What is "state of war"

n. a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply; "war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring" [syn: war] [ant: peace]

State of War is a real-time strategy game, developed by Cypron Studios and Cinemax and published by Crystal Interactive in 2001. See also State of War web game for the web based game released in 2008.

State of war may refer to:

• War, conflict between states, nations, or other parties
• State of War (2006), a book by James Risen which makes numerous controversial allegations about CIA activities
• State of War (game), a real-time strategy game, developed by Cypron Studios and published by Crystal Interactive in 2001
• The State of War (Polish: Stan Wojenny) (1981-1983), when the government of the People's Republic of Poland drastically restricted normal life in an attempt to crush political opposition
• State of War (novel), the first novel by Filipino author Ninotchka Rosca.
• State of War web game, a free web based community for strategy games.

State of War, also known as State of War: A Novel, is the first novel written in 1988 by American Book Award recipient and Filipino author Ninotchka Rosca. It was described as a political novel that recreated the diverse culture of the Philippines through the presentation of an allegorical Philippine history.