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Last time around, we talked about
how more than 800,000 Muslims
probably took part in First World War, thus harking back at the immense
scope of the ‘Great War’. But when it comes to the ambit of global
conflicts, it is the World War II that balefully casts its shadow on the
sheer scale of man-made destruction. To that end, the real ‘quotient’
of destruction brought on by the war really hits us when analysed from
the perspective of human casualties. And that is exactly what an
animated data visualization by Neil Halloran achieves, with the aptly
named ‘The Fallen of World War II’ project. The over 15 minutes video
graphically showcases three different statistical scopes – all
representing the loss of human lives. The first section of the video
deals with number of soldiers killed based on nationalities; the second
section entails civilian deaths (that also includes Holocaust); and the
third (and final) segment assesses the contextual ambit of World War II
fatalities when compared to both past and future conflicts.
Just to give an example, it is estimated that a total of 60 – 80
million people lost their lives during the six-year phase of the massive
world war. This number equals to the TOTAL population of present-day
France, a country counted among the big European nations. Suffice it
say, the content is unnerving for most of us who are accustomed to the
domiciliary lifestyle uninterrupted by any major-scale war. But more
importantly, the film demonstrates how even simple graphical depictions
can make their poignant case, especially when it comes to the intangible
yet profound preciousness of a human life.
Via: HEXAPOLIS (our sister website).
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