Triple
T1884350
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Robert K. Brigham |
E39927
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Iraq, Vietnam, and the Limits of American Power
"Iraq, Vietnam, and the Limits of American Power" is a historical and political analysis by Robert K. Brigham that compares the U.S. interventions in Iraq and Vietnam to examine the constraints on American military and foreign policy.
|
E209512
|
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: Iraq, Vietnam, and the Limits of American Power | Statement: [Robert K. Brigham, notableWork, Iraq, Vietnam, and the Limits of American Power]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Iraq, Vietnam, and the Limits of American Power Context triple: [Robert K. Brigham, notableWork, Iraq, Vietnam, and the Limits of American Power]
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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.
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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C.
America’s War for the Greater Middle East: A Military History
America’s War for the Greater Middle East: A Military History is a critical historical analysis that traces and critiques the United States’ military involvement in the Greater Middle East from the late 20th century onward.
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D.
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.
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E.
Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire
Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire is a nonfiction book by Chalmers Johnson that critiques U.S. foreign policy and explores how American military and economic interventions abroad generate unintended and often violent repercussions.
- 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: Iraq, Vietnam, and the Limits of American Power Triple: [Robert K. Brigham, notableWork, Iraq, Vietnam, and the Limits of American Power]
Generated description
"Iraq, Vietnam, and the Limits of American Power" is a historical and political analysis by Robert K. Brigham that compares the U.S. interventions in Iraq and Vietnam to examine the constraints on American military and foreign policy.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Iraq, Vietnam, and the Limits of American Power Target entity description: "Iraq, Vietnam, and the Limits of American Power" is a historical and political analysis by Robert K. Brigham that compares the U.S. interventions in Iraq and Vietnam to examine the constraints on American military and foreign policy.
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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.
-
B.
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.
-
C.
America’s War for the Greater Middle East: A Military History
America’s War for the Greater Middle East: A Military History is a critical historical analysis that traces and critiques the United States’ military involvement in the Greater Middle East from the late 20th century onward.
-
D.
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.
-
E.
Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire
Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire is a nonfiction book by Chalmers Johnson that critiques U.S. foreign policy and explores how American military and economic interventions abroad generate unintended and often violent repercussions.
- 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_69a88633e4fc8190b7eb40463e048ec5 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb11d3cd48190bbd3ef2cf62e0dff |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:01 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69addf61413081909c0e840590aaf631 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 8:43 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69addfcecdf48190a325eb5c8b10f238 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 8:45 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ade0ba34ac8190ac94f7dbb5778f70 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 8:48 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:34 p.m.