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Civil war may refer to:

• civil war, a conflict within a nation.

See: List of civil wars, for specific conflicts. The phrase "the civil war" is often used to mean "the last major civil war in the country in which I live".

[edit] Arts

• The Civil War (documentary), a 1990 documentary film about the American Civil War by Ken Burns.
• "Civil War" (story), a short story by Liam O'Flaherty.
• Civil Wars (TV series), a television legal drama that aired on ABC in the U.S. from 1991–1993.
• Civil War (comics), Marvel Comics' crossover event of 2006-2007.
• the CIVIL warS: a tree is best measured when it is down, a multimedia work created in the 1980s by Robert Wilson.
• The Galactic Civil War, a war that is the centerpiece of George Lucas' Star Wars movie serial.

[edit] Music

• The Civil War (album), an album by the electronic band Matmos.
• "Civil War" (song), a song by Guns N' Roses.
• The Civil War (musical), a musical opened on Broadway in 1999
• Civil War (album) an album by Dillinger Four

[edit] Sports and games

• Civil War (college rivalry) and Civil War (college football game), competitions between Oregon State University and the University of Oregon.
• Civil War (game), a 1961 wargame from Avalon Hill.
• The Civil War (computer game), a computer wargame for MS-DOS.
• Civil War: A Nation Divided, a 2006 first-person shooter game for the Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, and PlayStation 2

[edit] Other

• Bellum civile (Latin for "Civil War"), used for:
  • The Commentarii de Bello Civili (Caesar's Commentaries on the Civil War).
  • "Bellum civile", another title for "Pharsalia", a poem by Lucan.

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