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World in Conflict references - Makarov - 11-21-2015 In World in Conflict Complete Edition there are a few references to other similar works. One of the main characters in the game, Captain Bannon is most likely a reference to Captain Sean Bannon in the 1987 best selling novel Team Yankee. Both characters are US Army Officers. Both fight in Europe during a "Cold War gone hot" scenario. Both are high ranking officers in an Armor Company. There are also plenty of references and similarities to the 1984 film Red Dawn as well. Both have a have large focus on the Soviet invasion and occupation of the United States. Both have themes of resistance against Soviet occupation. Both deal with a "Cold War gone hot" scenario. Its even to the point where the operation name for the Soviet invasion of West Berlin is Red Dawn. (Check at 11:00)