Description: 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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Topic: World War I
Number of Pages: 192 Pages
Publication Name: Tea, Rum and Fags: Sustaining Tommy 1914-1918
Language: English
Publisher: T.H.E. Hi-Story Press LTD
Item Height: 230 mm
Subject: History
Publication Year: 2009
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 340 g
Author: Alan Weeks
Item Width: 160 mm
Format: Paperback
