> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I think the key point is that in any war with current technology there > will be some non-combatant casualties. (This might not > necessarily have > been the case in ancient times in some situations, for example, > conflicts between Hellenistic armies fighting formal > battles.)
There battles might have taken place somewhere out on a plain where there weren't a whole lot of civilians but there was still alot of "rape and pillage" going on, wasn't there? Wasn't that viewed as a "right" of the conquering army? A lot of civilians would die on the losing side, maybe not during the battle but immediately after it. - jmh _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l