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  2. WarGames - Wikipedia

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    A video game, WarGames, was released for the ColecoVision in 1983 and ported to the Atari 8-bit computers and Commodore 64 in 1984. It played similarly to the NORAD side of the "Global Thermonuclear War" game, where the United States had to be defended from a Soviet strike by placing bases and weapons at strategic points.

  3. Battle Royale (novel) - Wikipedia

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    Map of Okishima Island, seen inside the cover of the 2003 English translation. Battle Royale takes place in a fictional fascist Japan in the year 1997. The state, known as the Republic of Greater East Asia (大東亜共和国, Dai Tōa Kyōwakoku), arose after an alternate World War II where Japan emerged victorious, and a rebellion was put down by the combined military and police forces.

  4. War Game (novel) - Wikipedia

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    War Game is a children's novel about World War I written and illustrated by Michael Foreman and published by Pavilion in 1993. [1] It features four young English soldiers and includes football with German soldiers during the Christmas truce, "temporary relief from the brutal and seemingly endless struggle in the trenches".

  5. List of apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction - Wikipedia

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    First book 1981, Total War: Game 1981 War Aftermath! Game from Fantasy Games Unlimited: Novel series 1981 War The Pelbar Cycle: Paul O. Williams: Seven-book series. First book The Breaking of Northwall (1981); a thousand years after a series of nuclear exchanges. Re-published in 2005. Novel 1981 Eco The Quiet Earth: Craig Harrison

  6. List of wars involving Japan - Wikipedia

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    Southwestern War (1877) Japan: Shizoku clans from Satsuma Domain: Imperial victory. Shizoku rebellions were suppressed. The conscription system was established in Japan. First Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895) Japan China: Victory. Korea removed from Chinese suzerainty; Treaty of Shimonoseki; Japanese invasion of Taiwan (1895) Japan: Formosa: Victory

  7. Letters from Iwo Jima - Wikipedia

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    The film is based on the non-fiction books "Gyokusai sōshikikan" no etegami ("Picture letters from the Commander in Chief") [10] by General Tadamichi Kuribayashi (portrayed on screen by Ken Watanabe) and So Sad To Fall In Battle: An Account of War [11] by Kumiko Kakehashi about the Battle of Iwo Jima. While some characters such as Saigo are ...

  8. 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up

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    Along with the reviews, there are short excerpts from some of the books themselves, which appear in bold alongside the review. 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up is separated by reading level , [ 5 ] and each title includes summaries with information on the author as well; [ 6 ] each picture book title is accompanied by ...

  9. War Games (novel) - Wikipedia

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    War Games is a novel by Karl Hansen published in 1981. Plot summary. War Games is a novel in which Detrs kills his sadistic parents and becomes a criminal before ...