Post #82447 by Trader Woody on Tue, Mar 23, 2004 3:42 PM

On 2004-03-20 03:30, Shipwreckjoey wrote:
I've always found the taking of war "trophies" to be one of most bizarre & fascinating aspects of human conflict. My aunts father survived a kamikazi attack on his aircraft carrier during WWII. Afterwards he went over to the wreckage and found a little ear (about all that was left of the pilot). He still keeps it in a jar of formaldehyde to this day.

You're quite right, it's a very interesting topic. What strikes me is that the taking of such trophies in some ways seems less distasteful as time goes by. A shrunken head taken 200 years ago would fascinate the average person, but if it turned out to have been made 2 months ago, most people would freak out.

Being in a conflict and having your enemy approaching you at speed with pieces of your allies dangling off them in various forms would undoubtably put the fear in you.
(To say the least)

Trader Woody