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Originally Posted by irateplatypus
i think total war was introduced in modern times as a part of the U.S. civil war.... just ask the citizens of atlanta. at least i'm sure that it played some part in the second half of it.
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I was wondering if anyone was going to call me on that...yes total war started with the Civil War, but I don't think that the large scale targeting of civilians as legitimate targets of war started until WWI.