Grumpy Sloth: The 10 Bloodiest Battles In History
The battles listed below, all of which took place in the 20th Century, claimed between them over 20 million lives. The mechanisation of war, and the development of area bombing, meant that whole armies could be wiped out during one battle. Unsurprisingly, most of these battles involved the Soviet Union, due in part to the size of its army, but also to the ferocity of the fighting between the Soviet and Nazi forces in WW2.
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WNU Editor: No arguments from me on this list.
Hat tip to Fred for the above link.
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Have you ever heard the podcast by Dan Carlin called 'Ghosts of the Ostfront'? Quite an impressive work that really shows the psychology of war and the devestation that was wrought on the eastern front of WW2. It's lengthy, about 5-1/2 hrs and dfinitely worth the $6 price tag from his website.
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