Making War
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"Making War" is a book by former U.S. Navy Secretary John F. Lehman that analyzes American military strategy and defense policy, particularly in the context of naval power and Cold War-era security challenges.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Making War canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4082539 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Making War Context triple: [John F. Lehman, notableWork, Making War]
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A.
This Means War
This Means War is a 2012 action-romantic comedy film in which two CIA agents and best friends, played by Tom Hardy and Chris Pine, compete for the affection of the same woman.
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B.
5 Days of War
5 Days of War is a 2011 action-war film depicting the 2008 Russo-Georgian conflict through the perspective of an American journalist.
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C.
War Without End
"War Without End" is a book by Michael Klare that analyzes the geopolitical, economic, and military dynamics driving perpetual global conflict in the post–Cold War era.
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D.
War Is Kind
War Is Kind is a collection of anti-war poems and short stories by American writer Stephen Crane that starkly critiques the brutality and irony of war.
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E.
War Cripples
War Cripples is a powerful anti-war painting by German artist Otto Dix that depicts the brutal physical and psychological toll of World War I on disabled veterans.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Making War Target entity description: "Making War" is a book by former U.S. Navy Secretary John F. Lehman that analyzes American military strategy and defense policy, particularly in the context of naval power and Cold War-era security challenges.
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A.
This Means War
This Means War is a 2012 action-romantic comedy film in which two CIA agents and best friends, played by Tom Hardy and Chris Pine, compete for the affection of the same woman.
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B.
5 Days of War
5 Days of War is a 2011 action-war film depicting the 2008 Russo-Georgian conflict through the perspective of an American journalist.
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C.
War Without End
"War Without End" is a book by Michael Klare that analyzes the geopolitical, economic, and military dynamics driving perpetual global conflict in the post–Cold War era.
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D.
War Is Kind
War Is Kind is a collection of anti-war poems and short stories by American writer Stephen Crane that starkly critiques the brutality and irony of war.
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E.
War Cripples
War Cripples is a powerful anti-war painting by German artist Otto Dix that depicts the brutal physical and psychological toll of World War I on disabled veterans.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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person ⓘ |
| about |
Cold War military strategy
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United States Navy ⓘ United States national security ⓘ defense policy-making process ⓘ |
| analyzes |
U.S. national security policy
ⓘ
civil-military relations in defense policy ⓘ defense budgeting ⓘ military procurement ⓘ |
| author | John F. Lehman ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| discusses |
U.S.-Soviet military balance
ⓘ
defense modernization ⓘ maritime strategy ⓘ naval force projection ⓘ strategic planning in the Pentagon ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
defense policy
ⓘ
national security ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Cold War-era defense planning
ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Navy
military force structure ⓘ strategic deterrence ⓘ |
| genre |
military history
ⓘ
non-fiction ⓘ political analysis ⓘ |
| hasForm | print ⓘ |
| hasPerspectiveOf | former U.S. Navy Secretary ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
military professionals
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policy makers ⓘ students of security studies ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American military strategy
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Cold War security ⓘ U.S. defense policy ⓘ naval power ⓘ |
| notableWork | Making War self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Secretary of the Navy
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surface form:
United States Secretary of the Navy
|
| timePeriodCovered |
Cold War
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late 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Making War Description of subject: "Making War" is a book by former U.S. Navy Secretary John F. Lehman that analyzes American military strategy and defense policy, particularly in the context of naval power and Cold War-era security challenges.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
John F. Lehman