Feeding The People In Wartime Britain

Author : Bryce Evans
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 135028100X

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Feeding the People in Wartime Britain by Bryce Evans Pdf

While the history of food on the home front in wartime Britain has mostly focused on rationing, this book reveals the importance and scale of nation-wide communal dining schemes during this era. Welcomed by some as a symbol of a progressive future in which 'wasteful' home dining would disappear, and derided by others for threatening the social order, these sites of food and eating attracted great political and cultural debate. Using extensive primary source material, Feeding the People in Wartime Britain examines the cuisine served in these communal restaurants and the people who used them. It challenges the notion that communal eating played a marginal role in wartime food policy and reveals the impact they had in advancing nutritional understanding and new food technologies. Comparing them to similar ventures in mainland Europe and understanding the role of propaganda from the Ministry of Food in their success, Evans unearths this neglected history of emergency public feeding and relates it to contemporary debates around food policy in times of crisis

Author : Bryce Evans
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2022-04-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781350259737

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Feeding the People in Wartime Britain by Bryce Evans Pdf

While the history of food on the home front in wartime Britain has mostly focused on rationing, this book reveals the importance and scale of nation-wide communal dining schemes during this era. Welcomed by some as a symbol of a progressive future in which 'wasteful' home dining would disappear, and derided by others for threatening the social order, these sites of food and eating attracted great political and cultural debate. Using extensive primary source material, Feeding the People in Wartime Britain examines the cuisine served in these communal restaurants and the people who used them. It challenges the notion that communal eating played a marginal role in wartime food policy and reveals the impact they had in advancing nutritional understanding and new food technologies. Comparing them to similar ventures in mainland Europe and understanding the role of propaganda from the Ministry of Food in their success, Evans unearths this neglected history of emergency public feeding and relates it to contemporary debates around food policy in times of crisis.

Author : Craig Armstrong
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2023-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526725189

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Feeding the Nation in World War II by Craig Armstrong Pdf

One of the main dangers to Britain during the Second World War was the possibility of the country being starved out of the war. Indeed, it was what Churchill feared the most. Before the war, Britain was hugely dependent upon foreign imports of food and supplies, but with unrestricted submarine warfare these lifelines were in danger of being cut and the amount of imports hugely reduced. Britain was not unprepared. Lessons had been learned during the First World War, when people had been encouraged to grow more of their own food. The Ministry of Food, in particular, had detailed plans in the event of a future war and the ‘Dig for Victory’ campaign rightly went down in history as one of the great successes of the British Home Front. For the farmers of Britain the war meant a massive upheaval, as the government ordered them to plough up millions of acres of land to grow valuable arable crops. Meanwhile, with rationing a daily and inescapable part of life, the people of Britain had to get used to different foodstuffs, including powdered egg, Spam and even whale meat. Incredibly, the diets of many British people actually improved during the war and the fact that the country avoided starvation demonstrated not only the success of government planning, but also the determination and ingenuity of the wartime generation.

Author : William Sitwell
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781471151088

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Eggs or Anarchy by William Sitwell Pdf

Eggs or Anarchy is one of the great, British stories of the Second World War yet to be told in full. It reveals the heroic tale of how Lord Woolton, Minister for Food, really fed Britain. As a nation at war, with supply routes under attack from the Axis powers and resources scarce, it was Woolton's job to fulfil his promise to the British people, and Prime Minister Winston Churchill in particular, that there would be food on the shelves each week. Persuading the public to not resort to the black market and to manage on the very limited ration was one thing, but Woolton had to fulfil his side of the bargain and maintain supplies in time of crisis. A grammar school-educated genius, he was a fish out of water in Churchill's cabinet and the PM himself doubted Woolton would survive due to the unstinting criticism he faced from colleagues, the press and public. This is the story of how he battled to save his own career while using every trick in his entrepreneurial book to secure supplies. He battled to outwit unscrupulous dealers on the black market streets of cities within the British Empire - such as Alexandria in Eygpt - persuading customs authorities to turn a blind eye to his import schemes. If Britain had gone hungry the outcome of the war could have been very different. This book, for the first time, finds out the real story of how Lord Woolton provided food for Britain and her colonies and discovers that for him there were days when it was literally a choice of 'eggs or anarchy'.

Author : Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Cooking (Leftovers)
ISBN : 1444700359

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The Ministry of Food by Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall Pdf

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Author : Craig Armstrong
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2021-10-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1526725177

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Feeding the Nation in World War II by Craig Armstrong Pdf

One of the main dangers to Britain during the Second World War was the possibility of the country being starved out of the war. Indeed, it was what Churchill feared the most. Before the war, Britain was hugely dependent upon foreign imports of food and supplies, but with unrestricted submarine warfare these lifelines were in danger of being cut and the amount of imports hugely reduced. Britain was not unprepared. Lessons had been learned during the First World War, when people had been encouraged to grow more of their own food. The Ministry of Food, in particular, had detailed plans in the event of a future war and the 'Dig for Victory' campaign rightly went down in history as one of the great successes of the British Home Front. For the farmers of Britain the war meant a massive upheaval, as the government ordered them to plough up millions of acres of land to grow valuable arable crops. Meanwhile, with rationing a daily and inescapable part of life, the people of Britain had to get used to different foodstuffs, including powdered egg, Spam and even whale meat. Incredibly, the diets of many British people actually improved during the war and the fact that the country avoided starvation demonstrated not only the success of government planning, but also the determination and ingenuity of the wartime generation.

