Triple

T8805442
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Fredrik Logevall E209517 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Choosing War: The Lost Chance for Peace and the Escalation of War in Vietnam
"Choosing War: The Lost Chance for Peace and the Escalation of War in Vietnam" is a historical study by Fredrik Logevall that examines missed diplomatic opportunities and political decisions that led to the deepening U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
E758376 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: Choosing War: The Lost Chance for Peace and the Escalation of War in Vietnam | Statement: [Fredrik Logevall, notableWork, Choosing War: The Lost Chance for Peace and the Escalation of War in Vietnam]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Choosing War: The Lost Chance for Peace and the Escalation of War in Vietnam
Context triple: [Fredrik Logevall, notableWork, Choosing War: The Lost Chance for Peace and the Escalation of War in Vietnam]
  • 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. 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.
  • D. How We Lost the Vietnam War
    "How We Lost the Vietnam War" is a memoir by former South Vietnamese prime minister and air force general Nguyễn Cao Kỳ, offering his personal account and perspective on the political and military failures that led to South Vietnam’s defeat.
  • E. Into the Quagmire: Lyndon Johnson and the Escalation of the Vietnam War
    "Into the Quagmire: Lyndon Johnson and the Escalation of the Vietnam War" is a historical study that analyzes how President Lyndon B. Johnson’s decisions and political context led to the deepening U.S. involvement in the Vietnam conflict.
  • 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: Choosing War: The Lost Chance for Peace and the Escalation of War in Vietnam
Triple: [Fredrik Logevall, notableWork, Choosing War: The Lost Chance for Peace and the Escalation of War in Vietnam]
Generated description
"Choosing War: The Lost Chance for Peace and the Escalation of War in Vietnam" is a historical study by Fredrik Logevall that examines missed diplomatic opportunities and political decisions that led to the deepening U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Choosing War: The Lost Chance for Peace and the Escalation of War in Vietnam
Target entity description: "Choosing War: The Lost Chance for Peace and the Escalation of War in Vietnam" is a historical study by Fredrik Logevall that examines missed diplomatic opportunities and political decisions that led to the deepening U.S. involvement in 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. 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.
  • D. How We Lost the Vietnam War
    "How We Lost the Vietnam War" is a memoir by former South Vietnamese prime minister and air force general Nguyễn Cao Kỳ, offering his personal account and perspective on the political and military failures that led to South Vietnam’s defeat.
  • E. Into the Quagmire: Lyndon Johnson and the Escalation of the Vietnam War
    "Into the Quagmire: Lyndon Johnson and the Escalation of the Vietnam War" is a historical study that analyzes how President Lyndon B. Johnson’s decisions and political context led to the deepening U.S. involvement in the Vietnam conflict.
  • 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_69ca836320e48190b5cf585b90a322c4 completed March 30, 2026, 2:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cc5fd04eb88190acc4e085d82016c0 completed March 31, 2026, 11:59 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cf6f8e4eac819097470566d325b385 completed April 3, 2026, 7:43 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cf71aaa4b881908440302910c29248 completed April 3, 2026, 7:52 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cf7288d7748190999aa63bf8faf69f completed April 3, 2026, 7:55 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:44 p.m.