What was the human cost of WWII?

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 05 Sep 2016 23:49:13 -0400

I never really knew the overall numbers of the WWII. I knew ours but I didn't realize the total cost was about 70 million. This is a great education video that looks at the numbers of the war. It is worth watching.

http://thinkaboutnow.com/2016/09/this-animated-data-visualization-of-world-war-2-fatalities-is-horrifying/

This Animated Data Visualization of World War 2 Fatalities Is Horrifying

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 5 at 2016 11:51 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 05 Sep 2016 23:51:25 -0400

What was the total cost of the Manhattan Project to just make 3 Atomic bombs?

Response by ENS Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 5 at 2016 11:52 PM

ENS Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 05 Sep 2016 23:52:12 -0400

I've done research on this. The Russians lost an incredible amount of people. It's almost unfathomable to be honest. The USS Missouri Museum has these numbers.. It really puts things into perspective.

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 6 at 2016 12:03 AM

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 00:03:55 -0400

Saw this recently. It's still too much to comprehend.

Response by CSM Charles Hayden made Sep 6 at 2016 1:23 AM

CSM Charles Hayden — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 01:23:09 -0400

My interest w/b focused on the amount of Lend Lease and other giveaways was returned to the USA!

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 6 at 2016 10:55 AM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 10:55:52 -0400

I have read very scholarly work describing our enterence into WWI&II. The wars were winding down by the time we arrived.
For instance, Germany had already invaded Russsia and Japan was blockaded without resources. These guys had already killed most of Europe before we arrived.