Author : Rebecca Earle
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781108484060

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Feeding the People by Rebecca Earle Pdf

Almost no one knew what a potato was in 1500. Today they are the world's fourth most important food. How did this happen?

Author : Charles Smith
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000458121

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Britain's Food Supplies in Peace and War by Charles Smith Pdf

This book, first published in 1940, is a systematic analysis of Britain’s principal food supplies and the means by which they are distributed to the people. Its calculates the total quantities of food required to feed the whole nation properly, examines pricing structures and the sources of the food stuffs. Both home produced and imported foods are covered in this survey, as are restrictions in the form of the wartime governmental controls.

Author : Natacha Chevalier
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-04-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429769399

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Food in Wartime Britain by Natacha Chevalier Pdf

Based on deep analysis of Mass Observation wartime diaries, Food in Wartime Britain explores the food experience of the British middle classes in their own words throughout the course of the Second World War. It reveals that, while the food practices of the population were modified by rationing and food scarcity, social class and personal circumstances were key dimensions of the wartime food experience that demand to be taken into account in the historical narrative of the Home Front.

Author : Norman Longmate
Publisher : Random House
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781409046431

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How We Lived Then by Norman Longmate Pdf

Although nearly 90% of the population of Great Britain remained civilians throughout the war, or for a large part of it, their story has so far largely gone untold. In contrast with the thousands of books on military operations, barely any have concerned themselves with the individual's experience. The problems of the ordinary family are barely ever mentioned - food rationing, clothes rationing, the black-out and air raids get little space, and everyday shortages almost none at all. This book is an attempt to redress the balance; to tell the civilian's story largely through their own recollections and in their own words.

Author : Lucy Noakes,Juliette Pattinson
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781441104977

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British Cultural Memory and the Second World War by Lucy Noakes,Juliette Pattinson Pdf

Few historical events have resonated as much in modern British culture as the Second World War. It has left a rich legacy in a range of media that continue to attract a wide audience: film, TV and radio, photography and the visual arts, journalism and propaganda, architecture, museums, music and literature. The enduring presence of the war in the public world is echoed in its ongoing centrality in many personal and family memories, with stories of the Second World War being recounted through the generations. This collection brings together recent historical work on the cultural memory of the war, examining its presence in family stories, in popular and material culture and in acts of commemoration in Britain between 1945 and the present.

Author : Lizzie Collingham
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781101561317

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Taste of War by Lizzie Collingham Pdf

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 imperial ambitions of Germany and Japan - ambitions which sowed the seeds of war - informed by a desire for self-sufficiency in food production? How was the outcome of the war affected by the decisions that the Allies and the Axis took over how to feed their troops? And how did the distinctive ideologies of the different combatant countries determine their attitudes towards those they had to feed? Tracing the interaction between food and strategy, on both the military and home fronts, this gripping, original account demonstrates how the issue of access to food was a driving force within Nazi policy and contributed to the decision to murder hundreds of thousands of 'useless eaters' in Europe. Focusing on both the winners and losers in the battle for food, The Taste of War brings to light the striking fact that war-related hunger and famine was not only caused by Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan, but was also the result of Allied mismanagement and neglect, particularly in India, Africa and China. American dominance both during and after the war was not only a result of the United States' immense industrial production but also of its abundance of food. This book traces the establishment of a global pattern of food production and distribution and shows how the war subsequently promoted the pervasive influence of American food habits and tastes in the post-war world. A work of great scope, The Taste of War connects the broad sweep of history to its intimate impact upon the lives of individuals.

Author : Katarzyna Joanna Cwiertka
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : East Asia
ISBN : 1409446751

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Food and War in Mid-twentieth-century East Asia by Katarzyna Joanna Cwiertka Pdf

War has been both an agent of destruction and a catalyst for innovation. These two, at first sight contradictory, yet mutually constitutive outcomes of war-waging are particularly pronounced in twentieth-century Asia. The disarray of war may halt economic activities and render many aspects of life insignificant but the need for food cannot be ignored and the social action that it requires continues in all circumstances. This book documents the effects of war on the lives of ordinary people through the investigation of a variety of connections that developed between war-waging and the production, distribution, preparation and consumption of food throughout Asia since the 1930s.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1942
Category : Nutrition
ISBN : IND:30000130655909

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Nutrition in Wartime Britain by Anonim Pdf

Author : Nadja Durbach
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108483834

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Many Mouths by Nadja Durbach Pdf

A compelling study of two centuries of British government food programs and the cultural, political and economic factors that shaped them.