Triple
T1337621
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Brian VanDeMark |
E28789
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Road to Disaster: A New History of America’s Descent into Vietnam
Road to Disaster: A New History of America’s Descent into Vietnam is a historical study that reexamines how U.S. political and military leaders’ decisions and misjudgments led to the escalation and quagmire of the Vietnam War.
|
E153647
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Road to Disaster: A New History of America’s Descent into Vietnam | Statement: [Brian VanDeMark, notableWork, Road to Disaster: A New History of America’s Descent into Vietnam]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Road to Disaster: A New History of America’s Descent into Vietnam Context triple: [Brian VanDeMark, notableWork, Road to Disaster: A New History of America’s Descent into Vietnam]
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A.
In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam
*In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam* is a memoir by former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara in which he reflects on and critiques American decision-making during the Vietnam War, acknowledging major errors and drawing lessons for future policy.
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B.
Argument Without End: In Search of Answers to the Vietnam Tragedy
"Argument Without End: In Search of Answers to the Vietnam Tragedy" is a historical and analytical book in which former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara and others reassess the decisions and misunderstandings that led to and prolonged the Vietnam War.
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C.
Nuremberg and Vietnam: An American Tragedy
Nuremberg and Vietnam: An American Tragedy is a 1970 book by legal scholar Telford Taylor that argues U.S. conduct in the Vietnam War should be judged by the same principles of international law applied at the Nuremberg trials.
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D.
The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War
The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War is a critical examination of how U.S. culture, politics, and religion have combined to normalize and glorify military power in American life and foreign policy.
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E.
Overthrow: America’s Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq
Overthrow: America’s Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq is a historical nonfiction book that examines a series of U.S.-backed coups and interventions abroad over more than a century and their long-term global consequences.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Road to Disaster: A New History of America’s Descent into Vietnam Triple: [Brian VanDeMark, notableWork, Road to Disaster: A New History of America’s Descent into Vietnam]
Generated description
Road to Disaster: A New History of America’s Descent into Vietnam is a historical study that reexamines how U.S. political and military leaders’ decisions and misjudgments led to the escalation and quagmire of the Vietnam War.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Road to Disaster: A New History of America’s Descent into Vietnam Target entity description: Road to Disaster: A New History of America’s Descent into Vietnam is a historical study that reexamines how U.S. political and military leaders’ decisions and misjudgments led to the escalation and quagmire of the Vietnam War.
-
A.
In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam
*In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam* is a memoir by former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara in which he reflects on and critiques American decision-making during the Vietnam War, acknowledging major errors and drawing lessons for future policy.
-
B.
Argument Without End: In Search of Answers to the Vietnam Tragedy
"Argument Without End: In Search of Answers to the Vietnam Tragedy" is a historical and analytical book in which former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara and others reassess the decisions and misunderstandings that led to and prolonged the Vietnam War.
-
C.
Nuremberg and Vietnam: An American Tragedy
Nuremberg and Vietnam: An American Tragedy is a 1970 book by legal scholar Telford Taylor that argues U.S. conduct in the Vietnam War should be judged by the same principles of international law applied at the Nuremberg trials.
-
D.
The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War
The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War is a critical examination of how U.S. culture, politics, and religion have combined to normalize and glorify military power in American life and foreign policy.
-
E.
Overthrow: America’s Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq
Overthrow: America’s Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq is a historical nonfiction book that examines a series of U.S.-backed coups and interventions abroad over more than a century and their long-term global consequences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a498561a508190a3e1bc137c2b866a |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:49 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c1edda1c81909a1149b254b0d57e |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:47 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69acc62e4c788190824df2a9b81692d7 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 12:43 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69acc6ae66408190bf48fe3150a08116 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 12:45 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69acc73b92248190b723cb64046799e3 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 12:47 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:55 p.m.