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Hello everyone,
I have been working out ideas for my thesis topic as a Master's student. I am interested in exploring the realm of war trophies sought after and taken by (often Allied and usually American) soldiers in both world war settings. This is not just limited to the European theaters of war, if it has to do with the war in the Pacific that is equally useful. It is also not limited to pistol, sword, or military artifact hunting, even things such as personal photographs, letters, watches, etc. are in the scope of what I wish to get information about as well. So far in my research, I have only been able to find books with some anecdotal evidence, usually from oral history accounts and other interviews of veterans. I have also seen that it always seems to take a mention in any account of a prisoner being taken, looting them for valuables or souvenirs. I have yet to see any monographs or books related to the practice, and as of yet only one article about a particular incident. I will post my limited bibliography of sources I have found here at the bottom of my post. Any information and assistance you can provide is greatly appreciated, even if they are simply a passing mention or short section in sources/books about another topic. If nothing else I would be honored to be a pioneer of research into this field which helps to drive our collector's market and interest in such items. Thank you all for your help in advance and may God Bless. -QM Bibliography thus far: Adams, Michael C. C. Best War Ever. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins Univ Press, 2015. Ambrose, Stephen E. Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitlers Eagles Nest. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992. Dower, John W. War without Mercy: Race and Power in Pacific War. New York: Pantheon Books, 2006. Harrison, Simon. "Skull Trophies of the Pacific War: Transgressive Objects of Remembrance." The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute 12, no. 4 (2006): 817-36. http://www.jstor.org/stable/4092567. Fyfe, Albert J. Understanding the First World War: Illusions and Realities. New York: P. Lang, 1988. Jackson, Robert. The Prisoners, 1914-18. London: Routledge, 1989. Schrijvers, Peter. Crash of Ruin: American Combat Soldiers in Europe During World War II. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014. Sledge, Eugene B. With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa. New York: Presidio Press, 2010. Stannard, Richard M. Infantry: An Oral History of a World War II American Infantry Battalion. New York: Twayne Publishers, 1992.
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