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The stomach for fighting : food and the soldiers of the Great War
- Title
- The stomach for fighting : food and the soldiers of the Great War / Rachel Duffett.
- Author
- Duffett, Rachel.
- Publication
- Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : distributed in the United States by Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
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- Description
- xv, 269 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "Food is critical to military performance, but it's also central to social interaction and fundamental to our sense of identity. The soldiers of the Great War didn't shed their eating preferences with their civilian clothes and the army rations, heavily reliant on bully beef and hardtack biscuit, were frequently found wanting. Nutritional science of the day had only a limited understanding of the role of vitamins and minerals, and the men were often presented with a diet that, shortages and logistics permitting, was high in calories but low in flavour and variety. Just as now, soldiers on active service were linked with home through the lovingly packed food parcels they received; a taste of home in the trenches. This book uses the personal accounts of the men themselves to explore a subject that was central not only to their physical health, but also to their emotional survival."--Publisher's website.
- Series Statement
- Cultural history of modern war
- Uniform Title
- Cultural history of modern war.
- Subject
- World War, 1914-1918 > Food supply > Europe
- World War, 1914-1918 > Social aspects > Europe
- Food supply > Social aspects > History > Europe > 20th century
- Operational rations (Military supplies) > History > 20th century
- Soldiers > Social conditions > 20th century
- Military morale > History > 20th century
- War and society > Europe > History > 20th century
- Cooking for military personnel > History > 20th century
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Food and war -- Before the war -- First taste: eating in the home camps -- Feeding the men: army provisioning, the cooks and the ASC -- Eating: the men and their rations -- Beyond the ration: scrounging, supplementing and sharing --Conclusion.
- Call Number
- JFD 12-4438
- ISBN
- 9780719084584 (hc.)
- 071908458X (hc.)
- OCLC
- 748328703
- Author
- Duffett, Rachel.
- Title
- The stomach for fighting : food and the soldiers of the Great War / Rachel Duffett.
- Imprint
- Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : distributed in the United States by Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
- Series
- Cultural history of modern warCultural history of modern war.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFD 12-4438