Aftermath: The Remnants of War
by Donovan Webster · first published 1996
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In riveting and revelatory detail, Aftermath documents the ways in which wars have transformed the terrain of the battlefield into landscapes of memory and enduring terror: in France, where millions of acres of farmland are cordoned off to all but a corps of demolition experts responsible for the undetonated bombs and mines of World War I that are now rising up in fields, gardens, and backyards; in a sixty-square-mile area outside Stalingrad that was a cauldron of destruction in 1941 and is today an endless field of bones; in the Nevada deserts, where America waged a hidden nuclear war against
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Aftermath - The Remnants of War by Donovan Webster[1] is highly recommended and has a section on Zone Rouge. [1]: https://www.amazon.com/Aftermath-Remnants-Landmines-Warfare-...
on “Lego Battle of Verdun [video]” ↗The book "Aftermath: The Remnants of War" by Donovan Webster explores how the wars of the last century have impacted the surrounding areas. He also gives great perspectives on the clean up effort/process. Highly recommend.
on “After 100 years World War I battlefields are poisoned and uninhabitable” ↗If you’re in to this kind of stuff, I recommend “Aftermath: The Remnants of War,” by Donovan Webster.
on “London City Airport Shut as WW2 Bomb Found in Thames” ↗There's a great book about this phenomena, "Aftermath: The Remnants of War." Apparently unexploded ordinance in Europe from WWI is very common because trench warfare lasted for years and, due to relatively primitive manufacturing techniques, mortars, bombs, etc. often failed…
on “London City Airport Shut as WW2 Bomb Found in Thames” ↗If anyone is looking for a good book on this topic, Aftermath: The Remnants of War is a good one: https://a.co/d/05fqBBK5 They apparently also made a documentary about it, but I’ve never watched it.
on “Croatia declared free of landmines after 31 years” ↗