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Yeah, it's a question of how narrow or broad the focus of the story is, too broad wouldn't work either. Maybe I noticed it more because not only was there a war but there also kept being references to other countries and world politics so I never forgot about these questions. Not sure what the best solution would have been.
Glad you enjoyed my review! Let me know if you want to know anything else to decide if you want to try it :)