Day 1,209: attrition

On the battlefield a war of attrition is taking place along a thousand-kilometre front line of death and destruction.

Artwork of the day 
Dance of death on the battlefield in front of burning ruins
Anton Romako
Original Title: Totentanz Auf Dem Schlachtfeld Vor Brennenden Ruinen
Date: c.1882 - c.1885
Style: Realism
Genre: allegorical painting, battle painting
Media: oil, panel
Location: Belvedere, Vienna, Austria
Dimensions: 16.6 x 24 cm

Word of the day 
attrition: gradually making something weaker and destroying it, especially the strength or confidence of an enemy by repeatedly attacking it

Quote of the day
“People had written about that, warfare based on attrition of wealth rather than loss of life. But it's always been easier to make new lives than new wealth.”
― Joe Haldeman, Forever