You do not have to describe all the horrors of war to children when you talk of it, anymore than you would describe to a child what a paedophile might do to them, when warning of Stranger Danger.
My DGC (now 6 & 10) have grown up knowing one of their grandfathers died when their mummy was only 5 and that my sister died in a road accident. They also know that Grandma's grandfather died in WWI together with two of her great-uncles and a cousin and they have been shown the gallantry medals won by them.
My younger grandchild has already acquired enough knowledge of current conflicts to tell his DM that he is glad he doesn't live in Syria.
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