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Here is an excellent website that explores, in depth, catastrophic mass deaths in recent history: http://necrometrics.com/20c5m.htm http://necrometrics.com/20c5
by wyager 10y ago
Here is an excellent website that explores, in depth, catastrophic mass deaths in recent history: http://necrometrics.com/20c5m.htm http://necrometrics.com/20c5m.htm
Indeed, best-effort estimates for the number of Jews killed range from 4-6M, with similar variance wrt actual cause of death (split among starvation, typhus, gassing, military action, etc.). It's very hard to pin down exact numbers. It's unfortunate that the fog of war isn't explored more often in the topical explanations of WWII most people are exposed to; as you stated, it gives ammunition to historical revisionists.
- osullivj 10y agoVery interesting site - thanks. But I'm disappointed with its coverage of the Irish Potato Famine. It gives an estimate of 750K. In 1850 Ireland was the most densely populated nation in the world, with 8M. In 1950 there were only 4M. What happened to that population? Yes, many emigrated. But many were starved as a result of British land seizures and government intransigence. More research is needed in this area to counter the dissembling of the Potato Famine Deniers.