This is a very thorough piece of research. In particular, if you're saying "in industrialized societies you don't need as many children" you've missed the entir

This is a very thorough piece of research. In particular, if you're saying "in industrialized societies you don't need as many children" you've missed the entire point of the article: he's demonstrating that "having fewer children" began long before industrialization. > during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, when France was defeated after a solitary battle against a single opponent. I was always curious about that war, since "Sedan" is the only battle you ever read about (plus maybe The Commune), so I read a book on it. There were quite a few battles leading up to it. The Germans had better artillery, and their field commanders had more latitude for improvisation.