Tea, Rum and Fags: Sustaining Tommy 1914-1918 - Couverture souple

Weeks, Alan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 075245000X ISBN 13 : 9780752450001

Editeur : The History Press Ltd, 2009

Synopsis

It is said that 'an army marches on its stomach,' but histories of the First World War usually concentrate on its political and military aspects. The gargantuan task of keeping the British Expeditionary Force fed and watered is often overlooked, yet without adequate provision the soldiers would never have been able to fight. Tommy couldn't get enough tea, rum or fags, yet his commanders sent him bully beef and dog biscuits. But it was amazing how 2 million men did not usually go short of nourishment, although parcels from home, canteens and estaminets had a lot to do with that. Incredibly, Tommy could be in a civilised town supping, beer, wine, egg and chips, and a few hours later making do with bully beef in a water-filled trench. Alan Weeks examines how the army got its food and drink and what it was like.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

It is said that 'an army marches on its stomach', but histories of the First World War usually concentrate on its political and military aspects. The gargantuan task of keeping the British Expeditionary Force fed and watered is often overlooked, yet without adequate provision the soldiers would never have been able to fight. Tommy couldn't get enough tea, rum or fags, yet his commanders sent him bully beef and dog biscuits. But it was amazing how 2 million men did not usually go short of nourishment, although parcels from home, canteens and estaminets had a lot to do with that. Incredibly, Tommy could be in a civilised town supping, beer, wine, egg and chips, and a few hours later making do with bully beef in a water-filled trench. Alan Weeks examines how the army got its food and drink and what it was like.

Revue de presse

Good photographs, contemporary sketches and anecdotal accounts add to an already interesting mix ... a light and enjoyable read. --Soldier Magazine, November 09

A really good read and quite an eye-opener. --The Great War Magazine, January 2010

The gargantuan task of keeping the British Expeditionary Force fed and watered is often overlooked ... Here, Alan Weeks examines how the army got its food and drink and what it was like. --Britain at War, Feb 2010

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The History Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 075245000X
• ISBN 13: 9780752450001
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible