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surface form:
Apthorpe
Brigadier Ritchie-Hook ⓘ Ivor Claire ⓘ Virginia Troy ⓘ |
| numberOfWorks | 3 ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | British Army officer ⓘ |
| publisher |
Chapman and Hall
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surface form:
Chapman & Hall
|
| recognizedAs | one of Evelyn Waugh's major works ⓘ |
| secondPartPublicationYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| setting |
Mediterranean Theater of Operations
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surface form:
Mediterranean theatre of World War II
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| theme |
Catholicism
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decline of the English aristocracy ⓘ disillusionment ⓘ honour ⓘ moral ambiguity of war ⓘ |
| thirdPartPublicationYear | 1961 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Evelyn Waugh's war trilogy (informal grouping with Men at Arms, Officers and Gentlemen, Unconditional Surrender)