Only when the war was over to go back to the village where he had lived for so many years.

问题补充：

Only when the war was over to go back to the village where he had lived for so many years.

A. was able he

B. he was able

C. able he was

D. was he able

答案：

A. was able he

B. he was able

C. able he was

(答案→)D. was he able

解析：考查倒装。Only位于句首，要用部分倒装，排除B；部分倒装是指把谓语的一部分提到主语前，排除A、C。故选D。