Most Costly War in Human History

by **Russenich** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 4:28 am

I wonder what NS thinks is the Most costly, in terms of Life, War ever.

by **Peace for men** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 4:32 am

you've forgotten the hundred years war between britain and france in the middle ages.

by **Champawander** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 4:33 am

He was probably pressed for space on this poll as so many wars have been costly.

by **RoI3** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 4:34 am

Most people died in WW2, right? That one.

Or the yankie war of independence.

by **GetBert** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 4:35 am

Do the Mongol invasions count as a war? If not World War II.

by **Fartsniffage** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 4:38 am

An Shi rebellion as a % of world population.

by **Gun Manufacturers** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 4:38 am

RoI3 wrote:Most people died in WW2, right? That one.

Or the yankie war of independence.

What the hell is a yankie, and who did they gain independence from?

Or are you talking about the American Revolutionary War?

by **Grays Harbor** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 4:53 am

I would say WW2 as most sources put it at around 50-78 million dead from both sides, military and civilian.

by **Charlotte Ryberg** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 4:57 am

World War II was the most costliest war, affecting more territory than WWI. On the lighter side, it lead much of the developed world to work together to avoid another one like that happening again.

by **Gunl** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 5:03 am

ww2 is the most costly in human live's and money

by **Chetssaland** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 5:03 am

Gun Manufacturers wrote:
RoI3 wrote:Most people died in WW2, right? That one.

Or the yankie war of independence.

What the hell is a yankie, and who did they gain independence from?

Perhaps he is talking about the New York Yankees?

by **Pope Joan** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 5:04 am

As a percentage of total population of the competing factions, the US Civil War ranks right up there.

Otherwise, WW I's 37 million gets my vote.

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWdeaths.htm

England and Germany were into social darwinism and wanted to prove they were the fittest and so had the right to survive. As a result, they all lost.

by **LOL ANARCHY NUBZ** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 5:06 am

Easily WW2. Killed many more than even WW1, initiated the final collapse of several empires (British, French), saw the invention and use of the A bomb and lead to the Cold war a few years later.

by **Orenge** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 5:09 am

I don't see how anyone could possibly NOT know its world war 2... but apparently there are people living under rocks... with internet

by **North Suran** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 5:22 am

The Second World War, for the sheer amount of damage to infrastructure that occured throughout it.

Half of France was demolished, Britain got blitz'd, Germany was levelled, the USSR suffered 20 million casualties and severe damage to its Western industrial areas and cities, Japan received a one-two nuclear knockout, the US lost Pearl Harbour and a significant portion of their fleet and a majority of the French fleet was scuttled or sunk.

by **Pope Joan** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 5:27 am

Do the WW II figures include the many millions (12m or more) killed domestically in Germany but not in battle?

Since those would have died with or without war, I do not consider them war casualties.

i wouldn't include the Chinese civil war, either.

by **Yootopia** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 7:03 am

Well the Mongol invasions are pretty high up there, but of the recent-er ones, it's either World War 2 or the 30 Years' War, depending on where you care about.

by **Louis Van Boxel Woolf** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 7:09 am

Russenich wrote:I wonder what NS thinks is the Most costly, in terms of Life, War ever.

None of those, the hundreds year war.

by **Pedoka** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 7:11 am

Louis Van Boxel Woolf wrote:
Russenich wrote:I wonder what NS thinks is the Most costly, in terms of Life, War ever.

None of those, the hundreds year war.

Bingo. Apparently they don't teach history past 200 years in schools anymore though.

by **Call to power** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 7:12 am

the Sumerian/Elamite war

never forget.

Pope Joan wrote:England and Germany were into social darwinism and wanted to prove they were the fittest and so had the right to survive. As a result, they all lost.

security show this man to the museum >:(

by **Call to power** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 7:14 am

Louis Van Boxel Woolf wrote:None of those, the hundreds year war.

why?

by **Pevisopolis** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 7:15 am

I'm going to go ahead and say the First World War.

by **Carbarosia** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 7:17 am

WW2, 'nuff said.

by **Louis Van Boxel Woolf** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 7:18 am

It lasted for 113 years and saw 20,000 villages turn into ghost town, couple that with lenghty period of troops that had the chance to die and you have a figure at least 3 times larger than the Second World War.

by **Pevisopolis** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 7:19 am

Louis Van Boxel Woolf wrote:It lasted for 113 years and saw 20,000 villages turn into ghost town, couple that with lenghty period of troops that had the chance to die and you have a figure at least 3 times larger than the Second World War.

WW1 involved countries on every continent on the globe, casualties were in the hundreds of thousands for each battle, and almost every participant was economically ruined afterward. I'd say that's more costly.