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A New York Times Notable Book of 2012
Food, and in particular the lack of it, was central to the experience of World War II. In this richly detailed and engaging history, Lizzie Collingham establishes how control of food and its production is crucial to total war. How were the…
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1 author picked The Taste of War as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Amidst all the histories of war, amidst the maneuvering armies, the carpet bombings, the artillery strikes, everyone forget about the ultimate aspect of logistics, keeping the troops and the people fed...or failing to. Lizzie Collingham fills that gap, and brilliantly.
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