Cost of War - 6x60’
YEAR OF PRODUCTION: 2020
Genre: History, War
SYNOPSIS:
From the economic and environmental costs, to the social and human impacts, this fascinating six-part documentary takes a forensic look at the mechanics of war to discover the price that must be paid – and who ultimately pays it.
Episode 2: World War II
WWII cost $4.1 trillion in FY2011 dollars. The total cost to all combatants was estimated at $1 trillion in 1945 which would have cost over $11 trillion in 2005 dollars. On 31 December 2006, the UK made a payment of about $83m (£45.5m) to the US to discharge the last of its loans from World War II. Up to 70m people are believed to have died during WW2. About two-thirds of them were non-combatants, making it the deadliest conflict ever. By contrast, WW1 claimed the lives of between 16-18 million civilian and military people in total. On average, nearly 30,000 people were killed every day. The roads and tracks of Europe were flooded with refugees.
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