Total war
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Total war is a type of warfare that where a society's entire economy, population, and infrastructure are considered part of the war effort. It mobilizes the totality of national resources to sustain t
Ruins of Warsaw's Napoleon Square in the aftermath of World War II
The drownings at Savenay during the War in the Vendée, 1793
Napoleon's retreat from Russia in 1812. Napoleon's Grande Armée had lost about half a million men.
Damage and destruction of civilian buildings in Belgium, 1914
Home front
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Home front is an English language term with analogues in other languages. It is commonly used to describe the civilian populace of the nation at war as an active support system for their military.
The "We Can Do It!" poster was widely seen on the United States home front during World War II; it became popular in the 1980s. Today, it is often associated with the cultural icon Rosie the Riveter, although it does not actually depict her.
"I am a good war hen, I eat little and produce a lot." French poster from World War I.
Women at work in the machine shop of the Handley Page aircraft factory at Cricklewood, London (1942).