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ISBN 978-0-14-312301-9 $20.00 ($21.00 CAN)
History 5 1 /2 x 8 7 /16 656 pp. Rights: G12
8 pages b/w photos; b/w maps Pub history: The Penguin
Press 978-1-59420-329-9 On sale: 7/30/2013
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“ Masterfully corrects our understanding of
the great conflict that made America what
it is . . . Its usefulness is hard to
overstate.” —Tim Snyder, The New York
Times Book Review
“ Superb . . . breathtaking in
its breadth and scope, global
in coverage and yet anchored in detailed
research.” —Richard J. Evans, The Nation
A fascinating account of the effects
of food rationing and starvation in
World War II
The Taste of War
World War II and the Battle for Food
Lizzie Collingham
During the Second World War at least 20 million people died from
starvation, malnutrition, and associated diseases: a number on par
with the 19.5 million military deaths. Yet the control of food and its
production during World War II is a subject that rarely has been
addressed by historians—until now. In this richly detailed and engaging
history, Lizzie Collingham traces the interaction between
food and strategy on both military and home fronts and demonstrates
how access to food was a driving force in Nazi policy and
the decision to murder thousands of “useless eaters;” the Axis powers’
dreams of imperial expansion; and American dominance, both
during and after the war. A work of great scope, The Taste of War
connects the broad sweep of history to its intimate impact on the
lives of individuals.
n A New York Times Notable Book
liZZie CollinghaM is the author of Imperial
Bodies: The Physical Experience of the Raj and Curry: A Tale
of Cooks and Conquerors. Now an independent scholar and
writer, she taught history at Warwick University and was a
research fellow at Jesus College, Cambridge. She lives near
Cambridge, England.
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