American Civil War (1861–1865)

World War II (1939–1945)

World War I (1914–1918)

The Chaser's War on Everything, an Australian television comedy series, sometimes referred to as The War

The War (documentary), a 2007 television documentary about World War II by Ken Burns

The War (boxing), a 1985 bout between Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns

The War (comics), a comic book series published in the 1980s by Marvel Comics

"The War" (song), a 1998 song by Prince & the New Power Generation

"The War" (Angels & Airwaves song), a 2006 song by Angels & Airwaves

The War (film), a 1994 film starring Elijah Wood