Napoleon himself stated that you had to trick the common man into going to war. Hitler said similar as well. War is glorified so people continue to be soldiers

Napoleon himself stated that you had to trick the common man into going to war. Hitler said similar as well. War is glorified so people continue to be soldiers and kings get their muscle, but it's just not true that the majority of people who have ever lived think that war is noble - particularly those who have seen war. History also doesn't talk about most of the endless numbers of doomed last stands, only the occasional one gets special mention. > we've again returned to a condition where glorifying war is a sure moneyspinner Not so in continental Europe. The US has barely had it's homelands touched in half a dozen generations - the US people are very removed from the reality of war, so revelling in the glory has little tangible cost these days. One example is that the entire decade-plus of US involvement in Iraq has seen fewer US deaths than the bloodiest single day in WWI saw (counting all sides), yet American talking heads keep on crapping on about the 'high' level of US casualties in Iraq. > the Charge of the Light Brigade Depends on your nationality. For Australians, our 'Charge of the Light Brigade' was a great success. :) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Beersheba_%281917%29#Light_Horse_charge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Beersheba_%281917%29...