[DuncanWaring]

...a war of proportions never before seen in the history of mankind.

A war which would kill, on average, 10000 men per day, seven days a week, 52 weeks per year, for over four years.

A war Europe never recovered from.

[MNJohnnie]

A war the world still has not recovered from. Most of the current mess in the ME can trace it roots to the settlements that ended this war