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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
The thing that gets me is that everyone in that first wave of the invasion knew that there was a reasonably good chance that they were martyring themselves for the greater good. Does anyone know the survival and casualty rate of the first wave?
I just can't imagine my generation, or anyone younger, being that selfless (at least not in the West).
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As tough as it is to try to put ourselves in those shoes, it's just as tough to try to rationalise the kind of world that existed at the time.
It is difficult to imagine every major power on the planet going to war against each other at the same time. I can't say how I'd react in that kind of world.