A Rumor of War
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Prologue Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen Chapter Fifteen Chapter Sixteen Chapter Seventeen Chapter Eighteen Epilogue Postscript
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All Themes Heroism and Identity The Morality of War Loyalty and Camaraderie Danger and Uncertainty War and Disillusionment
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All Characters Philip Caputo Corporal Banks Corporal José Gonzalez Lance Corporal Sampson Lance Corporal James Bryce Morrisson PFC Lockhart Sergeant William “Wild Bill” Campbell PFC Buchanan PFC Esposito Corporal Parker Hanson First Sergeant Fred Wagoner Lieutenant Colonel Bain General Karsch Lieutenant Murph McCloy Captain Anderson Sergeant Hugh John “Sully” Sullivan Ingram Colonel Wheeler Lieutenant Frank Reasoner Lieutenant Parsons PFC Peter Devlin Harris Olson Colonel Nickerson First Lieutenant Walter Neville Levy Lance Corporal Crowe Lonehill McKenna Corporal Rodella Major General Lew Walt Le Dung Le Du General Thi Ron Yates Nick Proffitt
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A Rumor of War

by

Philip Caputo

Willy-peter Term Analysis

A nickname for a bag of white phosphorus—a toxic substance used in munitions.
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The timeline below shows where the term Willy-peter appears in A Rumor of War. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter Nine
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...which a marine named Ingram got shot and crippled as a result. They fired a willy-peter round at the sniper. A couple of gunships saw this and probably mistook it for... (full context)
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