| "A Private Little War" | |
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| Star Trek: The Original Series episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 19 |
| Directed by | Marc Daniels |
| Story by | Jud Crucis |
| Teleplay by | Gene Roddenberry |
| Featured music | Gerald Fried |
| Cinematography by | Jerry Finnerman |
| Production code | 045 |
| Original air date | February 2, 1968 |
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"A Private Little War" is the nineteenth episode of the second season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek. Written by Gene Roddenberry, based on a story by Don Ingalls (under the pseudonym Jud Crucis), and directed by Marc Daniels,[1] it was first broadcast on February 2, 1968.
In the episode, the crew of the Enterprise discovers Klingon interference in the development of a formerly peaceful planet and joins them in what becomes an arms race.