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Yeah, Donovan Webster covers this in his book Aftermath: The Remnants of War. He also talks about other places like Verdun which is also pretty chilling.
In addition to some points already made here, it's worth noting we're still literally cleaning-up battlefields from WWII (and WWI even). Unexploded munitions, land mines, mass graves, chemical remnants, and heaps of scrap metal dominant former war zones, posing serious risks and transforming local life.
Checkout the section on Stalingrad in Aftermath: Remnants of War.
Aftermath: The Remnants of War: From Landmines to Chemical Warfare--The Devastating Effects of Modern Combat https://www.amazon.com/dp/067975153X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_7C.XCb64SXE4X
does Aftermath: The Remnants of War ring a bell, by chance?
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Hi!
A good read about it:
[Aftermath: The Remnants of War] (https://www.amazon.com/Aftermath-Remnants-Landmines-Warfare-Devastating/dp/067975153X)
> I imagine Germans beating the Russians is a pretty minority opinion amongst historians.
It's not at all. It's well known that without U.S. aid, the Soviets would have had their asses handed to them. Look at their performance in Finland, for christ's sake. Even the Russians admit that they almost lost the whole thing in 1941.
>The germans were smashed by the Soviets
I wouldn't call it smashed, so much. As a matter of fact, in the book Aftermath, Webster specifically talks about how Russia is still suffering the consequences of the Siege of Leningrad to this day. They lost 27 million people.
Think about that for a moment.
On top of that, the only reason that Leningrad even held during the siege, was because of Order 270.
By no means is this a minority opinion.
If anyone is looking for more reading on this topic I highly recommend the book Aftermath: The Remnants of War.
There's a whole section that talks about the teams in charge of going into and clearing these areas in France. It also describes similar areas in SE Asia from the Vietnam War and land mines in the Middle East.
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