The Stomach for Fighting: Food and the Soldiers of the Great War
(Part of the Cultural History of Modern War Series)
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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...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:071908458X
ISBN13:9780719084584
Release Date:December 2011
Publisher:Manchester University Press
Length:288 Pages
Weight:1.10 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 5.6" x 8.6"
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