Feeding the Nation in World War II: Rationing, Digging for Victory and Unusual Food 1526725177, 9781526725172

One of the main dangers to Britain during the Second World War was the possibility of the country being starved out of t

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Feeding the Nation in World War II: Rationing, Digging for Victory and Unusual Food
1526725177, 9781526725172

The battle to keep the nation fed during the Second World War was waged by an army of workers on the land and the resour

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Mandatory food rationing during World War II significantly challenged the image of the United States as a land of plenty

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This volume covers WWII from initial outbreak to final victory with news stories and photos from the Associated Press ar

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Was World War II really the ‘Good War’? In the years since the declaration of peace in 1945 many myths have sprung up ar

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In 1842, the average life expectancy for a labourer in Liverpool was just 15 years. The condition of public health in Br

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Black journalists have vigorously exercised their First Amendment right since the founding of Freedom's Journal in

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How would we eat if animals had rights? A standard assumption is that our food systems would be plant-based. But maybe w

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Aces is a celebration of the bold fighter pilots who earned the accolade and joined the ranks of flying aces during Worl

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To serve the British nation in World War II, the BBC charged itself with mobilizing popular music in support of Britain&

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Drawing on recently released Soviet archival materials, Hunger and War investigates state food supply policy and its imp

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