And while you'd love to think I invited you for a drink to hear your war tales, you've got a feeling that's not the case.

A taciturn man who devoured paperback mysteries and war tales, he apparently enjoyed discussing a few topics with a neighbor, Martin Vuvek, 47.

During this period, Japan experienced many civil wars which led to the development of a warrior class, and subsequent war tales, histories, and related stories.

The latter never told his age to anyone, but Goodwin was skeptical about his war tales.

The war tales of the Red side were kept in silence or hidden at home or inside spheres of the workers.

The war tales of the Baloch are equally stirring.

The story of what happened in Jeju is an all too familiar cold war tale of excessive ideological zeal.

But by the early 60's the war tales had stopped and the mementos had been consigned to attics, where instead of acquiring luster they gathered dust.

Kanazōshi which were written to entertain include war tales, romances and parodies of earlier classics such as Ise monogatari.

It's a classic cold war tale with intriguing, half-explained twists, but it isn't Ms. Gallagher's life story.