In May 1945, after the war with Germany ended, Viktor Baldin, a Soviet army lieutenant, was summoned to a manor house 50 miles north ... debate over the spoils of war. “World War II produced ...

Soldiers on both sides of every conflict have always been known for taking battle souvenirs, spoils of war, and several such items are on display at the Museum of Veterans and Military History in ...

Back then, military victory meant that you got to keep the spoils of that war. That might be gold ... When this agreement was leaked and became public, the world did not see it as a necessary ...