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Madflyer
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Most country's require service at 21 years not here. In some places it's the only job. In early US history the Navy would take kids from orphanages for below deck work and on guns called ( powder monkeys ) in battle. The Crows nest was for sharp shooters to shoot the same as they supplied gun powder to guns. See Navy history Madflyer
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That is a fascinating graphic, especially when you think of the political/military issues in those countries in various years.
Got a chuckle out of poor J. Boylan in the Comments, who seemed dead set on proving a somewhat fuzzy point and insulting everyone else.
Say, where did the China numbers come from? If those numbers are vague, does that cast doubt on all the others? I'm assuming "army" refers to all the military groups in the geographical area, including navies and air forces, regardless of allegiances. (I don't think the Confederate States Army would be considered the same military unit as the United States Army!)
Thanks for posting this.
Tom M.
Got a chuckle out of poor J. Boylan in the Comments, who seemed dead set on proving a somewhat fuzzy point and insulting everyone else.
Say, where did the China numbers come from? If those numbers are vague, does that cast doubt on all the others? I'm assuming "army" refers to all the military groups in the geographical area, including navies and air forces, regardless of allegiances. (I don't think the Confederate States Army would be considered the same military unit as the United States Army!)
Thanks for posting this.
Tom M.
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Another fantastic one is the one showing the WW2 death tolls...
https://waitbutwhy.com/2015/06/spectacular-video-putting-wwii-deaths-perspective.html
https://waitbutwhy.com/2015/06/spectacular-video-putting-wwii-deaths-perspective.html
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The 70M number has been disputed by some as lower than actually died. No matter what, though, the numbers are staggering. And attributable primarily to just four individuals.
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Sobering indeed.
OP
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Fantastic indeed. Very informative. Thanks.
mikephillips
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Not to mention the early 19th century and earlier "press" when the chronically understaffed British Navy would literally grab men off the streets and stopped foreign ships claiming they were citizens evading their service.
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