1 War is stupid, nobody likes war unless they have to fight for their freedom. The man who was trapped behind the German line. He slit a German soldier's throat in order to keep himself covered. The bad experience lives with him for his whole life.
2 Those who declared the war never fight for the war. A General said to his troops who were going to Normandy "I know some of you will be alive or dead. This makes no difference because we are going to do it". A soldier responded "It makes no difference to you, sir. But it did to us"
3 The grueling point of the war is not how many causalities we will have. It is the influence to the civilians especially women and children. During the battle of Saipan, thousands of Japanese civilians committed suicide by jumping off the Banzai cliff because of their emperor told them to. In addition, remember those Jews who died in the German interment Camp.
4 After German and Janpan surrendered, people celebrated a lot on Times Square and elsewhere. But when the wounded including seriously injured and amputated were finally shipped home nobody celebrated. Everything is normal.
