Paperback. BETTER FOOD FOR OUR FIGHTING MEN contains a selection of images, produced mostly in the 1970s and 1980s, from the archives of the U. S. Armys Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center near Boston, Massachusetts. The center is still operational today, and employs both military personnel and civilian contractors in its mission to improve the daily livesand dietsof American soldiers.For the worlds most formidable army, feeding the troops is fraught with logistical, psychological and food safety challenges. Bacteria is an enemy; supply chains are vital, intricate delivery systems. The goal is to provide sustenance and boost morale across the full range of terrain and troop configurations, from mess halls for the officers and selfservice buffets for the rank-and-file to battlefield canteens and survival rations for commandos behind enemy lines.Solving this logistical puzzle is like trying to stuff a square peg into a round hole: once you have devised ways to optimize the daily nutritional requirements of the bodies in question, you need to work out the best solutions for preserving and transporting the food, and still guarantee a minimum level of flavor to keep the soldiers happy.A glossary with 24 entries explains some of the acronyms used in the image captions, describes the staples of a typical soldiers diet and traces the new technologies that enabled the food industry to manufacture and supply those rations. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Title: BETTER FOOD FOR OUR FIGHTING MEN (Paperback)
Publisher: RVB Books, Paris
Publication Date: 2022
Language: English
ISBN 10: 2492175227
ISBN 13: 9782492175220
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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