Loot: The Spoils of War

by David McIntee and David A. McIntee

War is an expensive business, regardless of its cause. It can also be lucrative. Whether by intent or as a result of the way the war progresses, armies and nations have often set out to recoup or collect funding for their campaign in the field and in target areas. David McIntee looks at some famous examples of wartime treasure and loot being taken, used, and sometimes left hidden, by soldiers, generals, kings, and nations in ten examples of cash-grabbing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1445689723
• ISBN13: 9781445689722
• Release Date: January 2050
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 288 Pages