PepsiCo has also heated up the cola war by ousting Coca Cola from University of Delaware.

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The next Cola War would have a different shape than previous wars that were fought almost exclusively through TV commercials.

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So, is Pepsi trying to start a new Cola War?

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During World War II, Coca-Cola was considered so vital to the fighting morale of America's servicemen that Eisenhower once sent an urgent message from North Africa requesting an early convoy loaded with three million bottles of Coke and equipment for producing twice that amount monthly.

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