War & Casualties and Saddam Hussein
How many deaths did Saddam Hussein cause? Matthew White helps me understand how difficult a question that is. His, Tyrants, has Saddam Hussein as a Secondary Level Mass Murderer. Iraq: A Population Silenced makes me believe Saddam is responsible for at least 50,000 deaths without including the Iran-Iraq War (1 million casualties). I've learned, thanks to Matthew, there is always a question of accuracy with atrocity numbers.
The below sites help give us an overview of war, casualties and costs.
Conflict Map
The Education Section of the Nobel eMuseum offers a timeline map in Flash that covers conflicts throughout the 20th Century. Move throughout the map and zoom in for specific data.
Wars, Massacres and Atrocities of the Twentieth Century
Matthew White offers a timeline with year-by-year death toll over the 20th Century. Advance to next slides for quarterly maps and excellent summaries. Some data is a few years old, but very well done. Also, see the main site, Historical Atlas of the Twentieth Century. Lots of info here. A well-done to author of the site and librarian, Matthew White.
Americans Killed/Wounded by Action
The American War Library has a very comprehensive table of the number of Americans killed in wars from 1775 to the present. Included is the Cost of the Wars.
Statistical Summary - America's Major Wars
LSU's Civil War Center offers a statistical summary of America's major wars and breaks it into three important tables: Military Participation Ratios, Casualties and Financial Costs in 1990-dollars. Thanks to our friends in the Allied Coalition, the Gulf War was probably America's least expensive war.
Wars and Genocides of the 20th Century
Piero Scaruffi has an excellent site listing wars and casualties ranging from 1860 to 2003. During the 20th Century, 160 million people died in wars.
The Wide World of War
Fact Monster provides an excellent collection of interesting details dealing with war. Included is everything from Battles That Changed History to A Who's Who of Warriors. Also valuable is the Timeline of U.S. Military Operations.
The below sites help give us an overview of war, casualties and costs.
Conflict Map
The Education Section of the Nobel eMuseum offers a timeline map in Flash that covers conflicts throughout the 20th Century. Move throughout the map and zoom in for specific data.
Wars, Massacres and Atrocities of the Twentieth Century
Matthew White offers a timeline with year-by-year death toll over the 20th Century. Advance to next slides for quarterly maps and excellent summaries. Some data is a few years old, but very well done. Also, see the main site, Historical Atlas of the Twentieth Century. Lots of info here. A well-done to author of the site and librarian, Matthew White.
Americans Killed/Wounded by Action
The American War Library has a very comprehensive table of the number of Americans killed in wars from 1775 to the present. Included is the Cost of the Wars.
Statistical Summary - America's Major Wars
LSU's Civil War Center offers a statistical summary of America's major wars and breaks it into three important tables: Military Participation Ratios, Casualties and Financial Costs in 1990-dollars. Thanks to our friends in the Allied Coalition, the Gulf War was probably America's least expensive war.
Wars and Genocides of the 20th Century
Piero Scaruffi has an excellent site listing wars and casualties ranging from 1860 to 2003. During the 20th Century, 160 million people died in wars.
The Wide World of War
Fact Monster provides an excellent collection of interesting details dealing with war. Included is everything from Battles That Changed History to A Who's Who of Warriors. Also valuable is the Timeline of U.S. Military Operations.
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1 Comments:
Here's a site with casualty figures of some 20th Century American conflicts. Not as complete as yours, but interesting.
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