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The Scale and Nature of Recent Wars: A Comparison to Total War
The casualty rate of US service members and contractors in post-9-11 campaigns is remarkably low compared to previous wars and conflicts./nThe wars of the last 20 years have been counter-insurgency campaigns and wars of choice, with little impact on the public at home./nWhile not a total war like the Second World War, recent conflicts involving Western allies have been the closest thing to total war in a long time./nLessons on the nature of artillery can be learned from these recent campaigns.