The hunger war : food, rations and rationing, 1914-1918 / Matthew Richardson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Richardson, Matthew (Curator), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1914-1918--Food supply--Europe.

World War, 1914-1918.

Rationing--Europe.

Rationing.

Operational rations (Military supplies).

Europe.

World War (1914-1918).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (298 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Barnsley, England : Pen & Sword Military, 2015.

Summary:

A fascinating study of the role that food-and the lack of it-played in the First World War, for both troops and civilians. In the First World War, the supply of food to civilians became as significant a factor in final victory as success or defeat on the battlefields. Never before had the populations of entire countries lived under siege conditions, yet this extraordinary situation is often overlooked as a decisive factor in the outcome of the conflict. Matthew Richardson, in this highly readable and original comparative study, looks at the food supply situation on the British, German, French, Russian, and Italian home fronts, as well as on the battlefields. His broad perspective contrasts with some narrower approaches to the subject, and brings a fresh insight into the course of the war on all the major fronts. He explores the causes of food shortages, as well as the ways in which both combatant and neutral nations attempted to overcome them. He also looks at widely differing attitudes towards alcohol during the war, the social impacts of food shortages, and the ways in which armies attempted to feed their troops in the field. Includes photos

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1: On the Battlefronts: The Western Front

Chapter 2: On the Battlefronts: Other Fronts

Chapter 3: Russia and the Eastern Front

Chapter 4: The Home Front in Britain

Chapter 5: On the German Home Front

Chapter 6: Italy and France

Chapter 7: Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire

Chapter 8: The United States

Chapter 9: The Major Neutral Countries

Epilogue

Notes

Bibliography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 17, 2016).

ISBN:

9781473873988

1473873983

9781473873995

1473873991

OCLC:

940437612