War degrades landscapes before any fighting actually occurs there

Evidence

even before the first cannonfire, the war’s rust and ruin, its odor of scorched earth, its spoiled wasteland, had already dishonored this still intact canton of luxuriant Gaul. — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 28

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 28
• XREF: connects to: War’s ruin intrudes on and dishonors even untouched natural landscapes — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 28; A stagnant border war can turn a military force into a settled colony — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 274; Military fortifications can decay into domestic squalor amid wartime idleness — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 45 (+5 more)

Related

• The environmental impact of wars begins long before they do, through resource-intensive military build-up #corroborates (0.95) — How does war damage the environment?

Library Connections

• War’s ruin intrudes on and dishonors even untouched natural landscapes #corroborates (0.85) — Julien Gracq, Balcony in the Forest, 28