Title: How Many People Died in WW1? - History
Headings: How Many People Died in WW1? A Look at the Numbers
How Many People Died in WW1?
How Many People Died in WW1? A Look at the Numbers
Military and Civilian Deaths on Both Sides
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Content: It was a war that moved into the skies and under the seas. Trench coats became a military fashion accessory. And a Europe that could still see angels hovering over battlefields in 1914 was shell-shocked by 1919, full of doubts about the old chivalric ideals, prey to callow superstitions and pagan political movements. It was the apparent collapse of the old ideals that helps explain what has become the popular view of the First World War—that it was a senseless, stupid struggle, the ultimate charnel house, a watchword for the obscenity and absurdity of war. The casualty lists were indeed horribly long. The victory that was won was indeed horribly mismanaged. But such casualty lists were inevitable in a modern war of European empires, and the mismanagement of the peace was not the soldier’s folly. This article is part of our extensive collection of articles on the Great War. Click here to see our comprehensive article on World War 1. Cite This Article
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