Men at Arms
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Men at Arms is the second novel in Evelyn Waugh’s Sword of Honour trilogy, continuing the semi-autobiographical story of Guy Crouchback’s experiences in the early years of the Second World War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Men at Arms canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Men at Arms Context triple: [Sword of Honour trilogy, hasPart, Men at Arms]
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A.
Gentlemen at Arms
The Gentlemen at Arms are a historic royal bodyguard unit of senior former military officers who perform ceremonial duties for the British monarch.
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B.
The Crimson Guard
The Crimson Guard is the passionate student cheering section that supports the Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team at their home games.
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C.
Iron Will
Iron Will is a 1994 Disney adventure film about a young man racing his sled dogs across the wilderness to save his family’s farm.
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D.
The Heel of War
"The Heel of War" is a historical or military-themed work by George B. McClellan Jr., reflecting his interest in and analysis of warfare and its consequences.
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E.
The Forty-Five Guardsmen
The Forty-Five Guardsmen is a historical adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas that continues his Valois trilogy, dramatizing the intrigues and power struggles in late 16th-century France.
- 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: Men at Arms Target entity description: Men at Arms is the second novel in Evelyn Waugh’s Sword of Honour trilogy, continuing the semi-autobiographical story of Guy Crouchback’s experiences in the early years of the Second World War.
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A.
Gentlemen at Arms
The Gentlemen at Arms are a historic royal bodyguard unit of senior former military officers who perform ceremonial duties for the British monarch.
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B.
The Crimson Guard
The Crimson Guard is the passionate student cheering section that supports the Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team at their home games.
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C.
Iron Will
Iron Will is a 1994 Disney adventure film about a young man racing his sled dogs across the wilderness to save his family’s farm.
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D.
The Heel of War
"The Heel of War" is a historical or military-themed work by George B. McClellan Jr., reflecting his interest in and analysis of warfare and its consequences.
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E.
The Forty-Five Guardsmen
The Forty-Five Guardsmen is a historical adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas that continues his Valois trilogy, dramatizing the intrigues and power struggles in late 16th-century France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Evelyn Waugh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Evelyn Waugh's wartime experiences ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depictsOrganization | Royal Corps of Halberdiers (fictional regiment) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Unconditional Surrender NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Officers and Gentlemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
military fiction
ⓘ
semi-autobiographical fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Sword of Honour (television adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Apthorpe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brigadier Ritchie-Hook NERFINISHED ⓘ Colonel Tickeridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Ivor Claire NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistReligion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century British literature ⓘ |
| literarySeries | Sword of Honour trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Guy Crouchback NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| originalMediaType | print ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Sword of Honour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | 2 ⓘ |
| protagonist | Guy Crouchback NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Chapman and Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesNumberInSwordOfHonourTrilogy | 2 ⓘ |
| setIn |
United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
Second World War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early years of World War II ⓘ |
| theme |
Catholicism
ⓘ
disillusionment with war ⓘ honour ⓘ satire of the British Army ⓘ |
| timeOfNarrativeBeginning | 1939 ⓘ |
| tone |
ironic
ⓘ
satirical ⓘ |
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Subject: Men at Arms Description of subject: Men at Arms is the second novel in Evelyn Waugh’s Sword of Honour trilogy, continuing the semi-autobiographical story of Guy Crouchback’s experiences in the early years of the Second World War.
Referenced by (2)
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subject surface form:
Arthur Evelyn St. John Waugh