Wars' desolation remembered

Memories of World War II are dying, almost gone, literally. For my parents and for a generation or so after, this was "The War." All those deadly subsequent conflicts were simply -- wars.

Neil Halloran's "animated data-driven documentary" tries to convey the magnitude of The War. It's a worthwhile 18 minutes for a holiday weekend. It reminds that those "adversary powers" of today suffered the preponderance of the dying in The War. The "Long Peace" that has ensued should be precious, but like The War, it can be forgotten as time flows on.

By the way, Halloran has apologized for conflating all German soldiers with "Nazis." Most soldiers everywhere were conscripts, though some violated any standards of decent conduct far more than others.