The war caused immense human suffering from "summary" of The Pity Of War by Niall Ferguson
The Great War was not only a clash of empires and ideologies, but also a colossal human tragedy. The scale of suffering inflicted on individuals and communities during this conflict was truly staggering. From the trenches of the Western Front to the battlefields of the Eastern Front, millions of soldiers and civilians alike were subjected to unimaginable horrors. The physical toll of the war was immense, with millions of lives lost and countless more maimed or disabled. The relentless artillery bombardments, machine gun fire, and poison gas attacks took a heavy toll on the bodies of those caught in the crossfire. The sheer brutality of the fighting left scars that would never fully heal, both for those who survived and for the families of those who did not. But perhaps even more devastating than the physical suffering was the psychological trauma inflicted by the war. The constant fear, the uncertainty, and the sense of helplessness that pervaded the lives of those ca...
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