claim: American Sniper (book) is about zombies only.
evidence: The First Battle of Smolensk was a battle during the second phase of Operation Barbarossa , the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union , in World War II .. World War II. World War II. Smolensk. Smolensk. Soviet Union. Soviet Union. Operation Barbarossa. Operation Barbarossa. It was fought around the city of Smolensk between 10 July and 10 September 1941 , about 400 km west of Moscow .. Smolensk. Smolensk. The Wehrmacht had advanced 500 km into the USSR in the 18 days after the invasion on 22 June 1941 .. Wehrmacht. Wehrmacht. USSR. USSR. During the battle the German Army encountered unexpected resistance , leading to a severe delay in their advance on Moscow .. Three Soviet armies -LRB- the 16th , 19th and the 20th army -RRB- were encircled and destroyed just to the south of Smolensk , though significant numbers from the 19th and 20th armies managed to escape the pocket .. Smolensk. Smolensk. 16th. 16th Army ( Soviet Union ). 19th. 19th Army ( Soviet Union ). 20th army. 20th Army ( Soviet Union ). Some historians have asserted that the losses of men and materiel incurred by the Wehrmacht during this drawn-out battle and the two-month delay in the drive towards Moscow , led to the defeat of the Wehrmacht by the Red Army in the Battle of Moscow of December 1941 .. Wehrmacht. Wehrmacht. Red Army. Red Army. Battle of Moscow. Battle of Moscow