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The taste of war : World War II and the battle for food /

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Food, and in particular the lack of it, was central to the experience of World War II. In this richly detailed history, Lizzie Collingham establishes how control of food and its production is crucial to total war. Tracing the interaction between food and strategy, on both the military and home front...

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Main Author: Collingham, E. M. (Elizabeth M.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin Press, 2012.
Edition:1st American ed.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Food supply.
Food supply > History > 20th century.
Food security > History > 20th century.
Nutrition policy > History > 20th century.
Starvation > History > 20th century.
Food habits > History > 20th century.
War and society > History > 20th century.
Food Supply > history.
History, 20th Century.
Nutrition Policy > history.
Starvation > history.
World War II.
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