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The stomach for fighting: Food and the soldiers of the Great War (Cultural History of Modern War MUP)
Dr. Rachel Duffett
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Paperback. Extensively researched from a wide range of sources so that theoretical concepts are illuminated with the men's own accounts of lived experience. Series: Cultural History of Modern War. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 394.
Food is critical to military performance, but it is also central to social interaction and fundamental to our sense of identity. The soldiers of the Great War did not 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 ... Read more
Food is critical to military performance, but it is also central to social interaction and fundamental to our sense of identity. The soldiers of the Great War did not 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Cultural History of Modern War
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719099878
SKU
V9780719099878
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About Dr. Rachel Duffett
Rachel Duffett teaches History at the University of Essex and the Open University -- .
Reviews for The stomach for fighting: Food and the soldiers of the Great War (Cultural History of Modern War MUP)
Beautifully written and utterly absorbing Family Tree Magazine, 01/11/2012, Family Tree Magazine, 01/11/2012|Rachel Duffett has written a fine social history of British rank and file soldiers, or rankers, and their experiences of food during the Great War. Professor Kyri Claflin, Reviews in History, 18 October 2012, Professor Kyri Claflin,, Reviews in History|..provides a rich and valuable contribution ... Read more