When World War II started on September 1, 1939, the German army contained 3.74 million soldiers and 103 divisions.
John MearsheimerThe Soviet Union and its empire disappeared in large part because its smokestack economy could no longer keep up with the technological progress of the world's major economic powers.
John MearsheimerThe sad fact is that international politics has always been a ruthless and dangerous business, and it is likely to remain that way.
John Mearsheimer