Title: Beute und Triumph
Description: "For the first time, this book presents a comprehensive history of the spoils of war from Old Testament evidence of the Battle of Megiddo through the pre-Napoleonic period. It gives special consideration to the Burgundian Booty of 1476. Using contemporary texts, the author investigates the nature, use, and impact of war plunder, placing the subject in a larger historical perspective to shed new light on established notions about the spoils of war"--
Subjects: War and civilization, Civilization, ancient, Civilization, medieval, Pillage, Medieval Civilization, Ancient Civilization, History, Ancient Military history, Medieval Military history, Military History, Modern Military history