World War II casualty data reveals a sharp divide between continental and maritime powers: continental powers (Germany, Soviet Union, China, Poland) suffered military deaths in the millions; maritime powers (Britain, United States) suffered far fewer. Adding civilian deaths amplifies this disparity, with continental powers losing millions more civilians than maritime powers—a reflection of fighting on home terrain.
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“so it's eight and a half million russians a million polls 1.3 million chinese a third of a million frenchmen oh and by the way france wasn't exactly in that war that long”
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The Geopolitics and History of Continental and Maritime Power - S.C.M. Paine— Asia Media אסיה בעבריתCreated: 8/10/2026, 11:53:21 PM
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