Tea, Rum & Fags: Sustaining Tommy 1914-18 by Alan Weeks

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233mm x 155mm x 11mm

Pages: 192

Although armies march on their stomachs, the task of feeding them is often missing from military history. This entertaining account examines how the British Army was sustained during the First World War and what exactly the Tommies ate, from bully beef in the trenches to egg and chips and 'van blong' in the estaminets. Weeks follows the supply wagons through the major campaigns, while paying particular attention to the priorities - tea, rum and fags.