A stagnant border war can turn a military force into a settled colony
Evidence
“Odd,” Grange thought, “that in this age of lightning wars it should be not an army but a colony that settles on our frontiers. Another year or two and this army will send down roots: it was a sign that already, at Moriarmé and elsewhere, a third of the officers have sent for their wives; I myself …” — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 274
Categorization
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 274
- XREF: connects to: Military fortifications can decay into domestic squalor amid wartime idleness — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 45; A militarized frontier can feel enchanted and alive rather than threatening — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 195; War degrades landscapes before any fighting actually occurs there — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 28 (+2 more)
Library Connections
- Military fortifications can decay into domestic squalor amid wartime idleness
#exemplifies(0.85) — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 45
Broader Connections
- A militarized frontier can feel enchanted and alive rather than threatening
#contradicts(0.75) — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 195 - War degrades landscapes before any fighting actually occurs there
#qualifies(0.65) — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 28 - A N.A.T.O.-style conventional army was unfit for the ambivalent task of pacification
#complicates(0.55)