British casualties between 1793-1815 were enormous, numerically similar to those in WWI, albeit over a much longer time period, but at the same time, coming out of a much smaller population. The War … (View Post)

Germany got much less out of the occupied territories in WWII than it expected to. When you plunder, you can only do it once. A good example is the French aircraft industry. In 1939 it was the world&… (View Post)

By the Spring of 1941, a lot of Germany's economic planners were growing very pessimistic that Germany could even continue fighting, beyond the end of 1942. They thought that Ukraine could make … (View Post)

Quite a few people on this site give every impression of favouring euthanaising anyone aged over 55. I guess it's irritating to wait for an inheritance. (View Post)

Resettling (or at least, properly compensating), the Chagossians, is a separate issue from giving up the base to Mauritius/China. The former is justice. The latter is stupidity. (View Post)