By late 1944, Europe looked as if the no-man’s-land of the Great War metastasized across the continent, enveloped major cities, and rolled over every acre of farmland and factory district. The men who fought the war, the staff officers who took note of the effect of the unfettered violence, and the commanding generals who ordered mini apocalypses unleashed on ancient European cities all came home with a deep appreciation for the American military machine’s ability to blow the absolute hell out of any obstacle and burn alive any possible threat.
Seems to be implying the Allies shouldn't have fought the Nazis or should have done it without collateral damage.
