I normally don't get much out of these apart from how long Elton John stayed on top of the charts with The Eagles in the 1970's.
But this one was remarkable in terms of the evolution of modern civilisation:
Largest Armies in the World: 1816-2020https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyxY9RWhHX8What I did not appreciate is how the USA, being the inventor of all things 'GUN"-related has such a small army outside the 1860's.
Was also a little disappointed with China's lack of effective recording of troop numbers in the 19th century. They had agile database technologies they could have been using.
And Australia has never appeared in the top 15 by the looks.
