Nov 4, 2024 · 31 min
Traditionally war came with loot. This loot took a lot of forms, ranging from slaves (definitely not allowed today), to enemy military equipment, and whatever you could plunder from the enemies cities and countryside. We still have a few vestiges of these sorts of takings that are "legal" in warfare today. Andrew Clapham argues that we should almost completely ban these sorts of prize-taking, along with blockades and other tools of warfare. I'd actually argue that they are not all bad, and we have a pretty good debate about the topic on this podcast. Visit the Typhoon Bearing website: typhoonbearing.substack.com Support the show here: https://usnavalhistorypodcast.com/#/portal/signup Email me at: typhoonbearing@gmail.com Follow me on IG: @USNavyPodcast Follow me on Twitter: @ChaseHDalton Please also share, rate, and subscribe to help the show grow.