THE COST.....OF MEN AND SHIPS

For those readers that are young and WW II was before their time, and even those that can remember the war....I'd like to throw some numbers at you that entails the cost of this war.  I don't wish to bring to light the $$$$$$'s  I'm talking the number of men, women, and ships.
So this is the purpose of my banging out some figures for the reader to juggle around and think about.
After you read the article...then indulge in a glass of wine, or whatever....and mull over the question..."Just who was the winner?"  And as that question is bouncing off the inside of your skull...if you're like me I come up with one word...."WHY!"
HERE is some thoughts and examples of my weird thinking on this matter.