Food in the American Military: A History

Food in the American Military: A History
ISBN-10
078646173X
ISBN-13
9780786461738
Category
History
Pages
291
Language
English
Published
2014-01-10
Publisher
McFarland
Authors
Carol Fisher, John C. Fisher

Description

American soldiers and sailors have progressed from simple campfire and ship’s deck cooking to today’s nutritionally sound, menu diverse, high tech, and ethnically correct feeding options. This book describes in great detail the development of rations used by America’s military war by war from the Revolutionary period to the present, especially the challenges of preserving and transporting the food. It discusses research into rations, the evolution of the training of cooks and bakers and others, and various methods of storage, preparation, and distribution of food. Numerous first-person accounts appear throughout. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

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