In article , Mitchell Holman
says...

Miloch wrote in
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end of the war (Atsugi naval air base) and captured by US forces..jpg

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Japanese at the end of the war (Atsugi naval air base) and captured by
US forces..jpg `
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Every one of those planes would be
worth millions today...............


In older times, at the end of a battle...one of the first things the victors did
was walk among the dead/dying and pick up the fallen weapons...making steel was
a laborious process hence their value...that, of course, is in addition to any
valuables/booty they could pick off the dead enemy.

During the Battle of Kadesh 1275 BC between Egyptians and Hittites, the looting
by Ramses II soldiers of fallen Hittites was so widespread that Ramses couldn't
follow up of his initial victory and completely win the battle...all of his men
couldn't be stopped from looting!!!

Historians consider the battle a draw...Ramses carved scenes of his "victory" in
stone...and the Hittite king, Muwatallis, did the same!...both claiming to be
the winner.

It's considered an important battle because of the rare occurrence of two sides
of a battle giving their versions of the event...contrary to the popular belief
that "history is written by the victors".




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