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 conflicts from ancient
times until the present day. Whether it be the class struggle of the
English Civil War, the Romans' need to pay the troops of their expanding
empire, the bank-emptying of the Nazis, or the original 19th century war
on drugs, money has always been a major player in war, and this book
reveals the extraordinary truth behind some of history's most
astonishing stories.