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O Grada Cormac - The Hidden Victims Civilian Casualties Of The Two World Wars - Hardcover
O Grada Cormac - The Hidden Victims Civilian Casualties Of The Two World Wars - Hardcover
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Description: A staggering new account of the civilian death toll of the world wars and what it reveals about the true nature and cost of modern war Soldiers have never been the only casualties of wars. But the armies that fought World Wars I and II killed far more civilians than soldiers as they countenanced or deliberately inflicted civilian deaths on a mass scale. By one reputable estimate 9.7 million civilians and 9 million combatants died in World War I while World War II killed 25.5 million civilians and 15 million combatants. But in The Hidden Victims Cormac Gr da argues that even these shocking numbers are almost certainly too low. Carefully evaluating all the evidence available he estimates that the wars cost not 35 million but some 65 million civilian lives nearly two - thirds of the 100 million total killed. Indeed he shows that war - induced famines alone may have killed 30 million people making them the single largest cause of death. The Hidden Victims is the first book to attempt to measure and describe the full scale of civilian deaths during the world wars from all causes including genocide starvation aerial bombardment and disease. While nations went to great lengths to record military casualties they often didn t count or deliberately obscured civilian deaths. Getting the numbers right is important. It reveals much about the true human costs of the wars the nature of modern warfare and the failure of efforts to stop civilian casualties. It also makes it possible to argue with those who try to deny minimize or exaggerate wartime savagery.
Title: The Hidden Victims Civilian Casualties Of The Two World Wars
Author(s): O Grada Cormac
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Barcode: 9780691258751
Pages: 520 Pages, 190 B/W Illus. 50 Tables.
Publication Date: 9/3/2024
Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World
Category: International Law
Description: A staggering new account of the civilian death toll of the world wars and what it reveals about the true nature and cost of modern war Soldiers have never been the only casualties of wars. But the armies that fought World Wars I and II killed far more civilians than soldiers as they countenanced or deliberately inflicted civilian deaths on a mass scale. By one reputable estimate 9.7 million civilians and 9 million combatants died in World War I while World War II killed 25.5 million civilians and 15 million combatants. But in The Hidden Victims Cormac Gr da argues that even these shocking numbers are almost certainly too low. Carefully evaluating all the evidence available he estimates that the wars cost not 35 million but some 65 million civilian lives nearly two - thirds of the 100 million total killed. Indeed he shows that war - induced famines alone may have killed 30 million people making them the single largest cause of death. The Hidden Victims is the first book to attempt to measure and describe the full scale of civilian deaths during the world wars from all causes including genocide starvation aerial bombardment and disease. While nations went to great lengths to record military casualties they often didn t count or deliberately obscured civilian deaths. Getting the numbers right is important. It reveals much about the true human costs of the wars the nature of modern warfare and the failure of efforts to stop civilian casualties. It also makes it possible to argue with those who try to deny minimize or exaggerate wartime savagery.
Title: The Hidden Victims Civilian Casualties Of The Two World Wars
Author(s): O Grada Cormac
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Barcode: 9780691258751
Pages: 520 Pages, 190 B/W Illus. 50 Tables.
Publication Date: 9/3/2024
Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World
Category: International Law
