0 to behave in a way that is successful and admired during a war, or during a difficult time period that can be seen as similar to a war:
Unlike so many of his shell-shocked generation, Spencer had a good war.
He had a good war, serving as a captain with the 9th Lancers, and was awarded the MC.
The president of the Farmers' Union had a good war, impressing ministers with his calm handling of the foot-and-mouth crisis.
