Alison - yes, Hitler did make that remark according to Speer, yes, I've
read the book, the last chapters of which you remember detail the actual
scorched earth policy and its effects (though with little on Paris itself),
Hitler's remark whilst interesting is not particularly relevant here, too
early and as per usual casually boastful and fanciful, actual policy in the
closing stages of the war something different entirely
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