. French in the revolutionary war’s Prussian and Italian wars of liberation and unifications War by total populations. Conflict in the twentieth century differed from that of the nineteenth century. National liberation and unification to national universalism, the increase in the percentage of the population participation in conflict was enlarged due to the economic changers of the previous decades. Not only did able bodied man had to participate in conflict women,children and the old now had to be used for the purpose of warfare. Agricultural, industrial and auxiliary services that required the total participation of the population. The economic chargers that the industrial revolution had bought about increase in size of military force and mechanization of warfare. 16th to the 18th century; ten’s of thousand of strong military forces, less than 1% of the population of a given state. Napoleonic wars; several hundred thousand under arms. First World War;14% of population more that one million men under arms. Second World War; 10% of population with several million men under arms, with Germany, Russia and the US having over ten million men under arms. The increase in the number of combatant have resulted in the total civilian population having to supply weapons, transportation, communication, clothing and nourishment for the fighting population. 12 civilians need to keep 1 personal combat ready ( in material terms). Thus conflict has today become war of total population. War Against Total Population The fact that in modern conflict the whole population play’s a active role has resulted in a increased number of death’s in the civilian population. French civilian casualties in conflict 1630-1919. 1630 -1789 Between 0.01% to 0.58% of population. 1789-1815 Between 1.19% to 1.54% of the population. !914-1918 15% of the French population. the reason for the increased death in civilian population is in partial due to the ...
