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.