Scavengers Of The Battlefield

After every battle, the scavengers get to work.

At first it's the opportunists in the armies, picking up a ring here, a new pair of boots there.

Then come the animals, great and small, to begin eating the bodies and body parts left behind.

But they would often be interrupted by the collectors who would take whatever could be sold, reused, or just junked.

Then the animals returned.

And then, the politicians and the pundits would take the credit, but not the blame.

And finally, worst of all, the historians would take everything and twist it to support their stories...