Mass production of weapons increased the carnage to levels that were previously unimaginable, as about half of the 65 million soldiers that were mobilized either died or were wounded.
تاریخ‌نویسی اشاره می‌کند که رقم نظامیان و غیرنظامیانی که در جنگ جهانی دوّم جان خود را از دست دادند « غیرقابل محاسبه است .‏ »