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2 days ago · "To the victor go the spoils" has been a war cry for centuries, and women classed as part of the spoils of war. Furthermore, war rape has been downplayed as an unfortunate but inevitable side effect of sending men to war.
Jun 28, 2024 · As museums encounter increasing claims on their collections, experts say much of the debate hearkens back to 1815, when the Louvre was forced to surrender the spoils of war.
1 day ago · Bruce Bueno de Mesquita on the Spoils of War There is a fascinating and depressing positive correlation between the reputation of an American president and the number of people dying in wars while that president is in office.
21 hours ago · Nature of Wars: An Aggressive Gaza and Justified Jihad. Medieval Europe’s image of the Ottoman Empire was dominated by the so-called “ Türkenfurcht ” or “the fear of Turks.”. Soon after, the Orientalist notion of the “Terrible Turk” grew popular in historical literature, portraying the Ottoman Empire as a brooding non-Western ...
Jun 18, 2024 · The U.S. Navy is currently losing its war with the Yemeni Houthis for control of the Red Sea, despite having expended $1 billion on missiles and airstrikes. Traffic on the vital waterway is down 70% , while traffic at Israel’s Eilat port is at a complete standstill
Jun 27, 2024 · One constant was the attitude of the Japanese soldiers, who considered surrender a base act and prisoners of war little more than chattel: they were spoils of war that were good for little but forced labour. The Japanese brutalized their captives during the march north to the trains that would take them to a prison camp.
Jun 30, 2024 · William L. Marcy was a U.S. politician, governor, and Cabinet member, remembered primarily for his remark: “To the victor belong the spoils of the enemy.” From 1823 to 1829 Marcy was comptroller of New York state and a leading member of the “Albany Regency,” a group of powerful Democrats.
