It was going to be a long war, he thought.

After all, this was going to be a long war.

By day, the city looked as if it had been on the wrong end of a long war.

Of course, after the long war, nothing was the same.

But you can forget about all that, the war's long over.

I don't think we can stand another long war like the last one.

"But how do we pay your troops in a long war?"

The long war has ground these country people very small.

It might mean the end of this long war with them after all.

Trade became a new kind of game and strategy in the long war changed.