by Anastacia Marx de Salcedo From the publisher: Americans eat more processed foods than anyone else in the world. We also spend more on military research. These two seemingly unrelated facts are […]
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If war is hell, coffee is salvation
Civil War soldiers obsessed about coffee. The word coffee was more present in Civil War diaries than the words “war,” “bullet,” “cannon,” “slavery,” “mother” or even “Lincoln.” As soon as […]
Starving the South: How the North Won the Civil War
by Andrew F. Smith From the publisher: In April 1861, Lincoln ordered a blockade of Southern ports used by the Confederacy for cotton and tobacco exporting as well as for […]
George Washington’s mess kit from Revolutionary War
George Washington’s well-appointed personal camp chest, or “mess kit,” enabled him to dine in a manner reflecting his position as commander of the Continental Army, according to the U.S. National […]
No more bread-and-water punishment in Navy
Beginning January 1, 2019, the traditional naval punishment of jailing junior sailors for three days with just bread and water to eat and drink went the way of flogging and keelhauling. […]
Taste for War: The Culinary History of the Blue and the Gray
by William C. Davis From the publisher: For soldiers in all wars, mealtime is a focal point of the day. Armies do indeed “march on their stomachs,” as Napoleon said. Soldiers […]