The books of history are filled with stories of wars. History speaks itself for the fact that we have failed at avoiding wars from ancient times to the most recent era. In fact, some of the most deadly wars have been fought in the 20th Century. Another depressing fact that we hope does not continue is that each and every century in the past has seen some kind of war.
Although it seems that we moved into the 21st century on the right track, it is the future that will be the judge of whether we engage in yet another war, or if we have left it behind. As mentioned above, we have fought several wars through the course of history. Let us look into some of the more deadly battles from the previous century.
The Battle of Stalingrad
One of the biggest battles from World War 2 was the Battle of Stalingrad, which was fought between the years 1942 and 1943. The main purpose of this battle was to conquer the city of Stalingrad on the eastern edge of Europe.
With over two million people killed and about the same number of people injured, the battle of Stalingrad is said to be one of the fiercest battles of the previous century. In fact, some even call it one of the bloodiest in the history of entire warfare. Germany, with full force, bombed Stalingrad and turned most of it into a flat plain.
The battle between the Germans and the Soviet Union intensified when the Germans were surrounded inside the city without supplies. Even with such limitations, the fight went on until the their supplies were exhausted.
Tet Offensive
While talking about the wars of the twentieth century, it is difficult not to mention the Vietnam War. This was a war fought between north and South Vietnam where the Soviet Union and China supported the north while the US and the Philippines took sides with the South Vietnam.In the midst of the cold-war period, was launched the Tet offensive.
The casualties of this battle rose to a massive 100,000 and was one of the biggest battles that took place in the Vietnam War. It over 24 thousand civilians with another 14 thousand who lost their lives. As for the troops, the Viet Cong coming from Northern Vietnam lost about 45 thousand troops. On the other hand, the allies including South Vietnam itself lost about 20 thousand soldiers during the battle. Even though they won the tactical battle, the US pulled back its forces from the war, after public opinion at home turned against the war.
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